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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and flatheads) > Platycephalidae (Flatheads)
Etymology: Thysanophrys: Greek, thysanos = tassel + Greek, ophrys = eye brow (Ref. 45335); randalli: Named for John E. Randall.

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Marine; reef-associated; depth range 4 - 28 m (Ref. 92868). Tropical, preferred ?

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Western Indian Ocean: Mascarene Islands. Non-type specimens from the Pacific Ocean area are tentatively identified as T. randalli (Line Is., Kiritimati I.; Amer. Samoa; Solomon Is.; Vanuatu; Gilbert Is.).

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 92868)

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Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal soft rays: 12. This small species has a non-elongated nasal spine base, height of spine about equal to preocular spine height; snout length about 3.2-3.5 times in HL; iris lappet crenate (Ref. 92868).

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Knapp, L.W., 2013. Descriptions of four new species of Thysanophrys (Scorpaeniformes: Platycephalidae) from the Western Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 3608(2):127-136. (Ref. 92868)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

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Harmless

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Thysanophrys randalli Knapp, 2013