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Oceanic flathead species (sand flathead, tiger flathead, bar-tailed flathead) are, as named, generally located more offshore than the dusky flathead, frequenting the sandy zones around and between coastal reefs; although bar-tailed flathead occur in many estuarine environments, for example the Swan/Canning River System in Perth. [citation needed]
Platycephalus laevigatus Cuvier, 1829 (Black flathead) Platycephalus marmoratus Stead, 1908 (Marbled flathead) Platycephalus micracanthus Sauvage, 1873; Platycephalus orbitalis Imamura & L. W. Knapp, 2009 (Western Australian flathead) Platycephalus richardsoni Castelnau, 1872 (Tiger flathead) Platycephalus speculator Klunzinger, 1872 (Southern ...
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 ...
The bartail flathead (Platycephalus indicus), also known as the Indian flathead, gobi or Indo-Pacific flathead, is a species of largely marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Platycephalidae, the flatheads. This species is found in the Indian Ocean and the Western Pacific Ocean, and has invaded the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
Tigerfish can refer to fish from various families, and derives from official and colloquial associations of these with the tiger (Panthera tigris).However, the primary species designated by the name "tigerfish" are African and belong to the family Alestidae.
Common names of fish can refer to a single species; to an entire group of species, such as a genus or family; or to multiple unrelated species or groups.Ambiguous common names are accompanied by their possible meanings.
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.
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 ...