FB-7896 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7896 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei Platycephalidae Papilloculiceps Papilloculiceps longiceps (Cuvier, 1829) Sapateiro cirroso Madagaskar-platkop Teppich Krokodilfisch Indian Ocean crocodilefish Longhead flathead Madagascar flathead Tentacled flathead Krokodillkala Platycéphale tentaculé Poisson-crocodile Poisson-crocodile tapis Tixsi gaad Danzi Mbiliwili Songwa Vumbaua Chato cirroso 乳突鯒 乳突鲬 小棘鯒 小棘鲬 触角鲬 觸角鯒 長頭乳突鯒 长头乳突鲬 Papilloculiceps grandidieri (Sauvage, 1873) Platycephalus beauforti (non Knapp, 1973) Platycephalus grandidieri Sauvage, 1873 Platycephalus longiceps Cuvier, 1829 Platycephalus micracanthus Sauvage, 1873 Platycephalus papilloculus Fowler, 1935 Platycephalus tentaculatus Rüppell, 1838 Rogadius tentaculatus (Rüppell, 1838) 1993-04-21 2009-04-29 Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen0 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. 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Randall 1999-05-17 2001-04-17 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7896 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Palon_u3.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Palon_u3.jpg Locality: Port Sudan, Red Sea, Sudan (North). FB-pic-7896-20725 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1999-05-17 2000-10-15 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7896 dorsal view Locality: Port Sudan, Red Sea, Sudan (North). http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Palon_u4.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Palon_u4.jpg Locality: Port Sudan, Red Sea, Sudan (North). FB-pic-7896-20726 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1999-05-17 2001-04-17 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7896 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Palon_u5.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Palon_u5.jpg Locality: Nuweiba, Red Sea, Egypt. FB-pic-7896-20727 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1999-05-17 2000-10-15 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7896 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats dorsal view Locality: Nuweiba, Red Sea, Egypt. http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Palon_u6.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Palon_u6.jpg Locality: Nuweiba, Red Sea, Egypt. FB-pic-7896-20728 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1999-05-17 2001-04-17 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7896 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Palon_u7.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Palon_u7.jpg FB-pic-7896-20729 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1999-05-17 2000-10-15 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7896 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Palon_u8.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Palon_u8.jpg FB-GeneralDescr-7896 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1993-04-21 00:00:00 2009-04-29 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7896 Found in the vicinity of coral reefs on sand or rubble bottoms. Knapp, L.W. 1984 Platycephalidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean (Fishing Area 51). Vol. 3. FAO, Rome. pag. var. (Ref. 3476) FB-DiagnosticDescr-7896 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1997-01-10 00:00:00 2005-01-24 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7896 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Body mottled with brownish or greenish above, whitish below; caudal fin with 3-4 dark bands, other fins with large dark blotches (Ref. 4315). Knapp, L.W. 1986 Platycephalidae. p. 482-486. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4315) FB-Morphology-7896 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1997-01-10 00:00:00 2005-01-24 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7896 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 11 Knapp, L.W. 1986 Platycephalidae. p. 482-486. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4315) FB-Distribution-7896 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1993-04-21 00:00:00 2019-02-04 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7896 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea, including the Gulf of Aqaba to South Africa and Madagascar. Knapp, L.W. 1984 Platycephalidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean (Fishing Area 51). Vol. 3. FAO, Rome. pag. var. (Ref. 3476) FB-Uses-7896 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1993-04-21 00:00:00 2009-04-29 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7896 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution fisheries: subsistence fisheries Knapp, L.W. 1984 Platycephalidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean (Fishing Area 51). Vol. 3. FAO, Rome. pag. var. (Ref. 3476) FB-TrophicStrategy-7896 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Auda Kareen Ortañez 2007-10-16 00:00:00 2008-03-18 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ longiceps Found in the vicinity of coral reefs on sand or rubble bottoms. Gell, F.R. and M.W. Whittington 2002 Diversity of fishes in seagrass beds in the Quirimba Archipelago, northern Mozambique. Mar. Freshwat. Res. 53:115-121. (Ref. 41878) FB-Size-7896 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1993-04-21 00:00:00 2009-04-29 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7896 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size 70.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 4315)) Knapp, L.W. 1986 Platycephalidae. p. 482-486. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4315) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-7896 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1993-04-21 00:00:00 2009-04-29 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7896 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat reef-associated; non-migratory; marine; depth range 1 - 15 m (Ref. 9710) Lieske, E. and R. Myers 1994 Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Haper Collins Publishers, 400 p. (Ref. 9710)