Family : Platycephalidae (Flatheads)
Order : Scorpaeniformes  (scorpionfishes and flatheads)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Rough flathead
Fish Name : Grammoplites scaber
Max size : 30.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 9790)
Environment : demersal; amphidromous ; depth range - 55 m
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Indo-West Pacific: southern Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal through Malaysia, Indonesia to Bali and Celebes, Gulf of Thailand, Viet Nam, Hong Kong and southern Philippines. Also reported from the Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819). Records from the northern Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf and east coast of Africa probably refer to other species.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 9-9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-13. Lateral line scales often 53, each scale with a backward directed spine that extends beyond rear margin of scale, especially along the caudal peduncle. Interorbital width 9% or more of head length.
Biology : Taken by trawling over mud and sand at depths to about 55 m (Ref. 9790). Juveniles may enter brackish water
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Kuronuma, K. and Y. Abe. 1986. (Ref. 5999)

India country information
Common Names : Rough flathead, வெட்டூல்பதீ, வெட்டூல்பதி, ఇర్వా , Bhuyari, Irrwa, Rough flat head, Vetoolpathy
Status : native
Salinity : brackish, marine
Uses : no uses