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🌊 Marine 🌡️ Tropical

Ratabulus Ventralis

Ratabulus ventralis Imamura & Gomon, 2010
Max Length
32.8 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.9
Depth
-
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
40.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
-

📖 Overview

Ratabulus Ventralis (Ratabulus ventralis), first described by Imamura & Gomon, 2010 is a medium-sized fish in the family Platycephalidae (order Perciformes). Adults typically reach 32.80 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. It occurs in Tropical waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator.

Scientific Name
Ratabulus ventralis
Authority
Imamura & Gomon, 2010
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
Body Shape
Elongated
Max Length
32.8 cm
Trophic Level
3.9
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
40.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 12. This species is characterized by the following: 91-104 anteroventrally slanted oblique scale rows above lateral line; snout length 30.9-32.4% HL, markedly decreasing proportionally with growth; pectoral fin length 15.8-18.6% SL; pelvic fin length 26.2-28.2% SL; nasal bone with tubercles; dorsal surface of head with small, round, brown spots, body without dark spots; pelvic fin with small brown spots .: elongated; Cross section: flattened.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Ratabulus Ventralis is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous 📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; benthopelagic. Tropical

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine
Trophic Level
3.9±0.7

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00457 × L3.09 (TL)
Max TL
32.8cm
Dorsal Spines
10
Dorsal Rays
11
Anal Rays
12

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
40.00/100
Moderate vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.9
Predator
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Imamura & Gomon, 2010

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