Image: Marbled Flathead tail

Marbled Flathead tail

The tail of a 35 cm long Marbled Flathead caught on hook and line off Harringon, New South Wales, December 2001.

Photographer:
John Pogonoski
Rights:
© John Pogonoski
Common name:
Marbled Flathead
Scientific name:
Platycephalus marmoratus
Family:
Platycephalidae
Order:
Scorpaeniformes

Additional information

The white caudal fin margin is an important character used to identify the species.

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Tags fishes, ichthyology, Platycephalus marmoratus, Marbled Flathead, tail, Platycephalidae,