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Platycephalus endrachtensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1825

Bar-tailed flathead
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Philippines country information

Common names: Bar-tailed flathead, Isdang buaya, Itang
Occurrence: questionable
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported from Sorsogon Bay (Ref. 47531, 47565) and Puerto Princesa, Palawan (Ref. 58652). However, it is outside distributional range (Ref. 86914).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Imamura, H., 2008
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Northern sand flathead, Northern sand flathead, Yellowtail flathead, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei (Scorpionfishes) > Platycephalidae (Flatheads)
Etymology: Platycephalus: Greek, platys = flat + Greek, kephale = head (Ref. 45335).
  More on authors: Quoy & Gaimard.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal.   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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