Black flathead

Flathead are notable for their unusual body shape, upon which their hunting strategy is based.

The Black flathead lives in the demersal, brackish, marine, depth range 0 - 30 m environment.

Nothing known about the Black flathead

Common names

Black flathead in English
Dusky in English
dusky flathead in English
Estuary flathead in English
Flattie in English
Frog in English
Lizard in English
Mørk fladhovedulk in Danish (dansk)
Mud flathead in English
River flathead in English
宽头鲬 in Mandarin Chinese
寬頭鯒 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Scorpaeniformes
Family : Platycephalidae
Genus : Platycephalus
Species : Platycephalus fuscus
Authority : Cuvier, 1829