| Family: |
Platycephalidae (Flatheads) |
| Max. size: |
11.7 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
reef-associated; marine; depth range - 15 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Indian Ocean: Sri Lanka. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 8-8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal soft rays: 12-12; Vertebrae: 27-27. This species of is characterized by the following: no papillae on the upper eye; diagonal scale count 4-5: D fin I,VII, A 11; single preocular and preorbital spines; short snout, its length in HL 3.7-4.0 times; caudal fin with 3 dark bars and a dark saddle crossing back under the entire D1 fin (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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