Platycephalus speculator

(Platycephalus speculator)

Description

The southern bluespotted flathead, southern flathead or yank flathead is a common species of flathead found around the southern coast and offshore islands of Australia growing to 90 cm and inhabiting a depth of from 8 to 30 metres. It is a large brown or grey fish, growing to at least 90 centimetres (35 in) and 8 kilograms (18 lb). It has a paler bottom and small scattered blue spots, and 3-5 large round dark spots on its tail.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Actinopterygii
Order:Scorpaeniformes
Family:Platycephalidae
Genus:Platycephalus
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