Maldives Marine Life

Marine life of Maldivian waters

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Tuberculated flathead
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Photo: George Henry Ford / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain (view on Wikimedia Commons)Historical illustration. Source: Day, Francis (1878) The Fishes of India. Volume 2.; Commons file: Platycephalus tuberculatus Ford 60.jpg

Tuberculated flathead

Ratabulus tuberculatus

Valid name per FishBase; not independently confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes.

English
Tuberculated flathead
Scientific
Ratabulus tuberculatus
Dhivehi
No recorded Dhivehi name
Group
Reef fish
Family
Platycephalidae (flatheads)
Maximum size
Up to about 14 cm (total length); commonly 12 cm; max. published weight 220 g
Depth and habitat
On or near the bottom, recorded from 9 to 80 m
IUCN status
LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2017

Description

A small flathead reaching about 14 cm, living on sand and mud bottoms.

Sources

Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.