Celebes flathead

Often recorded singly and motionless on sandy substrate. Protandrous species. Males change sex to female at around 2 years old.

Body brown. Whitish ventrally.
Alternating dark and bright bands throughout body, with a total of about 3 –4 dark bands and 5 – 7 bright bands.
Head flattened

Common Name: Celebes flathead

Family Common Name: Flatheads

Family: Platycephalidae

Scientific Name: Thysanophrys celebica___(Bleeker, 1855)

Genus: Thysanophrys

Maximum Length: 20 cm (Total Length)

未評估

Not Evaluated (ne)

數據缺乏

Data Deficient (dd)

無危

Least Concern (lc)

近危

Near Threatened (nt)

易危

Vulnerable (vu)

瀕危

Endangered (en)

極危

Critically Endangered (cr)

絕滅

Extinct (ex)