Platycephalus laevigatus
| Platycephalus laevigatus | |
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| An illustration of a Platycephalus laevigatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Platycephalidae |
| Genus: | Platycephalus |
| Species: | P. laevigatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Platycephalus laevigatus G. Cuvier, 1829
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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.[1] The species only occurs in southern Australia.[2]
References[]
- ^ CSIRO Marine & Atmospheric Research & Bray, D.J. 2011, Rock Flathead, Platycephalus laevigatus, in Fishes of Australia, accessed 26 Aug 2014, http://www.fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/3360
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Platycephalus laevigatus" in FishBase. November 2014 version.
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