SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)
Platycephalus richardsoni
SPECIES NAME(s)
Tiger flathead
COMMON NAMES
Deepsea Flathead, King Flathead
Tiger Flathead (Platycephalus richardsoni) is endemic to Australia and distributed from northern New South Wales to western Victoria, including Tasmanian waters. This species occurs in ocean waters from northern NSW to Tasmania, at depths of 40 to 300 m. They can easily be confused with a similar species, the ‘toothy’ or ‘gold-spot’ flathead (P. aurimaculatus), which is common in the southern part of the range, especially in eastern Bass Strait (Day and Klaer 2014).
There is some evidence of regional differences in physical characteristics, growth rates and spawning periods for Tiger Flathead, but biological stock structure has not been studied using genetic techniques. A single biological stock structure is assumed for management purposes and stock status is reported at this level (Day and Klaer 2014).
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