| Family: | Platycephalidae (Flatheads) |
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| Order: | Scorpaeniformes (scorpionfishes and flatheads) | |||
| Class: | Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) | |||
| In this site name: | Thorny flathead | |||
| Max. size: | 50.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 1623) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; non-migratory; marine; depth range 15 – 95 m | |||
| Climate: | tropical | |||
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| Resilience: | Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.) | |||
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Distribution:
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Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea, Madagascar and Gulf of Oman; northern Indian Ocean; Indonesia, Gulf of Thailand, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, the Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819), northwest shelf of Australia and New Caledonia. Recently reported from Tonga (Ref. 53797). | |||
| Morphology: | Dorsal spines (total): 9 - 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 12; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 10 – 12. Lower edge of preopercle projecting downward as a strong antrorse spine. Infraorbital and suborbital ridges bearing many fine serrations. Lower side of head unicarinate. Dorsal fin usually 11. Iris lappet bilobed. Caudal fin with a white basal band, a broad dusky submarginal band and a narrow white edge. | |||
| Biology: | Benthic on sand and mud bottoms (Ref. 30573). | |||
| Red List Status: | Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073) | |||
| Dangerous: | harmless | |||
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