Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Crocodile Flathead
Cymbacephalus beauforti
Crocodile Flathead
Category: Flatheads
Scientific Name: Cymbacephalus beauforti
Size: Up to 19 in. (47 cm)  
Depth: 3-35 ft. (1-12 m)
Distribution: Asian Pacific, Indonesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Perciformes (Order)
      └Scorpaenoidei (Suborder)
       └Platycephalidae (Family)
        └Cymbacephalus (Genus)
         └C. beauforti (Species)

Bottom Dwellers
Flatheads

Crocodile Flathead

Thorny Flathead



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