Sorsogona prionota (Sauvage, 1873)
Halfspined flathead
Sorsogona prionota
photo by Randall, J.E.

 Family:  Platycephalidae (Flatheads)
 Max. size:  22 cm TL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  demersal; depth range 1 - 100 m
 Distribution:  Western Indian Ocean in Delagoa Bay to Karachi and through Red Sea to the eastern Mediterranean
 Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 9-9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-12; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 12-13. Brownish in color, with 4-5 bands crossing back; spiny dorsal dusky brown, other fins dark spotted; under opercle flap dark purple with light lines (Ref. 4315).
 Biology:  Benthic on sand and mud (Ref. 68964).
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
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 Entered by: Sa-a, Pascualita - 21.04.93
 Modified by: Valdestamon, Roxanne Rei - 07.01.16
 Checked by: Casal, Christine Marie V. - 15.05.06

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