Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Thorny Flathead
Rogadius pristiger
Thorny Flathead
Category: Flatheads
Scientific Name: Rogadius pristiger
Size: Up to 8 in. (20 cm)  
Depth: 30-100 ft. (10-30 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, Red Sea
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Perciformes (Order)
      └Scorpaenoidei (Suborder)
       └Platycephalidae (Family)
        └Rogadius (Genus)
         └R. pristiger (Species)

Bottom Dwellers
Flatheads

Thorny Flathead

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