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Platycephalus laevigatus, the rock flathead, black flathead, grass flathead, king flathead, marbled-bellied flathead, Port Albert flathead, smooth flathead or Southern rock flathead, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Platycephalidae, the flatheads. This species is endemic to Australia.
Platycephalus bassensis is endemic to southern Australia where it occurs from northern New South Wales to southwestern Western Australia, [5] including around Tasmania. However, some authorities state that records west of the Great Australia Bight are misidentifications of P. westraliae. This species occurs on sandy, muddy or shelly substrates ...
A flathead is one of a number of small to medium fish species with notably flat heads, distributed in membership across various genera of the family Platycephalidae. Many species are found in estuaries and the open ocean in the Indo-Pacific , especially most parts of Australia where they are popular sport and table fish .
Platycephalus endrachtensis has a sandy pale brown to tan colouration for camouflage. [2] [3] It is recognised by the black spots on its tail. [2]The species can be differentiated from the similar P. australis from the two dark horizontal bars on the caudal fin and the yellow blotch on the middle fin, and from P. westraliae by a triangular lappet above the upper iris. [1]
Platycephalus aurimaculatus L. W. Knapp, 1987 (Toothy flathead) Platycephalus australis Imamura, 2015 (Australian bartail flathead) [8] Platycephalus bassensis Cuvier, 1829 (Sand flathead) Platycephalus caeruleopunctatus McCulloch, 1922 (Blue-spotted flathead) Platycephalus chauliodous L. W. Knapp, 1991 (Big-tooth flathead)
They lie in wait buried by sand, with only their eyes poking out from the substrate. When prospective prey walks or swims close to the platycephalid's head, the flathead strikes rapidly, engulfing the prey in its large mouth. As flatheads are ambush predators they are expected to be relatively sedentary and not move large distances as adults ...
The yellow wattlebird is Australia's largest honeyeater and an endemic Tasmanian species. A total of 383 species of bird have been recorded living in the wild on the island of Tasmania, nearby islands and islands in Bass Strait. Birds of Macquarie Island are not included in this list. Twelve species are endemic to the island of Tasmania, and most of these are common and widespread. However ...
Platycephalus caeruleopunctatus, the bluespotted flathead, drift flathead, Eastern blue-spot flathead, longnose flathead, red flathead, red spotted flathead, sand flathead or yank, is a species of predatory ray-finned fish belonging to the family Platycephalidae, the flatheads. [1]