Platycephalidae

Blue-spotted flathead

Platycephalus caeruleopunctatus

Forty Five Centimeters Platycephalid Fish of Australian Waters

• Blue
• Temperate
• Southern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Pacific Ocean
• Oceania
• Medium
• Temperate fish

Platycephalus caeruleopunctatus, the bluespotted flathead, drift flathead, Eastern blue-spot flathead, longnose flathead, red flathead, red spotted flathead, sand flathead or yank, is a species of predatory ray-finned fish belonging to the family Platycephalidae, the flatheads. Bluespotted flathead are a marine species and are predominantly found in offshore waters and coastal bays on the east coast of Australia where they are almost exclusively found on marine sand.