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Broadhead flathead

Thysanophrys arenicola

Description:

To 37 cm (15 in.). Platycephalidae. Spotted shades of brown to gray. Light and dark banding and spotting on pectoral and ventral fins, both light and dark bars below eye and on jaws. Space between eyes about the same width as diameter of eye.

Habitat:

Solitary. Sandy fringe on coral reefs in 3-30 m. Indo-West Pacific.

Notes:

http://www.amazon.com/Reef-Fish-Identifi... http://www.fishbase.org/summary/THYSANOP...

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