231 observationsData Deficient
Bartail Flathead
Platycephalus indicus
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Chordata ›Class: Actinopterygii ›Order: Perciformes ›Family: Platycephalidae ›Genus: Platycephalus
About
The bartail flathead (Platycephalus indicus), also called bar-tailed flathead, bartail blenny, gobi, Indian flathead, or Indo-Pacific flathead, is the type species for the Platycephalus genus of fish. It is found in the Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean. The species has been recorded in the Mediterranean, having invaded as a Lessepsian migrant through the Suez Canal. However, although a number of specimens were caught in trawls in the late 1970s then none were caught until 2011,...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Bartail Flathead is Platycephalus indicus.
- The Bartail Flathead has a conservation status of Data Deficient.
- Bartail Flathead belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Bartail Flathead belongs to the phylum Chordata.
- Bartail Flathead belongs to the class Actinopterygii.
- Bartail Flathead belongs to the order Perciformes.
- Bartail Flathead belongs to the family Platycephalidae.
- Bartail Flathead belongs to the genus Platycephalus.