Platycephalus indicus Bartail flathead

Platycephalus indicus is commonly referred to as Bartail flathead. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:: 9626
AphiaID:: 127234

Scientific:: Platycephalus indicus
German:: Krokodilfisch
English:: Bartail Flathead

Category:: Crocodilfishes

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Scorpaeniformes (Order) > Platycephalidae (Family) > Platycephalus (Genus) > indicus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Linnaeus, ), 1758

Occurrence:: Djibouti, Eritrea, Kuwait, Hong Kong, Sudan, Vereinigte Arabische Emirate, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arabian Sea, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Corea, East Africa, Egypt, Gulf of Oman / Oman, India, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Irak, Iran, Israel, Japan, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mayotte, Mozambique, Myanmar, New Guinea, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Quatar, Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Somalia, South-Africa, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, the Mediterranean Sea, the Seychelles, Vietnam, Yemen
Size:: 23.62" - 39.37" (60cm - 100cm)
Temperature:: °F - 77 °F (°C - 25°C)
Food:: Crabs, Edible crab, Fish (little fishes), Predatory, Rock lobster
Difficulty:: Not suitable for home aquaria!
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Platycephalus aurimaculatus
Platycephalus bassensis
Platycephalus caeruleopunctatus
Krokodilfisch
Platycephalus chauliodous
Platycephalus conatus
Platycephalus cultellatus
Platycephalus endrachtensis
Platycephalus fuscus
Dunkler Flachkopf, Krokodilfisch
Platycephalus grandispinis
Plattkopf
Platycephalus indicus
Krokodilfisch
Platycephalus laevigatus
Krokodilfisch, Plattkopf
Platycephalus marmoratus
Platycephalus micracanthus
Platycephalus orbitalis
Platycephalus richardsoni
Platycephalus speculator
Plattkopf, Krokodilfisch
Platycephalus westraliae

More related species in this lexicon:

Platycephalus australis
Südlicher Krokodilfisch, Südlicher Plattkopf

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2016-04-08 09:05:07
Last edit:: 2016-04-08 09:05:07

Info

Platycephalus indicus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Bartail flathead

Platycephalus indicus grow to a maximum length of 100 cm TL, although they are commonly smaller, to 60 cm (24 inch) TL. Found on sandy and muddy bottoms of coastal waters, including estuaries, and juveniles have even been taken in freshwater. A good food fish

Synonymised names:
Callionymus indicus Linnaeus, 1758
Cottus insidiator Forsskål, 1775
Cottus madagascariensis Lacepède, 1801
Platycephalus insidiator (Forsskål, 1775)

Classification:
Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Scorpaeniformes (Order) > Platycephaloidei (Suborder) > Platycephalidae (Family) > Platycephalus (Genus) >

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Platycephalus indicus (c) by Keith Wilson

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