Scientific Name
Sorsogona nigripinna

Common Name
Blackfin flathead

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 12. Six bars on upper part of body; fins blackish except base and margin of anal fin which are pale (Ref. 11441).

Classification

Classified By

Regan, 1905

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Flatheads (Platycephalidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Indian Ocean

Distribution

Western Indian Ocean: Somalia and Gulf of Aden to Gulf of Oman.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

27 m

Depth To - meters

80 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 27 - 80 m (Ref. 11441)

Trophic Level

3.69 s.e. 0.61 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

20.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5156 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (22 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated