Platycephalus pedimacula (Blackblotch flathead)

Interesting Facts

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Common Names

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Common Names in Afrikaans:

Halfstekel-platkop

Common Names in English:

Blackblotch flathead, halfspined flathead

Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:

鞍斑鱗鯒, 鞍斑鳞鲬

Common Names in Portuguese:

Sapateiro espinhoso

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Osteichthyes () - Huxley, 1880
        Class: Actinopterygii () - Huxley, 1880
        Subclass: Actinopterygii ()
        Infraclass: Actinopteri ()
        Cohort: Clupeocephala ()
        Superorder: Acanthopterygii ()
        Order: Scorpaeniformes ()
        Suborder: Platycephaloidei ()
        Family: Platycephalidae ()
        Genus: Platycephalus () - Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886
        Specific name: pedimacula
        Scientific name: - Platycephalus pedimacula

Synonyms

Onigocia pedimacula • Onigocia pedimacula (Regan, 1908) • Rogadius prionotus • Rogadius prionotus (Sauvage, 1873)

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Platycephalus

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 40 species and subspecies in this genus:

P. arenarius (Northern-Flag Tailed Flathead) · P. asper (Olive-Tailed Flathead) · P. aurimaculatus (Mongrel Tiger Flathead) · P. bassensis (Southern Sand Flathead) · P. borboniensis (Small-Eyed Flathead) · P. boschei (Bosch's Flathead) · P. caeruleopunctatus (Eastern Blue-Spot Flathead) · P. carbunculus (Papillose Flathead) · P. celebicus (Quarterspined Flathead) · P. chauliodous (Bigtooth Flathead) · P. conatus (Deep-Water Flathead) · P. cooperi (Spotted Flathead) · P. crocodilus (Crocodile Flathead) · P. endrachtensis (Western Estuary Flathead) · P. fuscus (Dusky Finned Bulleye) · P. gruveli (Guinea Flathead) · P. guttatus (Spot Eye Flathead) · P. indicus (Indo-Pacific Flathead) · P. japonicus (Japanese Flathead) · P. laevigatus (Marbled-Bellied Flathead) · P. longiceps (Indian Ocean Crocodilefish) · P. longispinis (Western Sand Flathead) · P. longispinus (Longspined Flathead) · P. macrodon (Tiger Flathead) · P. macrolepis (Notched Flathead) · P. marmoratus (Marbled Flathead) · P. nematophthalmus (Fringe-Eyed Flathead) · P. oligolepis (Large-Scale Flathead) · P. orbitalis (Western-Australian Flathead) · P. pedimacula (Blackblotch Flathead) · P. pristiger (Thorny Flathead) · P. pristis (Quarterspined Flathead) · P. richardsoni (Deep Sea Flathead) · P. rodericensis (Large-Spinned Flathead) · P. serratus (Serrated Flathead) · P. speculator (Castelnau's Flathead) · P. spinosus (Midget Flathead) · P. suppositus (Regan's Flathead) · P. tentaculatus (Tentacled Flathead) · Sorsogona prionota (Halfspined Flathead)

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Notes

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Contributors

Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 166366
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 4005635