| Platycephalidae (Flatheads) |
| 15 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
|
demersal; depth range - 130 m, non-migratory |
| Indo-West Pacific: southern Japan, South China Sea, Philippines, Indonesia, northwest shelf of Australia and Andaman Sea. |
|
Dorsal spines (total): 9-9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-12; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 11-13. Infraorbital ridge smooth over front half of eye, serrated posteriorly. Suborbital ridge with a distinct smooth notch below middle of eye. Antorbital margin with 2 antrorse spines. Lower side of head unicarinate. Lateral line scales frequently 37 or 38, anterior scales 2-10 (usually 2-5) scales bearing spines. Iris lappet bearing numerous short branches with bifurcate tips. Upper surface of eye with a short, branched cirrus. |
| Taken by trawling over sand and mud bottoms to 130 m (Ref.9790). |
|
(Ref. 96402)
|
| harmless |
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