Bar-Tailed Flathead
Platycephalus endrachtensis
- Group: Other
- Max size: 45 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
A sand dwelling flathead that stretches its broad, flat head along shallow bottoms and ambushes prey from below. Despite the spines that bristle on related species, this one carries neither the glandular groove nor the venom gland, so it is harmless to divers.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Perciformes › Platycephalidae › Platycephalus
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 274657.
FAQ
- Is the Bar-Tailed Flathead dangerous to divers?
- The Bar-Tailed Flathead is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Bar-Tailed Flathead get?
- The Bar-Tailed Flathead grows to about 45 cm.