Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Spiny Flathead
Onigocia spinosa
Spiny Flathead
Also known as: Midget Flathead
Category: Flatheads
Scientific Name: Onigocia spinosa
Size: Up to 5 in. (13 cm)  
Distribution: Northern Australia, Indonesia, Philippines
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
       └Onigocia (Genus)
        └O. spinosa (Species)
WoRMS ID: 278479🔗
iNaturalist ID: 196764🔗

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