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Southern Blue-Spotted Flathead (Platycephalus speculator)
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Platycephalus speculator

Klunzinger, 1872

Southern Blue-Spotted Flathead

Also known as: Yank Flathead, Blue-Spot Flathead, Bluespotted Flathead, Castelnau's Flathead, Deep-Water Flathead

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About

Habitat

Demersal

Depth

1–30 m

Max size

90 cm

Diet

Hunting macrofauna (predator)

Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Perciformes

Family

Platycephalidae

Where to find it

Other species in Platycephalidae

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Spiny Flathead (Onigocia spinosa)

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Fringe-Eye Flathead (Cymbacephalus nematophthalmus)

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Fringe-Eye Flathead

Crocodile Flathead (Cociella crocodilus)

Cociella crocodilus

Crocodile Flathead

Sand-Diving Flathead (Sunagocia arenicola)

Sunagocia arenicola

Sand-Diving Flathead

De Beaufort's Flathead (Cymbacephalus beauforti)

Cymbacephalus beauforti

De Beaufort's Flathead

Eastern Blue-Spotted Flathead (Platycephalus caeruleopunctatus)

Platycephalus caeruleopunctatus

Eastern Blue-Spotted Flathead

Image: © Phil W (CC-BY-NC) · iNaturalist (CC-BY-NC) · source