Kumococius rodericensis

Kumococius rodericensis, the spiny flathead, is a species of flathead native to the Indian Ocean and the tropical western Pacific Ocean where it can be found on sandy or muddy bottoms of the continental shelf at depths of from 6 to 75 metres (20 to 246 ft). This species grows to a length of 25 centimetres (9.8 in) TL and is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries. This species is the only known member of its genus.[1]

Kumococius rodericensis
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
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Kumococius

Matsubara & Ochiai, 1955
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K. rodericensis
Binomial name
Kumococius rodericensis
(G. Cuvier, 1829)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Kumococius rodericensis" in FishBase. December 2012 version.


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