Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-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)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Perciformes (Order)
     └Scorpaenoidei (Suborder)
      └Platycephalidae (Family)
       └Rogadius (Genus)
        └R. pristiger (Species)
WoRMS ID: 218146🔗
iNaturalist ID: 199184🔗

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