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Platycephalus endrachtensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1825
Bar-tailed flathead
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei (Scorpionfishes) > Platycephalidae (Flatheads)
Etymology: Platycephalus: Greek, platys = flat + Greek, kephale = head (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Quoy & Gaimard.
Etymology: Platycephalus: Greek, platys = flat + Greek, kephale = head (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Quoy & Gaimard.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; demersal. Tropical
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri
Eastern Indian Ocean to Western Pacific: Australia and Indonesia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 45.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3132); max. published weight: 5.0 kg (Ref. 3132)
Max length : 45.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3132); max. published weight: 5.0 kg (Ref. 3132)
Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
This species is distinguished by the following characters: a single small isolated dorsal spine anteriorly; second dorsal and anal fin rays usually 13; snout long, 28.5-31.0% HL; larger specimens with interorbit narrow 7.7-12.0% HL; postorbital short, 50.7-56.4% HL; posterior portion of snout and interorbital covered with scales; upper iris lappet triangular; skinny sensory tubes from the suborbital bones and preopercle not covering the cheek region; preopercule with 2 spines, the lower slightly longer than the upper; fingerlike interopercular flap; a single exterior opening of the lateral line scales; head and body pale brown, with many small brownish spots dorsally, 4 or more dark longitudinal bands on caudal fin, and upper lobe of caudal fin lacking yellow blotch when fresh (Ref. 86914).
Found on sand bottoms (Ref. 3132). Neither anterolateral glandular groove nor venom gland is present (Ref. 57406).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Main reference
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Imamura, H., 2008. Synonymy of two species of the genus Platycephalus and validity of Platycephalus westraliae (Teleostei: Platycephalidae). Ichthyol. Res. 55:399-406. (Ref. 86914)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 29 November 2023
CITES
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless (Ref. 57406)
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 21.5 - 28.8, mean 27.7 °C (based on 528 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).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 4.4 ±0.7 se; based on diet studies.
Resilience (Ref. 120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (35 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref. 124155): Calcium = 222 [25, 1,177] mg/100g; Iron = 2.22 [0.59, 6.27] mg/100g; Protein = 17.1 [14.7, 19.4] %; Omega3 = 0.24 [0.10, 0.72] g/100g; Selenium = 116 [27, 511] μg/100g; VitaminA = 33.6 [12.1, 93.2] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.08 [0.47, 2.35] mg/100g (wet weight);