Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 15 m (Ref. 92868). Tropical
Eastern Indian Ocean: Sri Lanka.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 92868)
Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal soft rays: 12; Vertebrae: 27. This species of is characterized by the following: no papillae on the upper eye; diagonal scale count 4-5: D fin I,VII, A 11; single preocular and preorbital spines; short snout, its length in HL 3.7-4.0 times; caudal fin with 3 dark bars and a dark saddle crossing back under the entire D1 fin (Ref. 92868).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Knapp, L.W., 2013. Descriptions of four new species of Thysanophrys (Scorpaeniformes: Platycephalidae) from the Western Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 3608(2):127-136. (Ref. 92868)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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