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Platycephalus australis Imamura, 2015

Australian bartail flathead
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> Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei (Scorpionfishes) > Platycephalidae (Flatheads)
Etymology: Platycephalus: Greek, platys = flat + Greek, kephale = head (Ref. 45335); australis: Named for its type locality, Australia.

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

marino demersal. Subtropical; 22°S - 28°S (Ref. 98812)

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Indo-West Pacific: Australia.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 47.7 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 98812)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total) : 8 - 9; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 13 - 14; Radios blandos anales: 13. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: D1 I (a small isolated spine anteriorly); D2 13-14, usually 13: A 13; pectoral-fin rays 19-21, usually 20; gill rakers 1-2 + 3-8 = 4-10 (number tends to decrease with growth); postorbital length 51.6-63.6% HL; snout, area anteroventral to eye, interorbit, and occipital region scaled; upper iris lappet usually simple and triangular; with a finger-like interopercular flap; upper jaw without large caniniform teeth; no teeth on dorsal surface of anterolateral edge of upper jaw; palatine teeth in two rows; vomerine teeth usually in one row; caudal fin with a yellow marking on midline when fresh (Ref. 98812).

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

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Imamura, H., 2015. Taxonomic revision of the flathead fish genus Platycephalus Bloch, 1785 (Teleostei: Platycephalidae) from Australia, with description of a new species. Zootaxa 3904(2):151-207. (Ref. 98812)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = No PD50 data   [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).
Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278):  3.9   ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref. 120179):  Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate vulnerability (43 of 100).