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Platycephalus richardsoni Castelnau, 1872

Tiger flathead
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> Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei (Scorpionfishes) > Platycephalidae (Flatheads)
Etymology: Platycephalus: Greek, platys = flat + Greek, kephale = head (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Castelnau.

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

marino demersal; rango de profundidad 10 - 400 m (Ref. 26613), usually ? - 200 m (Ref. 26613). Subtropical; 30°S - 44°S, 134°E - 154°E

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Southwest Pacific: known only from Coffs Harbor in northern New South Wales to Portland in Victoria, including Bass Strait and Tasmania.

Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?, range 36 - ? cm
Max length : 65.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 6390); peso máximo publicado: 3.0 kg (Ref. 6390); edad máxima reportada: 12 años (Ref. 27203)

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Found in inshore waters over the continental shelf. Sometimes entering coastal bays (Ref. 9563). Tiger flathead are not active fish and will normally rest on the sea bed during the day in areas of mud and sand substrate (Ref. 6390). They may migrate into the water column at night following prey species (Ref. 27197). Adults feed mainly on small fish such as silversides and three-spined cardinal fish (Ref. 27193) while juveniles feed primarily on crustaceans including krill. The young inhabit shallow waters of the continental shelf and move into the outer shelf zone as they reach maturity (Ref. 6390). Its fin spines are venomous and can inflict mild to severe pain (Ref. 125684).

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Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley, 1989. Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 7. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 665 p. (Ref. 7300)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Venomous (Ref. 125685)





Human uses

Pesquerías: comercial; pesca deportiva: si
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 12.6 - 18.2, mean 14.9 °C (based on 139 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00525 (0.00246 - 0.01120), b=3.04 (2.85 - 3.23), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278):  3.9   ±0.62 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Ref. 120179):  Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (K=0.17-0.38; tm=4-5; tmax=12, Fec=1.5 million).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate vulnerability (39 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   High.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 135 [13, 597] mg/100g; Iron = 2.32 [0.62, 5.87] mg/100g; Protein = 17.7 [15.4, 20.0] %; Omega3 = 0.362 [0.169, 1.010] g/100g; Selenium = 77.5 [21.3, 272.2] μg/100g; VitaminA = 12.8 [4.3, 36.7] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.698 [0.317, 1.417] mg/100g (wet weight);