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title: "Crocodile Flathead"
description: "Cymbacephalus beauforti — Peixes. De Beaufort's flathead (Cymbacephalus beauforti), also known as the crocodilefish or giant flathead, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Platycephalidae, the flatheads."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/crocodile-flathead
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Crocodile Flathead

> Cymbacephalus beauforti — Peixes. De Beaufort's flathead (Cymbacephalus beauforti), also known as the crocodilefish or giant flathead, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Platycephalidae, the flatheads.

- Scientific name: *Cymbacephalus beauforti*
- Category: `fish` (Peixes)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 1277
- Wikidata: [Q901557](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q901557)
- iNaturalist taxon: [51474](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/51474)

## Names

- en: Crocodile Flathead
- de: Braunkopf-Plattkopf
- es: Pez Cocodrilo de Beaufort
- fr: Poisson crocodile

## Countries with the most observations

NC (353), ID (291), MY (117), PW (31), SB (31), PH (25), VU (19), PG (12), IN (6), JP (6)

## Summary

De Beaufort's flathead (Cymbacephalus beauforti), also known as the crocodilefish or giant flathead, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Platycephalidae, the flatheads. It is found in the Western Pacific Ocean.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Beaufort%27s_flathead

## Photo

![Crocodile Flathead](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/crocodile-flathead/medium.jpg)

Photo: Olly Morgan · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/349124702

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/crocodile-flathead?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).