Fringe-eyed flathead (Cymbacephalus nematophthalmus)

Scientific name: Cymbacephalus nematophthalmus G?nther, 1860

Fringe-eyed flathead (Cymbacephalus nematophthalmus)

The Fringe-eyed flathead (Cymbacephalus nematophthalmus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Platycephalidae. Native range: Western Central Pacific, Philippines, Borneo, Singapore, Celebes, Papua New Guinea, New Georgia and Australia from the Northwest Shelf to Brisbane.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 11. Prominent pit present behind upper eye. Preopercular spines short, upper two subequal. Infraorbital ridge usually smooth over eye. Suborbital ridge bearing 1 spine below rear of eye. Dorsal fin IX or I,VIII. Dermal papillae (usually 6-9 in adults) on upper surface of eye, longest branched and reaching well above supraorbital ridge. Short dark streaks usually crossing rays in dorsal and caudal fins.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cymbacephalus nematophthalmus
Family
Platycephalidae (Flatheads)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
58.0
Common length
30.0
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal; non-migratory
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Central Pacific: Philippines, Borneo, Singapore, Celebes, Papua New Guinea, New Georgia and Australia from the Northwest Shelf to Brisbane.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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