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Cymbacephalus beauforti (Knapp 1973), Crocodilefish. Western Pacific. To 50 cm. Fishbase coverage. N. Sulawesi image.  

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Papilloculiceps longiceps (Cuvier 1829), Tentacled or Carpet Flathead or Crocodilefish. To one meter in length. Western Indian Ocean; Red Sea, South Africa, Madagascar. The most common of nine species of platycephalids in the Red Sea. Occasionally offered as a juvenile, but a real vacuum-cleaner feeder even when small. Red Sea and aquarium pix.

Thysanophrys carbunculus (Valenciennes 1833), Papillose Flathead. To 40 cm. Lives in muddy, shallow habitats. N. Sulawesi image.
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Eurycephalus&speciesname=carbunculus

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