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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Platycephalidae Flatheads

Genus: Grammoplites

(See list of species below)


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3 species (see list below)

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Western Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
 
Grammoplites knappi
[]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Grammoplites scaber (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.
 
Grammoplites scaber
[Rough flathead]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 31 cm TL
Grammoplites suppositus (Troschel, 1840)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Grammoplites suppositus
[Spotfin flathead]
3 Species of Family Platycephalidae with Genus Grammoplites
(Flatheads)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1994 Grammoplites knappi Western Pacific 30 TL
1758 Grammoplites scaber Rough flathead Indo-West Pacific 30 TL
1840 Grammoplites suppositus Spotfin flathead Indian Ocean 31 TL



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