Rogadius azizahae, Azizah's flathead

Rogadius azizahae Jaafar, Seah, Imamura, Motomura & Matsunuma, 2025

Azizah's flathead
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei (Scorpionfishes) > Platycephalidae (Flatheads)
Etymology: azizahae: Name 'azizahae' in honor of Dr. Siti Azizah Mohd for her significant contributions to the field of molecular ecology and her dedication to advancing our understanding of fish biodiversity and conservation, particularly in Malaysia and surrounding regions.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal. Tropical

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Western Central Pacific: Vietnam.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 137903)

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Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal soft rays: 11. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: second dorsal fin with 11 soft rays; anal fin with 11 soft rays; lower gill rakers 7; antrorse preopercular spine minute, weakly developed; preocular spine usually single, absence of accessory spines at base; caudal fin brown basally, broadly whitish (semitranslucent) anteriorly, posterior half almost entirely brown; pelvic fin with ca. 6-8 rows of narrow, wavy black bands or dotted lines; relatively large orbit, its diameter 12.4%-12.8% SL; and relatively narrow interorbital region, its width 1.3%-1.5% SL (Ref. 137903).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Jaafar, T.N.A.M., Y.G. Seah, H. Imamura, H. Motomura and M. Matsunama, 2025. Rogadius azizahae, a new flathead (Perciformes: Platycephalidae) from the South China Sea. J Fish Biol. 2025;1-12. (Ref. 137903)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: of no interest
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