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Platycephalidae (Flatheads)
Eponymy: Dr Arthur Donovan Welander (1908–1982) was a fisheries biologist at the School of Fisheries, University of Washington, his alma mater which had awarded his BS (1934), MS (1940) and PhD (1946). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Schultz.
Umwelt: Milieu / Klimazone / Tiefenbereich / Verbreitungsgebiet
Ökologie
seewasser riff-verbunden; standorttreu; tiefenbereich 6 - 40 m (Ref. 9790). Tropical; 10°N - 15°S
Indo-Pacific: Reunion east to American Samoa, south to Australia.
Größe / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 9790); common length : 8.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 9790)
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 9; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 11; Afterflossenstacheln: 0; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 11. Preopercle with a small antrorse spine. Infraorbital and suborbital ridges bearing many fine serrations. Preocular spines 2-3. Lower side of head bicarinate. Iris lappet slightly bilobed. (Ref. 9790).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Found in sandy areas of lagoons and seaward reefs. Usually caught with trawls in deeper water (Ref 90102).
Lebenszyklus und Paarungsverhalten
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fruchtbarkeit | Larven
Knapp, L.W., 1999. Platycephalidae. Flatheads. p. 2385-2421. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Volume 4. Bony fishes part 2 (Mugilidae to Carangidae). FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9790)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: nicht kommerziell
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Phylogenetischer Diversitätsindex (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00457 (0.00234 - 0.00891), b=3.09 (2.91 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trophische Ebene (Ref. 69278) |
3.5 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref. 120179) |
hoch, Verdopplung der Population dauert weniger als 15 Monate. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Anfälligkeit der Fischerei (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (15 of 100). 🛈 |