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

Genus: Sorsogona

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6 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 12.5 cm SL
 
Sorsogona humerosa
[White-margined flathead]
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Max. Length 14.5 cm TL
 
Sorsogona melanoptera
[Obscure flathead]
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Max. Length 20 cm TL
 
Sorsogona nigripinna
[Blackfin flathead]

Photo by SFSA

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 17 cm TL
Sorsogona portuguesa (Smith, 1953)

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Sorsogona portuguesa
[South African thorny flathead]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean in D
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Sorsogona prionota (Sauvage, 1873)

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Sorsogona prionota
[Halfspined flathead]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Sorsogona tuberculata (Cuvier, 1829)

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Sorsogona tuberculata
[Tuberculated flathead]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Sorsogona humerosa White-margined flathead Western Indian Ocean 12.5 SL 2011
Sorsogona melanoptera Obscure flathead Indian Ocean 14.5 TL 1987
Sorsogona nigripinna Blackfin flathead Western Indian Ocean 20 TL 1905
Sorsogona portuguesa South African thorny flathead Western Indian Ocean 17 TL 1953
Sorsogona prionota Halfspined flathead Western Indian Ocean in D 22 TL 1873
Sorsogona tuberculata Tuberculated flathead Indo-West Pacific 14 TL 1829



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013