Platycephalus marmoratus
Platycephalus marmoratus Stead, 1908
Marbled flathead
photo by Yau, B.


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Family:  Platycephalidae (Flatheads)
Max. size:  36 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific: endemic to southern Australia.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Found inshore over the continental shelf (Ref. 7300). Benthic (Ref. 75154). Max. length (Bernard Yau, pers. comm., 2000).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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