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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).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: flattened.
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 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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