Species ID
View AllSouthern Bluespotted Flathead
( Platycephalus speculator )
Description
Other names
Bluespot Flathead, Bluespoted Flathead, Castelnau’s Flathead, Deepwater Flathead, King Flathead, Longnose Flathead, Shovelnose Flathead, Southern Flathead, Yank Flathead
How to Catch
Distribution
Eating
Fast Facts
- CAUTION: Venomous spines
- Is a member of the family Platycephalidae (flatheads)
- Can grow to 90cm in length and 8kg in weight
- Frequent sandy substrates around the southern coast of Australia between WA and TAS
- Good eating
