Halfspined flathead

Ratabulus prionotus

Platycephalid Fish of the Western Indian Ocean

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Elongated
Medium
Tropical fish

The halfspined flathead (Ratabulus prionotus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Platycephalidae, the flatheads. This species is found in the western Indian Ocean and the Red Sea.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Platycephalidae
Genus: Ratabulus
Maximum length: 22 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea to Delagoa Bay to Karachi. Lessepsian migrant to Mediterranean Sea.

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