Platycephalus laevigatus

Platycephalus laevigatus, the black flathead or rock flathead, is a large slender flathead with a small, narrow, slightly flattened head; corner of gill cover with two spines, upper longer than lower.[1] The species only occurs in southern Australia.[2]

Platycephalus laevigatus
An illustration of a Platycephalus laevigatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Platycephalidae
Genus: Platycephalus
Species:
P. laevigatus
Binomial name
Platycephalus laevigatus
G. Cuvier, 1829

References

  1. CSIRO Marine & Atmospheric Research & Bray, D.J. 2011, Rock Flathead, Platycephalus laevigatus, in Fishes of Australia, accessed 26 Aug 2014, http://www.fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/3360
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Platycephalus laevigatus" in FishBase. November 2014 version.


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