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Platycephalidae (Flatheads)
Eponymy: Dr Johannes Lijdius Catharinus Pompe van Meerdervoort (1829–1908) was a Dutch physician who qualified at Utrecht and became a naval surgeon (1849). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Bleeker.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 100 m (Ref. 11230). Temperate
Northwest Pacific: southern Japan and East China Sea to Taiwan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7087)
Found in semi-enclosed sea areas, down to 100 m in sandy mud bottom (Ref. 11230).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Shao, K.-T. and J.-P. Chen, 1987. Fishes of the family Platycephalidae (Teleostei: Platycephaloidei) of Taiwan with descriptions of two new species. Bull. Inst. Zool. Acad. Sin. 26(1):77-94. (Ref. 7087)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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