Platycephalidae (Noun)
Meaning
Scorpaenoid flatheads.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The Platycephalidae family consists of marine fish commonly known as flatheads or flathead scorpionfish, and are characterized by their distinctive flat heads.
- The Scorpaenoid flatheads belong to the family Platycephalidae, which comprises about 70 species worldwide.
- In Australia, several species of the Platycephalidae family, including the dusky flathead, are targeted by commercial and recreational fisheries.
- Some species of the Platycephalidae family have venomous spines, making them a hazard to humans handling them.
- Platycephalidae species are found in tropical and temperate waters around the world, with the majority of species occurring in the Indo-Pacific region.