Smooth-snout flathead (Onigocia lacrimalis)

Scientific name: Onigocia lacrimalis Imamura & Knapp, 2009

The Smooth-snout flathead (Onigocia lacrimalis) is a marine fish of the family Platycephalidae. Native range: Pacific South West, currently known only from the Chesterfield Islands, Coral Sea, and northern Norfolk Ridge, Tasman Sea.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 8 - 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal soft rays: 12. A species of Onigocia with 12?13 (usually 12) second dorsal-fin rays, 12 anal-fin rays, 21?25 pectoral-fin rays (mode 23), 8 branched caudal-fin rays, anterior 2?4 scales in the lateral line with a spine, a single preocular spine, and lacking gill rakers on upper arch, ocular and interopercular flaps, and distinct antrorse lachrymal spines.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Onigocia lacrimalis
Family
Platycephalidae (Flatheads)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
14.4
Depth range
111–325 m (364–1066 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 111 - 325 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Pacific South West: currently known only from the Chesterfield Islands, Coral Sea, and northern Norfolk Ridge, Tasman Sea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries:
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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