| Family: |
Platycephalidae (Flatheads) |
| Max. size: |
44.4 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; marine; depth range 3 - 4 m |
| Distribution: |
East Asia: from southern Japan to the East and South China seas, including Sagami and Wakasa Bays, Hachijo-jima Island, southern Korean Peninsula, Taiwan and China. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 9-9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal soft rays: 11-11. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D I-VIII,11; A 11; 63-76 oblique body scale rows slanting downward and backward above lateral line; long snout, 31.7-34.9% HL; long and branched iris lappet; posterior portion of orbit no distinct pit; suborbital ridge with 2 spines (no preorbital spine); one large interopercular flap present; sensory tubes from suborbitals and preopercle not covering cheek region; scales anteriorly on lateral line with either single posterior opening or with 2 openings; scales posteriorly on lateral line with 2 openings (Ref. 80401). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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