Platycephalus indicus is a valid scientific name.

Platycephalus indicus (Linnaeus, 1758 Jan)

Bartail Flathead - Mur bailla - Native Fish - Wild (Freshwater)

Systematic Position: [2]

Kingdom	:	Animalia
Phylum	:	Chordata
Class	:	Teleostei
Order	:	Scorpaeniformes
Family	:	Platycephalidae
Genus	:	Platycephalus
Species	:	Platycephalus indicus

Common Names:

English	:	Bartail Flathead[598]
Bangla	:	Mur bailla[5] Chota Bayla[598] Mur Bayla[598]

Synonyms:

Callionymus indicus Linnaeus, 1758 Jan
Cottus insidiator Forsskål, 1775
Platycephalus insidiator (Forsskål, 1775)
Cottus madagascariensis Lacepède, 1801

Maximum Length and Weight:

290 mm (TL) ^[5]

Inter-Length Relationship:

Head length : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 3.5-3.7 : 3-3.2 ^[5]
Body height : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 11.2-13.6 : 10-12 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Head length = 1 : 7-9 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Snout length = 1 : 2-2.2 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Inter orbial width = 1 : 1-1.5 ^[5]

Taxonomic Formula:

D₁. VIII; D₂. 12-13; P₁. 17; P₂. 1/5; A. 13 ^{[Rahman, 2005]}
D I/VIII + 13; A 13; P 18; V I 5 ^{[Talwar and Jhingran, 1991]}

Scales:

67-84 scales on lateral line. [6]

Chemistry:

Data not available

Conservation Status:

Global	:	Data Deficient (DD)	(Version 3.1) [648]
Bangladesh	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [361]

Occurrence/Distribution:

Global	:	Djibouti[1125] Egypt[1126] Eritrea[1127] Kenya[894] Madagascar[894] Mayotte[1103] Mozambique[1062] Seychelles[987] Somalia[1009] South Africa[1128] Sudan[1127] Tanzania[911] Andaman Island[746] Bahrain[895] Bangladesh[70] Brunei[1127] Cambodia[1127] China[1067] Hong Kong[868] India[855] Indonesia[1129] Iran[916] Iraq[917] Israel[1106] Japan[453] South Korea[1044] Kuwait[856] Lebanon[1130] Malaysia[834] Myanmar[918] Oman[899] Ryukyu Islands[1127] Saudi Arabia[1127] Singapore[1127] Sri Lanka[1127] Taiwan[1071] Thailand[71] United Arab Emirates[895] Vietnam[1132] Yemen[1127] Australia[1133] Papua New Guinea[750]
Bangladesh	:	Halda River, Chittagong Hill Tracts[598] Andharmanik river, Patuakhali[751] Passur River, Khulna[752] Meghna river estuary, Noakhali[774] Sangu river, Chattogram[811]

Habitat and Environment:

Habitat: Data not available

Environment:

Parameters	Units	Minimum	Maximum	Optimum	Ref.
Temperature	-	-	-	-	-
pH	-	-	-	-	-
DO	-	-	-	-	-
Free CO2	-	-	-	-	-

Breeding Maturity:

Data not available

Breeding Season: (red background)

Data not available

Fecundity:

Data not available

Food and Feeding Habit:

Diet composition (%): Data not available

Importance:

Production and Marketing:
Production/Harvesting Season: (Green = Peak, Yellow = Off, Lemon = Moderate)

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[792]

Harvesting Gears:
Seine net, Gill net, Hand lining ^[792]
Market price:
100-120 BDT/kg (Size: 20-25 cm, Weight: 100-150 g, Place: Noakhali, Bangladesh) ^[792]