Biology
| Species | Platycephalus richardsoni |
| Common Name | Tiger Flathead |
| Importance | Key |
| Habitat | Exposed sand and silt |
| Depth | 10 – 400 m (Edgar, 2008; Tilzey et al., 1990) |
| Distribution | Victoria to New South Wales, around Tasmania (Edgar, 2008; Gomon et al., 2008) |
| Diet | Fish (Coleman and Mobley, 1984) |
| Stock Structure | No information available |
| Movement | Young inhabit shallow waters of the continental shelf and move into the outer shelf as they reach maturity (Kailola et al., 1993; Jordan et al., 1998) |
| M (Natural Mortality) | 0.21 – 0.46 (Klaer, 2010) |
| Maximum Age (years) | 12 (Rowling, 1994; Bani, 2005) |
| Maximum Length (total length; cm) | 65 (Edgar, 2008; Gomon et al., 2008) |
| Maximum Weight (g) | 2900 (Edgar, 2008; Gomon et al., 2008) |
| Female K (von Bertalanffy growth parameter) | 0.13 |
| Male K (von Bertalanffy growth parameter) | 0.26 |
| Female t0 (age (years) when length = 0) | -1 |
| Male t0 (age (years) when length = 0) | -1 |
| Female L∞ (asymptotic von Bertalanffy length (total length; cm)) | 75.02 |
| Male L∞ (asymptotic von Bertalanffy length (total length; cm)) | 41.89 |
| Length (TL; total length (mm)) – Weight (W; g) Relationship | W=3.25 x 10^(-6)TL^3.13 (Barnes et al., 2011) |
| Size at Maturity (total length (cm) at sexual maturity) | 30 (females), 36 (males) |
| Age at Maturity (age (years) at sexual maturity) | 4-5 (Fairbridge, 1951) |
| Spawning Season | December – February (Jordan, 2001b; Kailola et al., 1993) |
| Recruitment | No-stock recruitment relationship established |
| Early Life History | Unknown (Jordan, 2001b) |
| Gillnet Post Release Survival | Moderate: 50% (all soak durations including both graball and mullet nets) (Lyle et al., 2014) |
| Rod and Line Post Release Survival | High: >99% for circle hooks and 94-97% for conventional hooks (Lyle et al., 2007) |
