Platycephalus indicus

Size range: 0.6-1 m

Common length: 60 cm

Max length : 100 cm

Depth range: 20 - 200 m

Habitat:

• Soft -Sandy and muddy bottoms of coastal waters
• Marine, brackish, reef-associated, oceanodromous

Water column position:

• Benthic

Colors & patterns:

• Eyes small and wide-set.
• Tail with dark-golden median stripe and two elongate blackish blotches.
• Sand color
• Often with brown specking.

Behavior:

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Feeding:

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