Issue
Platycephalus grandispinis was found to have priority over P. longispinis by Imamura, 2013 (Ref. 94990).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 10 - 75 m (Ref. 9563). Subtropical; 24°S - 39°S
Eastern Indian Ocean: endemic to Australia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 17.5 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 38.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9563)
Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14; Anal soft rays: 14. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D2 14; A 14; lateral line scales 73-82; total gill rakers 19-26; interorbit becoming wider with growth, narrower than orbital diameter; no distinct interopercular flap, sometimes a small flap or weak convexity is present; supraoccipital with a ridge; much longer preopercular spine than upper, often extending nearly to posterior margin of opercle, length ratio of lower to upper spines, 1.9-3.3:1 and this ratio tends to become smaller with growth; no large canine teeth on anteromedial part of upper jaw; no small dark dots on head and body; posteroventral part of caudal fin with blackish or dark-brownish marking (Ref. 94990).
Cross section: flattened.
Found inshore (Ref. 7300).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Imamura, H., 2013. Validity of Platycephalus grandispinis Cuvier, 1829, with priority over Platycephalus longispinis Macleay, 1884 (Actinopterygii: Scorpaeniformes: Platycephalidae). Species Diversity 18:183-192. (Ref. 94990)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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