Family : Platycephalidae (Flatheads)
Order : Scorpaeniformes  (scorpionfishes and flatheads)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Spiny flathead
Fish Name : Kumococius rodericensis
Max size : 25.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 3476)
Environment : demersal ; depth range 6 - 75 m
Climate : tropical; - 21°S
Global Importance : fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf (Ref. 11441) and the Mascarenes to the Philippines, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 9-9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-12; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 11-13. Second dorsal fin spine noticeably shorter than third. Pectoral fin with a falcate posterior margin and a whitish central area. Interopercular flap present.
Biology : Found on sand or mud bottoms of the continental shelf (Ref. 3476). Benthic (Ref. 75154)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Randall, J.E.. 1995. (Ref. 11441)

India country information
Common Names : मिंच, Bengal's flathead, Large-spinned flathead, Mench
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses