Flathead congoli

Flathead congoli
Conservation status
	Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Suborder:	Notothenioidei
Family:	Bovichtidae
Genus:	Halaphritis; Last, Balushkin & Hutchins, 2002
Species:	H. platycephala
Binomial name
	Halaphritis platycephala; Last, Balushkin & Hutchins, 2002

Halaphritis platycephala is a species of thornfish native to the oceans off of Tasmania (Australia) where it can be found at depths of from 5 to 13 metres (16 to 43 ft) preferring caves and other low-light habitats. This species grows to a standard length of 16.8 centimetres (6.6 in). This species is the only known member of its genus.^[1]

References

Last, P.R., A.V. Balushkin and J.B. Hutchins (2002): Halaphritis platycephala (Notothenioidei: Bovichtidae): a new genus and species of temperate icefish from southeastern Australia. Copeia 2002(2):433-440.

^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Halaphritis platycephala" in FishBase. February 2013 version.

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[1] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Halaphritis platycephala" in FishBase. February 2013 version.

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