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Grammoplites suppositus  (Troschel, 1840)

Spotfin flathead
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Saudi Arabia country information

Common names: Ahara
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
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Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Collected off Jizan, southern Saudi Arabian Red Sea coast (Ref. 99978).
National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sa.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Carpenter, K.E., F. Krupp, D.A. Jones and U. Zajonz, 1997
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and flatheads) > Platycephalidae (Flatheads)
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Main reference

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 31.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 111833); common length : 20.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. )

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 30 - 94 m (Ref. 30573), usually 45 - 94 m (Ref. 11441)

Climate / Range

Subtropical, preferred 27°C (Ref. 107945); 30°N - 2°S, 40°E - 83°E

Distribution

Indian Ocean: from Kuwait, Persian Gulf to Somalia and east to Sri Lanka.
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Benthic (Ref. 68964). Found on sand or mud bottoms (Ref. 30573).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Threat to humans

  Harmless



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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD50 = 0.6250 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.8   ±0.4 se; Based on diet studies.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low to moderate vulnerability (29 of 100)
Price category (Ref. 80766)
High