Cociella punctata Flathead

Cociella punctata is commonly referred to as Flathead. Difficulty in the aquarium: Que pour les grands aquariums. A aquarium size of at least 2000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

3842 

AphiaID:

218136 

Scientific:

Cociella punctata 

German:

Gefleckter-Plattkopf 

English:

Flathead 

Category:

Poissons-Crocodiles 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Platycephalidae (Family) > Cociella (Genus) > punctata (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Cuvier, ), 1829 

Occurrence:

Indonesia, Israel, Red Sea, South-Africa, Sulawesi, Vanuatu 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

10 - 300 Meter 

Habitats:

Coastal waters, Mangrove Zones, Muddy grounds, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

9.84" - 13.78" (25cm - 35cm) 

Temperature:

18,8 °F - 28,1 °F (18,8°C - 28,1°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Predatory 

Tank:

439.96 gal (~ 2000L)  

Difficulty:

Que pour les grands aquariums 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Cociella crocodilus
  Teppich-Krokodilfisch
• Cociella heemstrai
• Cociella hutchinsi
• 
  Cociella punctata
  Gefleckter-Plattkopf
• Cociella somaliensis

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2011-09-11 09:38:30 

Last edit:

2025-04-23 14:22:21 

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