Crocodile flathead

Cociella crocodilus

Platycephalid Fish beneath Australian Waters

Crocodile flathead is a fish of Indo-West Pacific. The largest recorded length is 50 cm. Its body is an elongated body.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Platycephalidae
Genus: Cociella
Maximum length: 50 cm
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Solomon Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Australia (Ref. 3476 ).

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