Broadhead flathead
Sunagocia arenicola
- Usual depth2–20 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsApril, May, and September
- How commonRare
About this species
Sunagocia is a genus of marine, demersal ray-finned fish belonging to the family Platycephalidae. These fishes are native to the Indian and Pacific oceans.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Sunagocia”, 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: 4 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 12 records
- May: 15 records
- June: 9 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 3 records
- September: 13 records
- October: 8 records
- November: 10 records
- December: 3 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–20 m · Deepest record: 32 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Broadhead flathead, Sand Flathead, White-speckled Flathead
Names in 3 more languages
- French
- Poisson-crocodile à tête large
- Japanese
- Sunagochi, スナゴチ
- Simplified Chinese
- 沙地繸牛尾魚, 沙地蘇納牛尾魚, 沙棲蘇納鯒, 牛尾, 狗祈仔, 竹甲
Other scientific names: Eurycephalus arenicola, Eurycephalus arenicolus, Platycephalus arenicola, Thysanophrys arenicola
Similar species
- Papillose Flathead
Sunagocia carbunculus
- Frill-lip Flathead
Sunagocia otaitensis
- Japanese Flathead
Inegocia japonica
Crocodile fishCymbacephalus beauforti
Black-freckled FlatheadCymbacephalus nematophthalmus
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).
- 166 open-data records from 1931 to 2015.
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