Fish Identification: Find Species

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

Genus: Onigocia

(See list of species below)


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8 species (see list below)
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Photo by MNHN

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 6.6 cm SL
Onigocia bimaculata Knapp, Imamura & Sakashita, 2000

Photo by Photo by MNHN
 
Onigocia bimaculata
[Two-spotted flathead]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.2 cm SL
 
Onigocia grandisquama
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 14.4 cm SL
 
Onigocia lacrimalis
[Smooth-snout flathead]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 17 cm TL
Onigocia macrolepis (Bleeker, 1854)

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Onigocia macrolepis
[Notched flathead]

Photo by Yin, Robert

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Onigocia oligolepis (Regan, 1908)

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Onigocia oligolepis
[Large-scale flathead]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Onigocia pedimacula (Regan, 1908)

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Onigocia pedimacula
[Broadband flathead]
No picture found
 
Onigocia sibogae
[]

Photo by Ryanskiy, A.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Onigocia spinosa (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)

Photo by Photo by Ryanskiy, A.
 
Onigocia spinosa
[Midget flathead]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Onigocia bimaculata Two-spotted flathead Indo-Pacific 6.6 SL 2000
Onigocia grandisquama Indo-West Pacific 6.2 SL 1908
Onigocia lacrimalis Smooth-snout flathead Pacific South West 14.4 SL 2009
Onigocia macrolepis Notched flathead Indo-West Pacific 17 TL 1854
Onigocia oligolepis Large-scale flathead Indo-West Pacific 10 TL 1908
Onigocia pedimacula Broadband flathead Indo-West Pacific 11 TL 1908
Onigocia sibogae Indo-West Pacific 2011
Onigocia spinosa Midget flathead Western Pacific 25 TL 1843



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