Scientific Name
Platycephalus caeruleopunctatus

Common Name
Blue-spotted flathead

Biology
Found on the continental shelf (Ref. 9563), inshore and in estuaries (Ref. 7300).

Classification

Classified By

McCulloch, 1922

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Flatheads (Platycephalidae)

Distribution

Region

Southwest Pacific

Distribution

Southwest Pacific: Australia and Lord Howe Island.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

40 m

Depth To - meters

100 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 40 - 100 m (Ref. 9563)

Trophic Level

3.81 s.e. 0.49 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

True

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

45.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Moderate to high vulnerability (50 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.18)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated