Platycephalus speculator
Platycephalus speculator, the southern bluespotted flathead, southern flathead or yank flathead, is a common species of flathead found around the southern coast and offshore islands of Australia growing to 90 cm[1] and inhabiting a depth of from 0 to 30 metres. [2]
| Platycephalus speculator | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Platycephalidae |
| Genus: | Platycephalus |
| Species: | P. speculator |
| Binomial name | |
| Platycephalus speculator Klunzinger, 1872 | |
It is a large brown or grey fish, growing to at least 90 centimetres (35 in) and 8 kilograms (18 lb).[3] It has a paler bottom and small scattered blue spots, and 3-5 large round dark spots on its tail.
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Platycephalus speculator" in FishBase. November 2014 version.
- C., Neville (1980). Australian Sea Fishes South of the 30°S. Sydney, Auckland, New York, Toronto: Doubleday. ISBN 0-86824-116-4.
- Bray, D. & CSIRO Marine & Atmospheric Research. "Southern Bluespotted Flathead, Platycephalus speculator". Fishes of Australia.
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