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Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei
Family: Platycephalidae Flatheads

Genus: Cociella

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5 species (see list below)
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Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Cociella crocodilus (Cuvier, 1829)

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Cociella crocodilus
[Crocodile flathead]

Photo by MNHN

Western Indian Ocean

Cociella heemstrai Knapp, 1996

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Cociella heemstrai
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Max. Length 30 cm TL
 
Cociella hutchinsi
[Brownmargin flathead]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Cociella punctata (Cuvier, 1829)

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Cociella punctata
[Spotted flathead]

Photo by MNHN

Western Indian Ocean

Cociella somaliensis Knapp, 1996

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Cociella somaliensis
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Cociella crocodilus Crocodile flathead Indo-West Pacific 50 TL 1829
Cociella heemstrai Western Indian Ocean 1996
Cociella hutchinsi Brownmargin flathead Southwest Pacific 30 TL 1996
Cociella punctata Spotted flathead Indo-West Pacific 35 TL 1829
Cociella somaliensis Western Indian Ocean 1996



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