Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino associati a barriera corallina; non migratori; distribuzione batimetrica 11 - 45 m (Ref. 9790). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: Somalia, Mauritius, Seychelles, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Chagos Archipelago, Indonesia, Philippines, Port Moresby, northern Queensland and New Caledonia. Reported from India (Ref. 45255).
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 24.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 9790); common length : 15.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 9790)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 9; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 11 - 12; Spine anali: 0; Raggi anali molli: 11. Infraorbital and suborbital ridges bearing many fine serrations. Lower side of head unicarinate. Iris lappet bilobed. Caudal fin with dark basal band, whitish central band, blackish submarginal band becoming paler above, upper area usually with a few distinct dark spots.
Taken over sand around coral reefs to depths of 11 m; one specimen taken by trawl at 45 m (Ref. 9790). Also occurs on silty sand or rubble bottoms near reefs (Ref 90102).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 26.2 - 29, mean 27.9 °C (based on 442 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5078 [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).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.7 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (14 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 71.9 [35.8, 203.3] mg/100g; Iron = 0.699 [0.312, 1.569] mg/100g; Protein = 17.8 [15.8, 20.0] %; Omega3 = 0.146 [0.064, 0.418] g/100g; Selenium = 34.4 [16.2, 92.5] μg/100g; VitaminA = 96.2 [33.9, 258.4] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.27 [0.83, 1.97] mg/100g (wet weight);