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 | |
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| 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
- 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
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Platycephalus laevigatus" in FishBase. November 2014 version.
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