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Ratabulus diversidens (McCulloch, 1914)

Freespine flathead
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Common names: Freespine flathead, Orange-freckled flathead
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality, 11 km northeast of Port Stephens Lighthouse, New South Wales, 87 m, AMS E.2103 (lectotype of Ratabulus diversidens, 23.2 cm SL). Known from Eastern Australia, from Townsville, Queensland (17°51'S) to Lakes Entrance, Victoria (38°17'52²S) (Ref. 86254).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.csiro.au/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Imamura, H. and M.F. Gomon, 2010
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei (Scorpionfishes) > Platycephalidae (Flatheads)
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Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 30 - 345 m (Ref. 86254).   Subtropical; 17°S - 39°S (Ref. 86254)

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