Description

Also known as Bartail Flathead, Flagtail Flathead, Northern Sand Flathead, Northern Flag-tailed Flathead, Sand Flathead, Striped-tail Flathead, Western Estuary Flathead, Yellowtail Flathead.

Found singly, lying on mud and sandy bottoms, of estuaries and coastal reefs.
They feed on benthic crustaceans and fish.
Length - 45cm
Depth - 1-50m
Eastern Indian Ocean, Western Pacific - Australia, Indonesia

Flatheads are closely related to Scorpionfish.
Their eyes are covered by a tasselled curtain which helps to disguise them from predators. The tassels expand and contract with intensity of light. Ref: https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Platycephalus-endrachtensis.html