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Rogadius asper (Cuvier, 1829) Olive-tailed flathead |
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photo by
Gloerfelt-Tarp, T. |
| Family: | Platycephalidae (Flatheads) | |||
| Max. size: | 20.5 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 62.0 g | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 15 - 95 m, amphidromous | |||
| Distribution: | Indo-West Pacific: Broome (Australia), the Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819) and northwards. Also known from southern Japan (Ref. 559), Papua New Guinea (Ref. 6192), Philippines and Taiwan (Ref. 7087) and India (Ref. 45255). | |||
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| Biology: | Found on sand or mud bottoms of the continental shelf at a depth range of 15-95 m (Ref. 3476). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 06 March 2015 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||