Rogadius
asper
(Cuvier, 1829)
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Family:
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Platycephalidae
(Flatheads)
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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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Olive-tailed flathead |
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Max. size:
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17.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 3132) |
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Environment: |
demersal; amphidromous (Ref. 51243); marine
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Climate: |
tropical |
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Importance:
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fisheries: minor commercial |
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Resilience: |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months(Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
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Distribution:
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Indo-West Pacific: Broome (Australia), the Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819) and northwards. Also known from southern Japan (Ref. 559), Papua New Guinea (Ref. 6192), Philippines and Taiwan (Ref. 7087) and India (Ref. 45255).
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Biology: |
Found on sand or mud bottoms of the continental shelf at a depth range of 15-95 m (Ref. 3476).
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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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