| Family: | Platycephalidae (Flatheads) |
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| Order: | Scorpaeniformes (scorpionfishes and flatheads) | |||
| Class: | Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) | |||
| In this site name: | South African thorny flathead | |||
| Max. size: | 17.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 4315) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 20 – 70 m | |||
| Climate: | subtropical | |||
| Importance: | ||||
| Resilience: | High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months(Preliminary K or Fecundity.) | |||
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Distribution:
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Western Indian Ocean: known only from Durban, South Africa to Beira, Mozambique. | |||
| Morphology: | Dorsal spines (total): 9 - 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 12; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 12. Dark brown above, lighter below. | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| Red List Status: | Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073) | |||
| Dangerous: | harmless | |||
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