Platycephalidae (Flatheads) |
25 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
demersal; depth range 6 - 75 m |
Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf (Ref. 11441) and the Mascarenes to the Philippines, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia. |
Dorsal spines (total): 9-9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-12; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 11-13. Second dorsal fin spine noticeably shorter than third. Pectoral fin with a falcate posterior margin and a whitish central area. Interopercular flap present. |
Found on sand or mud bottoms of the continental shelf (Ref. 3476). Benthic (Ref. 75154). |
(Ref. 96402)
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harmless |
Also Ref. 33390. |
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