Papillose Flathead
Sunagocia carbunculus
- Usual depth0–135 m
- Water temperature28–29 °C
- Best monthsJune
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–135 m · Deepest record: 135 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 28–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Papillose Flathead
Other scientific names: Eurycephalus carbunculus, Euryplatycephalus carbunculus, Platycephalus bobossok, Platycephalus cantori, Platycephalus carbunculus, Thysanophrys carbunculus
Similar species
- Broadhead flathead
Sunagocia arenicola
- 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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 22 open-data records from 1833 to 2015.
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