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) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Perciformes (Order)
     └Scorpaenoidei (Suborder)
      └Platycephalidae (Family) Flatheads
       └Cymbacephalus (Genus)
        └C. beauforti (Species)
WoRMS ID: 280462🔗
iNaturalist ID: 51474🔗

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