The bartail flathead (Platycephalus indicus), also known as the Indian flathead, gobi or Indo-Pacific flathead, is a species of largely marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Platycephalidae, the flatheads. This species is found in the Indian Ocean and the Western Pacific Ocean, and has invaded the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Bartail Flathead being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Platycephalus bassensis
- Platycephalus fuscus
- Acanthogobius hasta
- Platycephalus speculator
- Platycephalus caeruleopunctatus
- Platycephalus laevigatus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Platycephalidae
- Genus
- Platycephalus
- Species
- Platycephalus indicus
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