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Family Platycephalidae

Flatheads

These are bottom dwellers that feed upon fishes & crustaceans.  They hide in plain sight on reefs, sandy patches under ledges, or buried in sand.  None occur in Hawaii.

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INDO-PACIFIC

Rogadius serratus

SERRATED FLATHEAD

 

 Cymbacephalus beauforti

CROCODILE FISH