Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific 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)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Perciformes (Order)
     └Scorpaenoidei (Suborder)
      └Platycephalidae (Family)
       └Cymbacephalus (Genus)

Bottom Dwellers
Flatheads

Crocodile Flathead

Thorny Flathead



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