Blue-spotted flathead (Platycephalus caeruleopunctatus) fish species and information / pictures of Blue-spotted flathead - Platycephalus caeruleopunctatus

Blue-spotted flathead (Platycephalus caeruleopunctatus) fish species information

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