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Platycephalidae

9 species · Animals

Animalia › Chordata › › Scorpaeniformes › Platycephalidae

Cymbacephalus beauforti (Knapp, 1973)

Cymbacephalus beauforti, De Beaufort's flathead, is a medium-sized camouflaged bottom fish found in shallow Indo-Pacific waters.

Platycephalus fuscus Cuvier, 1829

Platycephalus fuscus (dusky flathead) is a flattened predatory fish found in Australian estuaries.

Platycephalus indicus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Platycephalus indicus, the bartail flathead, is an Indo-Pacific fish found on sandy and muddy seabeds from 20 to 200 m deep.

Platycephalus caeruleopunctatus McCulloch, 1922

Platycephalus caeruleopunctatus, the bluespotted flathead, is a predatory marine flathead fish found on Australian east coast sands.

Platycephalus speculator Klunzinger, 1872

Platycephalus speculator is a flathead fish endemic to southern Australia, found in shallow coastal sandy and seaweed habitats down to 30 m.

Platycephalus laevigatus Cuvier, 1829

Platycephalus laevigatus is a flathead fish endemic to Australia, found in shallow coastal waters down to at least 20 m depth.

Platycephalus bassensis Cuvier, 1829

Platycephalus bassensis is a flathead fish endemic to southern Australia, with a flattened body, distinct head spines, and specific coastal habitat preferences.

Leviprora inops (Jenyns, 1840)

Leviprora inops, the longhead flathead, is an endemic Australian flathead fish found in shallow southwestern coastal waters.

Papilloculiceps longiceps (Cuvier, 1829)

Papilloculiceps longiceps, the tentacled flathead, is a reef-associated fish found in the Indian Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.

Related Families

Cottidae 40 species Sebastidae 31 species Scorpaenidae 29 species Triglidae 9 species Agonidae 4 species Hexagrammidae 4 species Synanceiidae 4 species Tetrarogidae 4 species

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