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Thysanophrys randalli Knapp, 2013 Snub-snouted flathead |
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photo by
Knapp, L. |
| Family: | Platycephalidae (Flatheads) | |||
| Max. size: | 9.9 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | reef-associated; marine; depth range 4 - 28 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Indian Ocean: Mascarene Islands. Non-type specimens from the Pacific Ocean area are tentatively identified as T. randalli (Line Is., Kiritimati I.; Amer. Samoa; Solomon Is.; Vanuatu; Gilbert Is.). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 9-9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal soft rays: 12-12. This small species has a non-elongated nasal spine base, height of spine about equal to preocular spine height; snout length about 3.2-3.5 times in HL; iris lappet crenate (Ref. 92868). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 20 June 2017 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||