Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Scorpaeniformes (Mail-cheeked fishes) Family: Platycephalidae (Flatheads) Genus: Platycephalus Species: P. indicus
Synonyms Callionymus indicus Linnaeus, 1758 Cottus insidiator Forsskål, 1775 Cottus madagascariensis Lacepède, 1801 Platycephalus insidiator (Forsskål, 1775)
Common/local names English: Bartail flathead and Indian flathead Bangladesh: Mur Bailla (মুর বাইলা)
Distributions: Indo-west Pacific (Talwar and Jhingran, 1991).
Conservation status: Data deficient in Bangladesh (IUCN Bangladesh, 2000).
Morphology: Body elongate and …read more
