Inegocia
japonica
(Tilesius, 1812)
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Family:
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Platycephalidae
(Flatheads)
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AquaMaps |
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Order:
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Scorpaeniformes
(scorpionfishes and flatheads)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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In this site name:
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Japanese flathead |
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Max. size:
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35.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 48635) |
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Environment: |
demersal; non-migratory; marine; depth range 7 – 85 m
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Climate: |
deep-water |
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Importance:
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fisheries: minor commercial |
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Resilience: |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.) |
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Distribution:
saved form ccfishery.net
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Indo-West Pacific: widespread, from Sri Lanka and India north to southern Japan; south to the Philippines; South China Sea; Gulf of Thailand; Indonesia; Papua New Guinea; the Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819); Australia from Cockburn Sound, Western Australia to Moreton Bay, Queensland. A record from Reunion is based on a single specimen (MNHN 6846, holotype of Platycephalus borboniensis) that seems to be in error (Ref. 33528).
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
spines
(total): 9 - 9;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 11 - 13;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 11 – 13. Preopercular spines usually 3, upper spine short, subequal with next; small accessory spine usually present. Suborbital ridge usually smooth except for two spines under eye. Interopercular flap present.
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Biology: |
Found on sand and mud bottoms of the continental shelf.
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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