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Platycephalus indicus

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Bartail Flathead

Also known as: Indian Flathead, Bar-Tailed Flathead, Flathead, Gobi, Indo-Pacific Flathead, Sandfish

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About

Habitat

Reef-associated

Depth

20–200 m

Max size

1 m

Max weight

3.5 kg

Diet

Hunting macrofauna (predator)

Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Perciformes

Family

Platycephalidae

Where to find it

common

occasional

Other species in Platycephalidae

Platycephalus speculator

Southern Blue-Spotted Flathead

Thysanophrys celebica

Celebes Flathead

Rogadius asper

Olive-Tailed Flathead

Onigocia spinosa

Spiny Flathead

Cymbacephalus nematophthalmus

Fringe-Eye Flathead

Cociella crocodilus

Crocodile Flathead

Sunagocia arenicola

Sand-Diving Flathead

Cymbacephalus beauforti

De Beaufort's Flathead