| Family: |
Platycephalidae (Flatheads) |
| Max. size: |
9.9 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
reef-associated; marine; depth range 4 - 28 m |
| Distribution: |
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.). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 9-9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal soft rays: 12-12. 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). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 20 June 2017 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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