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Dusky flathead, Platycephalus fuscus Dusky flathead are the largest of the many species of flathead found in Australia, and the most commonly caught. Dusky flathead have very rarely been caught at sizes up to 12–15 kg and lengths up to 1.3 metres, but average size is 0.5–1.5 kg and 40–50 cm. [4] Typically a fish of estuaries and estuarine lakes, dusky flathead are rarely found in other ...
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. Flathead can grow at least 1 metre (3.3 ft) in length and 18 kilograms (40 lb) in weight, [1] with dusky flathead (Platycephalus fuscus) being the biggest, although fish this size are seldom ...
Platycephalus chauliodous L. W. Knapp, 1991 (Big-tooth flathead) Platycephalus conatus Waite & McCulloch, 1915 (Deep-water flathead) Platycephalus cultellatus J. Richardson, 1846; Platycephalus endrachtensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1825 (Yellow-tail flathead) Platycephalus fuscus Cuvier, 1829 (Dusky flathead) Platycephalus grandispinis Cuvier, 1829 ...
Flatheads are mostly marine demersal fish, often resting directly on the seabed, sometimes partially buried in sand or mud. They can be found in a wide range of depths, ranging from 10 m to the edge of the continental shelf at depths of about 300 m (980 ft). [12] Flatheads are carnivorous, feeding on small fish and crustaceans. They lie in wait ...
Platycephalus speculator was first formally described in 1872 by the German zoologist Carl Benjamin Klunzinger with its type locality given as Hobson's Bay in Victoria. [2] The specific name speculator means "explorer" , "searcher" or "investigator", an allusion Klunzinger did not explain, but it may refer to the much larger eyes of this species in comparison to the bartail flathead (P. indicus).
The first dorsal fin is dusky with a wide brown band just below the margin with this pattern reversed on the pectoral fins., The caudal fin is also dusky and has a row of dark streaks which form a dark submarginal band. [4] The maximum published total length for this species is 30 cm (12 in), although 23 cm (9.1 in) is more typical. [5]
The fish family Psychrolutidae (commonly known as blobfishes, [2] south america river teacher, [2] flathead sculpins, [2] or tadpole sculpins [2]) contains over 35 recognized species in 8 genera. [3] This family consists of bottom-dwelling marine sculpins shaped like tadpoles , with large heads and bodies that taper back into small, flat tails.
De Beaufort's flathead is a medium-sized fish which grows up to 50 cm (19.7 in), but the average size mostly observed is 35 cm (13.8 in). [2] The body is elongated and the head is particular because of its flat appearance like a duck bill.