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IllustrationThorny flathead
Rogadius pristiger
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Thorny flathead
- Scientific
- Rogadius pristiger
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 50 cm (total length); commonly 15 cm
- Depth and habitat
- On or near the bottom, recorded from 15 to 95 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A flathead with a flattened, spiny head and a tail marked by white and dusky bands, reaching about 50 cm. It lives on sand and mud bottoms.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Rogadius-pristiger.html
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.