Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; amphidromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 9 - 80 m (Ref. 9790). Deep-water
Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf to Indonesia, Philippines and northern Australia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 132231); common length : 12.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3476); max. published weight: 22.00 g (Ref. 132231)
Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 12; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 10 - 12. Posterior edge of breast scales elongated to a point. Preopercular spines 4-9. Infraorbital and suborbital ridges bearing spines or serrae (some usually bicuspid). Preocular spines 2-6. Anterior 12-28 lateral line scales bearing a small spine or ridge; scales in rows above lateral line sometimes have a hook or tubercle. Total gill rakers frequently 8.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Found on the continental shelf on sand or mud bottoms. Benthic (Ref. 68964).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Knapp, L.W. and P.C. Heemstra, 2011. Sorsogona humerosa, a new flathead fish (Scorpaeniformes: Platycephalidae) from the western Indian Ocean. Smithiana Bulletin 13:75-78. (Ref. 86965)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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