Midget flathead (Onigocia spinosa)

Scientific name: Onigocia spinosa Temminck & Schlegel, 1843

Midget flathead (Onigocia spinosa)

The Midget flathead (Onigocia spinosa) is a marine fish of the family Platycephalidae. Native range: Western Pacific, southern Japan, South China Sea, Philippines, northwest shelf of Australia through Timor and Arafura seas.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-12; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 11 - 12. A short, branched supra ocular cirrus present. Infraorbital ridge entirely serrated over eye. Preopercular spines 3-5, not noticeably slanting towards mid-line; no smooth notch under eye. Antorbital margin with 3 antrorse spines. Lower side of head unicarinate. Lateral line scales frequently 37 or 38, anterior 7 to 27 scales bearing a small spine or ridge. Iris lappet bearing numerous short branches with bifurcate tips. Upper surface of eye with a short, branched cirrus.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Onigocia spinosa
Family
Platycephalidae (Flatheads)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
25.0
Common length
10.0
Depth range
250 m (820 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; non-migratory; depth range ? - 250 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: southern Japan, South China Sea, Philippines, northwest shelf of Australia through Timor and Arafura seas.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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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