Dusky Flathead
Platycephalus fuscus
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,586
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇺 Australia
Description
Platycephalus fuscus, the dusky flathead or black flathead, (literally translating from Ancient Greek as "flat-head dusky") is a large predatory fish and the largest member of the family Platycephalidae. Dusky flathead are a largely estuarine species and are found in estuaries, estuarine lakes and coastal bays on the east coast of Australia, from Cairns in Queensland to the Gippsland Lakes in Victoria. They occur over sand, mud, gravel and seagrass and can inhabit estuarine waters up to the tidal limit.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Platycephalus fuscus”.