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Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei
Family: Platycephalidae Flatheads

Genus: Thysanophrys

(See list of species below)


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10 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 12.1 cm SL
 
Thysanophrys armata
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Thysanophrys celebica (Bleeker, 1855)

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Thysanophrys celebica
[Celebes flathead]

Photo by Steene, R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Thysanophrys chiltonae Schultz, 1966

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Thysanophrys chiltonae
[Longsnout flathead]

Photo by Smith, B.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 38 cm TL
Thysanophrys cirronasus (Richardson, 1848)

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Thysanophrys cirronasus
[Tasselsnout flathead]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 18.6 cm SL
Thysanophrys longirostris (Shao & Chen, 1987)

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Thysanophrys longirostris
[]
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Max. Length 12.1 cm SL
 
Thysanophrys papillaris
[Smallknob flathead]

Photo by Knapp, L.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 9.9 cm SL
Thysanophrys randalli Knapp, 2013

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Thysanophrys randalli
[Snub-snouted flathead]

Photo by Knapp, L.

Western Indian Ocean, Som
Max. Length 12.7 cm SL
Thysanophrys rarita Knapp, 2013

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Thysanophrys rarita
[Somali flathead]

Photo by Knapp, L.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 8.9 cm SL
Thysanophrys springeri Knapp, 2013

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Thysanophrys springeri
[Red Sea flathead]

Photo by Knapp, L.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 11.7 cm SL
Thysanophrys tricaudata Knapp, 2013

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Thysanophrys tricaudata
[Sri Lankan flathead]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Thysanophrys armata Indo-Pacific 12.1 SL 1938
Thysanophrys celebica Celebes flathead Indo-West Pacific 20 TL 1855
Thysanophrys chiltonae Longsnout flathead Indo-Pacific 25 TL 1966
Thysanophrys cirronasus Tasselsnout flathead Indo-West Pacific 38 TL 1848
Thysanophrys longirostris Northwest Pacific 18.6 SL 1987
Thysanophrys papillaris Smallknob flathead Indo-West Pacific 12.1 SL 1999
Thysanophrys randalli Snub-snouted flathead Western Indian Ocean 9.9 SL 2013
Thysanophrys rarita Somali flathead Western Indian Ocean, Som 12.7 SL 2013
Thysanophrys springeri Red Sea flathead Western Indian Ocean 8.9 SL 2013
Thysanophrys tricaudata Sri Lankan flathead Eastern Indian Ocean 11.7 SL 2013



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