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Platycephalidae (Flatheads)
Etymology: ochiaii: Named for Dr. Akira Ochiai, for his many contributions to fish taxonomy, including those for the Platycephalidae.
Eponymy: Dr Akira Ochiai (1923–2017) was a fish biologist and systematist who was Emeritus Professor of Kochi University and an Honorary Member of the Japanese Society of Fisheries Science. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 3 - 4 m (Ref. 80401). Subtropical
East Asia: from southern Japan to the East and South China seas, including Sagami and Wakasa Bays, Hachijo-jima Island, southern Korean Peninsula, Taiwan and China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 44.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 80401)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal soft rays: 11. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D I-VIII,11; A 11; 63-76 oblique body scale rows slanting downward and backward above lateral line; long snout, 31.7-34.9% HL; long and branched iris lappet; posterior portion of orbit no distinct pit; suborbital ridge with 2 spines (no preorbital spine); one large interopercular flap present; sensory tubes from suborbitals and preopercle not covering cheek region; scales anteriorly on lateral line with either single posterior opening or with 2 openings; scales posteriorly on lateral line with 2 openings (Ref. 80401).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Imamura, H., 2010. A new species of the flathead genus Inegocia (Teleostei: Platycephalidae) from East Asia. Bull. Natl. Mus. Nat. Sci., Ser. A, (Suppl. 4):21-29. (Ref. 80401)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 14.9 - 24.7, mean 20.6 °C (based on 194 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00457 (0.00230 - 0.00908), b=3.09 (2.91 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (42 of 100).
