Scientific Name
Ratabulus fulviguttatus

Common Name
Orange-freckled flathead

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 9 - 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-12; Anal soft rays: 11 - 12. This species is distinguished by the following characters: 99-113 anteroventrally slanted oblique scale rows above lateral line; snout length 30.4-34.8% HL, markedly decreasing proportionally with growth; pectoral fin length 14.6-16.5% SL; pelvic fin length 20.9-25.7% SL; nasal bone without tubercles; dorsal surface of head and body pale brown, with small, round brown spots; pelvic fin with small brown spots (Ref. 86254).

Classification

Classified By

Imamura & Gomon, 2010

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Flatheads (Platycephalidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Indian Ocean to Western Pacific

Distribution

Eastern Indian Ocean to Western Pacific: Australia.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Subtropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

126 m

Depth To - meters

248 m

Zone

benthopelagic

Environment

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 126 - 248 m (Ref. 86254)

Trophic Level

s.e. 0.00 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

26.6 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5625 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries:

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (22 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