Bar-tailed Flathead
Platycephalus endrachtensis
Also known as: Bartail Flathead, Flagtail Flathead, Northern Sand Flathead, Northern Flag-tailed Flathead, Sand Flathead, Striped-tail Flathead, Western Estuary Flathead, Yellowtail Flathead
- Bartail Flathead
- Flagtail Flathead
- Northern Sand Flathead
- Northern Flag-tailed Flathead
- Sand Flathead
- Striped-tail Flathead
- Western Estuary Flathead
- Yellowtail Flathead
Overview
Found singly, lying on mud and sandy bottoms, of estuaries and coastal reefs.
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.
How to identify
- Pattern
- spots
- Fins & Tail
- flag tailstripe tail
- Behaviour
- bottom dwellingsolitary
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Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Eastern Indian Ocean, Western Pacific
- Country only · 1
Found singly, lying on mud and sandy bottoms, of estuaries and coastal reefs.
Adult photos 1
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