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Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei
Family: Platycephalidae Flatheads

Genus: Thysanophrys

(See list of species below)


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Thysanophrys armata Indo-Pacific 12.1 SL 1938
Thysanophrys celebica Celebes flathead Indo-West Pacific 20 TL 1855
Thysanophrys chiltonae Longsnout flathead Indo-Pacific 25 TL 1966
Thysanophrys cirronasus Tasselsnout flathead Indo-West Pacific 38 TL 1848
Thysanophrys longirostris Northwest Pacific 18.6 SL 1987
Thysanophrys papillaris Smallknob flathead Indo-West Pacific 12.1 SL 1999
Thysanophrys randalli Snub-snouted flathead Western Indian Ocean 9.9 SL 2013
Thysanophrys rarita Somali flathead Western Indian Ocean, Som 12.7 SL 2013
Thysanophrys springeri Red Sea flathead Western Indian Ocean 8.9 SL 2013
Thysanophrys tricaudata Sri Lankan flathead Eastern Indian Ocean 11.7 SL 2013



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