Bar-tailed flathead

The Bar-tailed flathead lives in the demersal, marine environment.

The Bar-tailed flathead can be distinguished from other flathead due to its distinct tail colourations. The tail is bright white, with three distinct black bars crossing horizontally, giving the tail a 'flag' appearance. More

reefs, although bar-tailed flathead occur in many esturine environments, for example the Swan/Canning River System in Perth. More

threat posed to bar-tailed flathead is probably the decline of estuarine water quality and systems. Tackle and bait Most bar-tailed flathead fishing is carried out in estuaries like the Swan/Canning. More

* Sell bar top Sell Bar-tailed Flathead fish, herring, taka, octopus, scanlop, the top of shells, snails Sell bar top Sell Bar-tailed Flathead fish, herring, taka, octopus, scanlop, the top... More

flathead, sand flathead and bar-tailed flathead - a common mistake that can prove quite costly." Mr Mulherin said misidentification also occurred with other common species, including snapper, whiting, spangled emperor, grass emperor, tusk fish and parrot fish. More

fishing for bar-tailed flathead in the Swan River really pics up. The bar-tailed flathead is actually a tropical species of flathead that has some how established itself in the Swan and Canning Rivers . More

Common names

Båndhalet fladhovedulk in Danish (dansk)
Bar-tailed flathead in English
Flathead in English
Isdang buaya in Tagalog
Itang in Bikol
Itang in Unknown
Lubalob in Bikol
Lubalob in Unknown
Sunog in Surigaonon
Sunog in Unknown
Sunugan in Unknown
Sunugan in Visayan
Uram-uram in Ilokano
Uram-uram in Unknown
Western estuary flathead in English
Yellowtail flathead in English
斑尾鯒 in Mandarin Chinese
斑尾鯒 in Unknown
斑尾鲬 in Mandarin Chinese
斑尾鲬 in Unknown

Order : Scorpaeniformes
Family : Platycephalidae
Genus : Platycephalus
Species : Platycephalus endrachtensis
Authority : Quoy & Gaimard,1825