| Family: |
Platycephalidae (Flatheads) |
| Max. size: |
24 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 8 - 64 m |
| Distribution: |
Indo-West Pacific: Northern Australia from Northwest Shelf, Napier Broome Bay, Darwin, to the Gulf of Carpentaria and Pine Peak, Queensland; the Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819); Daru, Papua New Guinea. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 9-9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal soft rays: 11-11. Preopercular spines usually 3, upper spine short, subequal with next; accessory spine absent. Suborbital ridge usually with 2 spines under eye and several more spines behind eye. Interopercular flap absent. |
| Biology: |
Taken over sand and mud bottoms by trawling at depths from 8-64 m. Young and juveniles frequently found in Darwin Harbor (Ref. 9790). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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