- Crocodilefish
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Crocodilefish is the common name given to some members of the family Platycephalidae:
- It is the Fishbase recognised name for Cymbacephalus beauforti, the De Beaufort's flathead, a fish occurring in the western Pacific.[1]
- The Indian Ocean species Papilloculiceps longiceps, the Tentacled flathead, is also known as the crocodilefish or the Indian Ocean crocodilefish.[2][3]
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2007). "Cymbacephalus beauforti" in FishBase. 4 2007 version.
- ^ Siliotti, A. (2002) fishes of the red sea Verona, Geodia ISBN 88-87177-42-2
- ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2007). "Papilloculiceps longiceps" in FishBase. 4 2007 version.
Categories:- Platycephalidae
- Fish of the Red Sea
- Fish of the Indian Ocean
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