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Cociella hutchinsi Knapp, 1996

Brownmargin flathead
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei (Scorpionfishes) > Platycephalidae (Flatheads)
Etymology:

Issue
Formerly Suggrundus sp. 1.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; non-migratory; depth range 39 - 108 m (Ref. 9790). Tropical

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Southwest Pacific: restricted to the Arafura and Timor seas off Australia.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9790); common length : 23.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9790)

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Dorsal spines (total): 8 - 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 12; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 11. Upper preopercular spine long, nearly reaching to near margin of opercle. Preorbital spine slight, often lacking. Infraorbital ridge usually smooth over anterior 1/4 of eye. Suborbital ridge bearing 3-4 spines behind eye. Interopercular flap absent. Iris lappet simple.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits the continental shelf off western and northern Australia (Ref. 9790). Benthic (Ref. 75154).

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Knapp, L.W., 1999. Platycephalidae. Flatheads. p. 2385-2421. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Volume 4. Bony fishes part 2 (Mugilidae to Carangidae). FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9790)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: of no interest
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