Rough flathead

Grammoplites scaber

Platycephalid Fish of Bay of Bengal

Rough flathead is known from Indo-West Pacific as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Platycephalidae
Genus: Grammoplites
Maximum length: 30 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: southern Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal through Malaysia, Indonesia to Bali and Celebes, Gulf of Thailand, Viet Nam, Hong Kong and southern Philippines. Also reported from the Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819 ). Records from the northern Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf and east coast of Africa probably refer to other species.

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