Sainsbury's flathead (Sunagocia sainsburyi)

Scientific name: Sunagocia sainsburyi Knapp & Imamura, 2004

The Sainsbury's flathead (Sunagocia sainsburyi) is a marine fish of the family Platycephalidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific coasts of Australia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 7 - 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal soft rays: 12; Vertebrae: 27. This species has the following characters: preorbital spines 4-5; total gill rakers on the first arch 5; bony expansion of the suborbital ridge upper base on cheek with 1-2 rows of small spines; maxilla reaching to below middle eye; papilla on upper surface of eye absent; ethmoid with a series of spines and several pairs of nasal spines; supraorbital and suborbital ridges with numerous smaller spines; no sensory tubules on cheek area below the suborbital ridge.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sunagocia sainsburyi
Family
Platycephalidae (Flatheads)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
9.7
Depth range
20–74 m (66–243 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 20 - 74 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific coasts of Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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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