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Long-spined flathead (Platycephalus longispinis) fish species and information / pictures of Long-spined flathead - Platycephalus longispinis

Long-spined flathead (Platycephalus longispinis) fish species information

Scientific Name
Platycephalus longispinis

Common Name
Long-spined flathead

Biology
Found inshore (Ref. 7300).

Classification

Classified By

Macleay, 1884

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Flatheads (Platycephalidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Indian Ocean

Distribution

Eastern Indian Ocean: endemic to Australia, from Carnarvon, Western Australia to western South Australia and Lakes Entrance, Victoria; also off Fraser Islands, Queensland.

Range

24°S - 39°S

Environment

Climate

Subtropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

10 m

Depth To - meters

75 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 10 - 75 m (Ref. 9563)

Trophic Level

3.82 s.e. 0.64 Based on diet studies.

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

38.0 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

Low to moderate vulnerability (33 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated