Broadhead flathead

The Broadhead flathead lives in the reef-associated, non-migratory, marine, depth range 1 - 30 m environment.

Broadhead Flathead (aka Crocodilefish) on coral. Dive #287, Nembelau Island, Solomon Islands, March 16, 2005, 2:46 pm. Copyright More

Sand or Broadhead flathead (Thysanophrys arenicola), master of camouflage in its sandy habitat. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia A hermit crab (Dardanus deformis) with sea anemones Calliactis sp. on shelll. More

dive site! Two broadhead flatheads have decided to make the small cave at the bottom of the west buoyline their home. While filming a PADI Open Water course for Simple Life Divers, the group and I decided to pay the flatheads a visit. More

Common names

Bredhovedet fladhovedulk in Danish (dansk)
Broadhead flathead in English
bunobuno in Fijian (vosa Vakaviti)
Poisson-crocodile à tête large in French (français)
Sand flathead in English
Sand-platkop in Afrikaans
Sunagochi in Japanese (日本語)
Vugovugo sadana in Gela
White-speckled flathead in English
沙地牛尾魚 in Mandarin Chinese
沙地牛尾鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
沙地繸鯒 in Mandarin Chinese
沙地繸鲬 in Mandarin Chinese
牛尾 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Scorpaeniformes
Family : Platycephalidae
Genus : Eurycephalus
Species : Eurycephalus arenicola
Authority : Schultz, 1966