Large-spined flathead (Suggrundus macracanthus)

Scientific name: Suggrundus macracanthus Bleeker, 1869

Large-spined flathead (Suggrundus macracanthus)

The Large-spined flathead (Suggrundus macracanthus) is a marine fish of the family Platycephalidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-12; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 12 - 13. Preopercular spines 3, upper long, bayonet-like, reaching to or past opercular margin. Anterior 13-33 lateral line scales bearing a small spine or ridge. Iris lappet bilobed in adults, crenate in juveniles. Finger-like interopercular flap present. Total gill rakers on first arch 7-9, usually 8.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Suggrundus macracanthus
Family
Platycephalidae (Flatheads)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
26.0
Common length
18.0
Depth range
132 m (433 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; non-migratory; depth range ? - 132 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: southern India and Sri Lanka to Malaysia, Gulf of Thailand, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Indonesia, Philippines, the Arafura Sea, Northwest Shelf of Australia to Coral Sea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (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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