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Platycephalus speculator Klunzinger, 1872

Southern bluespotted flathead
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> Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei (Scorpionfishes) > Platycephalidae (Flatheads)
Etymology: Platycephalus: Greek, platys = flat + Greek, kephale = head (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Klunzinger.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

marina; brackvatten bottenlevande; djupintervall 1 - 30 m (Ref. 9563). Subtropical; - 45°S

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Eastern Indian Ocean: known only from southern Australia, from Western Australia to Victoria and Tasmania. Large adults have been misidentified as Platycephalus fuscus, the common estuarine flathead of New South Wales and southern Queensland (Ref. 9563).

Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm 32.5  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 90.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 9563)

Short description Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri

Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 8 - 9; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 13 - 14; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 0; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 13 - 14; Ryggkotor: 27. Adults have 3-5 large round black spots with white margins on the lower-half of the caudal fin.

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

A shallow water species, recorded from surf beaches, estuaries and in bays (Ref. 9563).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

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Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley, 1989. Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 7. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 665 p. (Ref. 7300)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 15.7 - 23.8, mean 18 °C (based on 215 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00457 (0.00230 - 0.00908), b=3.09 (2.91 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278):  4.0   ±0.4 se; based on diet studies.
Generation time: 3.3 (2.5 - 4.4) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 11 growth studies.
Resiliens (Ref. 120179):  Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (tm=1-2; tmax=12).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low to moderate vulnerability (35 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 129 [10, 478] mg/100g; Iron = 1.84 [0.49, 4.79] mg/100g; Protein = 18.4 [16.1, 20.6] %; Omega3 = 0.299 [0.133, 0.836] g/100g; Selenium = 46.7 [12.9, 165.9] μg/100g; VitaminA = 7.74 [3.19, 18.47] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.841 [0.391, 1.706] mg/100g (wet weight);