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title: "Dusky Flathead"
description: "Platycephalus fuscus — Peixes. Platycephalus fuscus, the dusky flathead or black flathead, (literally translating from Ancient Greek as \"flat-head dusky\") is a large predatory fish and the largest member of the family Platycephalidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/dusky-flathead
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Dusky Flathead

> Platycephalus fuscus — Peixes. Platycephalus fuscus, the dusky flathead or black flathead, (literally translating from Ancient Greek as "flat-head dusky") is a large predatory fish and the largest member of the family Platycephalidae.

- Scientific name: *Platycephalus fuscus*
- Category: `fish` (Peixes)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 2081
- Wikidata: [Q2128274](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2128274)
- iNaturalist taxon: [68629](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/68629)

## Names

- en: Dusky Flathead
- es: Pez Cocodrilo Lúgubre

## Countries with the most observations

AU (2004)

## Summary

Platycephalus fuscus, the dusky flathead or black flathead, (literally translating from Ancient Greek as "flat-head dusky") is a large predatory fish and the largest member of the family Platycephalidae. Dusky flathead are a largely estuarine species and are found in estuaries, estuarine lakes and coastal bays on the east coast of Australia, from Cairns in Queensland to the Gippsland Lakes in Victoria. They occur over sand, mud, gravel and seagrass and can inhabit estuarine waters up to the tidal limit.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platycephalus_fuscus

## Photo

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

Photo: Alejandro Treviño · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/43072604

## Machine access

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