A greyish-brown flathead with many small orange to reddish-orange spots, and often several large greyish blotches along the midsides. The fins are spotted, and the caudal fin is mostly dusky, especially the outer middle part, with a few small faint dusky blotches dorsally.

Head large, flattened with low, mostly spineless ridges; mouth large with very large canine teeth in jaws; angle of gill cover with two strong, spines of similar size

A big factor in being to identify this species is the colour of the fish and a mouth full of sharp teeth

At a glance

Habitat Found on sandy and silty bottoms at depths of 20-430 m
Size Can grow to around 70cm and 3kg
Origin Endemic
Distribution Endemic to continental shelf and slope of south-eastern Australia, from off Coffs Harbour (New South Wales) to the Investigator Strait (South Australia), including Bass Strait and Tasmania.
Descriptions
Distribution
Endemic to continental shelf and slope of south-eastern Australia, from off Coffs Harbour (New South Wales) to the Investigator Strait (South Australia), including Bass Strait and Tasmania.
Habitat
Found on sandy and silty bottoms at depths of 20-430 m
Size
Can grow to around 70cm and 3kg
Common Name Tiger Flathead
Aliases King Flathead, Deepsea Flathead, Toothy Flathead,
Origin Endemic
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
SuperclassGnathostomata
ClassActinopterygii
SubclassEuteleostei
SuperorderAcanthopterygii
OrderScorpaeniformes
FamilyPlatycephalidae
GenusPlatycephalus
SpeciesPlatycephalus richardsoni
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