| Family: |
Platycephalidae (Flatheads) |
| Max. size: |
9.7 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 20 - 74 m |
| Distribution: |
Indo-West Pacific coasts of Australia. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 7-9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal soft rays: 12-12; Vertebrae: 27-27. This species has the following characters: preorbital spines 4-5; total gill rakers on the first arch 5; bony expansion of the suborbital ridge upper base on cheek with 1-2 rows of small spines; maxilla reaching to below middle eye; papilla on upper surface of eye absent; ethmoid with a series of spines and several pairs of nasal spines; supraorbital and suborbital ridges with numerous smaller spines; no sensory tubules on cheek area below the suborbital ridge (Ref. 76979). |
| Biology: |
A benthic species found in soft-bottom continental shelves (Ref. 75154). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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