Rahul Sharma

Tentacled flathead

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Kingdom  Animalia
Scientific name  Papilloculiceps longiceps
Higher classification  Papilloculiceps
Order  Scorpaeniformes
Family  Platycephalidae
Phylum  Chordata
Rank  Species
Found in  Red Sea
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Genus  Papilloculiceps Fowler & Steinitz, 1956
Similar  De Beaufort's, Cymbacephalus, Platycephalidae, Cociella, Thysanophrys

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The Tentacled flathead (Papilloculiceps longiceps) or Crocodilefish is a member of the order Scorpaeniformes, an order which also includes the scorpionfishes and stonefishes. It is found in the Western Indian Ocean; the Red Sea. The species now also occurs in the Mediterranean, having invaded as a Lessepsian migrant through the Suez Canal.


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Tentacled flatheads are mottled brown or green and grey, coloured ideally to be camouflaged with their habitat. They have eye lappets, which help to break up the outline of the iris and improve camouflage, and can reach a length of 70 cm.


Tentacled flatheads dwell in areas where the sea floor is soft or sandy and their camouflage is most effective, usually associated with reefs or rubble.


Tentacled flatheads are carnivorous, and will eat most fish small enough to fit in their mouth.


Tentacled flathead Wikipedia

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