Large-scale flathead

Onigocia oligolepis

Ten Centimeters Platycephalid Fish from African Waters

Large-scale flathead is a marine fish from Indo-West Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 10 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Platycephalidae
Genus: Onigocia
Maximum length: 10 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: three known specimens from Natal, South Africa (Ref. 4315 ); also from north and northwestern Australia, and possibly extending to western Papua New Guinea. Reported from Samoa (Ref. 592 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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