De Beaufort's flathead

De Beaufort's flathead
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Platycephalidae
Genus: Cymbacephalus
Species:
C. beauforti
Binomial name
Cymbacephalus beauforti
(L. W. Knapp, 1973)
Synonyms[2]
  • Platycephalus beauforti Knapp, 1973

De Beaufort's flathead (Cymbacephalus beauforti), also known as the crocodilefish or giant flathead, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Platycephalidae, the flatheads. It is found in the Western Pacific Ocean.

  1. ^ Motomura, H. & Matsuura, K. (2016). "Cymbacephalus beauforti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T69787135A69800837. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T69787135A69800837.en. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cymbacephalus beauforti". FishBase. February 2022 version.