Ratabulus tuberculatus
- Usual depth18–62 m
- Water temperature23–29 °C
- Best monthsSeptember and October
- How commonOccasional
About this species
The tuberculated flathead is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Platycephalidae, the flatheads. This species is found in Indian and Western Pacific Oceans.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Tuberculated flathead”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 5 records
- February: 15 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 16 records
- May: 8 records
- June: 20 records
- July: 26 records
- August: 10 records
- September: 48 records
- October: 43 records
- November: 20 records
- December: 13 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 18–62 m · Deepest record: 325 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Onigocia tuberculatus, Platycephalus tuberculatus, Rogadius tuberculatus, Sorsogona tuberculata, Thysanophrys tuberculatus
Similar species
- Japanese Flathead
Inegocia japonica
Crocodile fishCymbacephalus beauforti
Black-freckled FlatheadCymbacephalus nematophthalmus
Longsnout flatheadThysanophrys chiltonae
- Mud Flathead
Ambiserrula jugosa
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.
- 262 open-data records from 1829 to 2025.
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