Fringelip flathead

Sunagocia otaitensis

Sand burial turns the fish into seafloor

Fringelip flathead is a marine fish from Indo-Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The largest recorded length is 30 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Platycephalidae
Genus: Sunagocia
Maximum length: 30 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Tuamoto Islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands (Ref. 9710 ) and Taiwan, south to northern half of Australia; Marshall and Caroline islands in Micronesia.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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