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Ratabulus ventralis Imamura & Gomon, 2010 |
| Family: | Platycephalidae (Flatheads) | |||
| Max. size: | 32.8 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Western Pacific: Northeastern Australia. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 12-12. This species is characterized by the following: 91-104 anteroventrally slanted oblique scale rows above lateral line; snout length 30.9-32.4% HL, markedly decreasing proportionally with growth; pectoral fin length 15.8-18.6% SL; pelvic fin length 26.2-28.2% SL; nasal bone with tubercles; dorsal surface of head with small, round, brown spots, body without dark spots; pelvic fin with small brown spots (Ref. 86254). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||