Platycephalus laevigatus

(Platycephalus laevigatus)

Description

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. The species only occurs in southern Australia.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Actinopterygii
Order:Scorpaeniformes
Family:Platycephalidae
Genus:Platycephalus
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