Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
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

Onigocia bimaculata
[Two-spotted flathead]

No picture found
Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 6.2 cm SL

Onigocia grandisquama
[]

No picture found
Pacific South West
Max. Length 14.4 cm SL

Onigocia lacrimalis
[Smooth-snout flathead]

Photo by CSIRO

Onigocia macrolepis
[Notched flathead]

Photo by Yin, Robert

Onigocia oligolepis
[Large-scale flathead]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Onigocia pedimacula
[Broadband flathead]

No picture found
Indo-West Pacific

Onigocia sibogae
[]

Photo by Ryanskiy, A.

Onigocia spinosa
[Midget flathead]

8 Species of Family Platycephalidae with Genus Onigocia
(Flatheads)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
2000	Onigocia bimaculata	Two-spotted flathead	Indo-Pacific	6.6 SL
1908	Onigocia grandisquama		Indo-West Pacific	6.2 SL
2009	Onigocia lacrimalis	Smooth-snout flathead	Pacific South West	14.4 SL
1854	Onigocia macrolepis	Notched flathead	Indo-West Pacific	15 TL
1908	Onigocia oligolepis	Large-scale flathead	Indo-West Pacific	10 TL
1908	Onigocia pedimacula	Broadband flathead	Indo-West Pacific	11 TL
2011	Onigocia sibogae		Indo-West Pacific
1843	Onigocia spinosa	Midget flathead	Western Pacific	25 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: ScorpaeniformesFamily: Platycephalidae FlatheadsGenus: Onigocia(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Platycephalidae Flatheads

Genus: Onigocia

(See list of species below)