Platycephalus indicus, FRLM 30658, 11.6 cm SL
Platycephalus indicus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Bartail flathead
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D1 I - VII - VIII; D2 13; A 13; P1 18 - 20; P2 I, 5; LLp 68 - 82. Body elongate. Head strongly depressed. Head spines on dorsal surface of head obscure in adults. Preopercle with 2 spines. Eye without ocular flaps. Iris lappet a simple elongated lobe. Teeth on vomer in a single band. Finger-like interopercular flap present. Cheek region lacking skinny sensory tubes. Single short spine between first and second dorsal fins present or absent. Lateral line scales with single opening to exterior. Color: body and head covered by many small spots, whitish below; first and second dorsal, pectoral and pelvic fins with dark spots; anal fin pale; caudal fin with 2 or 3 horizontal dark bands, single yellow blotch near middle of fin. Size: maximum length about 50 cm. Distribution: widespread, known from the eastern Mediterranean and Indo-West Pacific. Remarks: occurring muddy or sandy shallow coastal waters. Records from Japan and Korea are doubtful.
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