Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino demersal; no migratorio; rango de profundidad 15 - 110 m (Ref. 9790). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: widespread, from off Natal, South Africa to Karachi, Maldives, South China Sea, Philippines, Irian Barat (Teluk Berau), Northwest Shelf of Australia, Timor and Arafura seas, Great Barrier Reef, Guadalcanal and Tonga.
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 9790); common length : 7.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 9790)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 9; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 11; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 10 - 11. No supraocular cirrus present. Infraorbital ridge entirely serrated over eye. Preopercular spines 3-5, slanting towards midline. Suborbital ridge with no smooth notch under eye. Antorbital margin with 2 antrorse spines. Lower side of head unicarinate. Lateral line scales frequently 30 or 31, anterior 2-6 (frequently 3) scales bearing spines. Iris lappet bilobed or crenate. Upper surface of eye smooth, no cirrus present. Pelvic fin with a prominent dark blotch in middle, a smaller dark blotch near base.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Taken by trawl over sand or coral rubble bottom at 15 to 110 m; also taken by SCUBA off coral or rocky slopes (Ref. 9790). Occurs near reefs (Ref 90102).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Knapp, L.W., 1999. Platycephalidae. Flatheads. p. 2385-2421. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Volume 4. Bony fishes part 2 (Mugilidae to Carangidae). FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9790)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: sin interés
Herramientas
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Temperatura preferida (Referencia
123201): 22.1 - 28.4, mean 27 °C (based on 507 cells).
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00427 (0.00219 - 0.00832), b=3.11 (2.94 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.5 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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