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Southern Rock Flathead

Platycephalus laevigatus

Seabook: Southern Rock Flathead

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Max Weight

Max Depth

20 m

Description

Platycephalus laevigatus, the rock flathead, black flathead, grass flathead, king flathead, marbled-bellied flathead, Port Albert flathead, smooth flathead or Southern rock flathead, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Platycephalidae, the flatheads. This species is endemic to Australia. Taxonomy ... Read more in Seabook

Locations

Colors

white
black
brown
yellow
green

Habitat and Environment

Benthic

Coral reef

Social Behaviour

Group

Solitary

Poisonous

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Danger to human

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Venomous

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