Japanese Flathead
Inegocia japonica
- Usual depth11–45 m
- Water temperature20–29 °C
- Best monthsAugust, September, and October
- How commonCommon
About this species
Inegocia japonica, the Japanese flathead, rusty flathead or smooth flathead, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Platycephalidae, the flatheads. It is found in the Indo-West Pacific region.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 18 records
- February: 40 records
- March: 18 records
- April: 19 records
- May: 10 records
- June: 42 records
- July: 20 records
- August: 51 records
- September: 80 records
- October: 73 records
- November: 23 records
- December: 23 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 11–45 m · Deepest record: 64.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Japanese Flathead, Rusty Flathead, Smooth Flathead
Names in 3 more languages
- Spanish
- Chato Japonés
- French
- Platycéphale Japonais
- Japanese
- Tokagegochi, トカゲゴチ
Other scientific names: Inegocia borboriensis, Inegocia isacanthus, Inegocia japonicas, Inegocia japonicus, Platycephalus bataviensis, Platycephalus borbonensis, Platycephalus borbonicus, Platycephalus borboniensis, Platycephalus isacanthus, Platycephalus japonicus, Silurus imberbis, Silurus inermis, Sphyraena japonica, Suggrundus isacanthus, Thysanophrys japonicus
Similar species
Crocodile fishCymbacephalus beauforti
Black-freckled FlatheadCymbacephalus nematophthalmus
Longsnout flatheadThysanophrys chiltonae
- crocodile flathead
Cociella crocodilus
- Large-spinned Flathead
Kumococius rodericensis
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 838 open-data records from 1812 to 2022.
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