Family : Platycephalidae (Flatheads)
Order : Scorpaeniformes  (scorpionfishes and flatheads)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Spotfin flathead
Fish Name : Grammoplites suppositus
Max size : 25.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. )
Environment : demersal ; depth range 30 - 94 m
Climate : subtropical
Global Importance :
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Western Indian Ocean.
Diagnosis :
Biology : Found on sand or mud bottoms (Ref. 30573)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Carpenter, K.E., F. Krupp, D.A. Jones and U. Zajonz. 1997. (Ref. 13710)

India country information
Common Names : Regan's flathead
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses