Sorsogona nigripinna (Regan, 1905)
Blackfin flathead

Family:  Platycephalidae (Flatheads)
Max. size:  20 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 27 - 80 m
Distribution:  Western Indian Ocean: Somalia and Gulf of Aden to Gulf of Oman.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 9-9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-12; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 12-12. Six bars on upper part of body; fins blackish except base and margin of anal fin which are pale (Ref. 11441).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 20 June 2017 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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