Crocodile flathead (Cociella crocodilus)

Scientific name: Cociella crocodilus Cuvier, 1829

Crocodile flathead (Cociella crocodilus)

The Crocodile flathead (Cociella crocodilus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Platycephalidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Red Sea and East Africa to the Solomon Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Australia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 11. Brownish with small dark spots on upper body; usually with 4-5 dark brown bands crosses back; spiny dorsal with broad black band near edge and small black spots below, other fins darkly spotted.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cociella crocodilus
Family
Platycephalidae (Flatheads)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
50.0
Common length
40.0
Depth range
100 m (328 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range ? - 100 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Solomon Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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