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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