Longsnout flathead

The Longsnout flathead lives in the reef-associated, non-migratory, marine, depth range 1 - 80 m , usually - 18 m environment.

A Longsnout Flathead at a depth of 12 m, inside Mantis Reef, far northern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, November 2001. Photo © E. Schlögl. View larger image. Longsnout Flathead - head Head of the fish in the top image. Note the iris lappet. More

Common names

bunobuno in Fijian (vosa Vakaviti)
flatheads in English
Kuroshimagochi in Japanese (日本語)
Langsnoet-platkop in Afrikaans
Long-snout flathead in English
Longsnout flathead in English
Platycéphale clin d'œil in French (français)
Platycéphale clin d'oeil in French (français)
Tolo in Samoan (gagana fa'a Samoa)
Usa vero in Gela
大眼瞳鯒 in Mandarin Chinese
大眼瞳鲬 in Mandarin Chinese
牛尾 in Mandarin Chinese
窄眶牛尾魚 in Mandarin Chinese
窄眶牛尾鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
窄眼繸鯒 in Mandarin Chinese
窄眼繸鲬 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Scorpaeniformes
Family : Platycephalidae
Genus : Thysanophrys
Species : Thysanophrys chiltonae
Authority : Schultz, 1966