Rough flathead (Grammoplites scaber)

Scientific name: Grammoplites scaber Linnaeus, 1758

Rough flathead (Grammoplites scaber)

The Rough flathead (Grammoplites scaber) is a brackish-water fish of the family Platycephalidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-13. Lateral line scales often 53, each scale with a backward directed spine that extends beyond rear margin of scale, especially along the caudal peduncle. Interorbital width 9% or more of head length.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Grammoplites scaber
Family
Platycephalidae (Flatheads)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Common length
20.0
Depth range
55 m (180 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal; amphidromous; depth range ? - 55 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: southern Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal through Malaysia, Indonesia to Bali and Celebes, Gulf of Thailand, Viet Nam, Hong Kong and southern Philippines. Also reported from the Arafura Sea. Records from the northern Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf and east coast of Africa probably refer to other species.
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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