Cymbacephalus
Appearance
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Crocodile Fish (C. beauforti) | |
Northern Rock Flathead (C. staigeri) | |
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Genus: | Cymbacephalus Fowler, 1938
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Cymbacephalus is a genus of flatheads native to the western Pacific Ocean.
Species
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Cymbacephalus beauforti (L. W. Knapp, 1973) (Crocodile fish)
- Cymbacephalus bosschei (Bleeker, 1860) (Small-eyed flathead)
- Cymbacephalus nematophthalmus (Günther, 1860) (Fringe-eyed flathead)
- Cymbacephalus staigeri (Castelnau, 1875) (Northern rock flathead)
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Cymbacephalus". FishBase. December 2012 version.