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Thysanophrys cirronasus (Richardson, 1848)

Tasselsnout flathead
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Common names: Rock flathead, Tasselsnout flathead
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: brackish
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found from Caloundra, Queensland (26°48'S) to Montague Is., New South Wales (36°15'S) and South Australia to Lancelin, Western Australia (31°01'S) (Ref. 7300). Museum: Great Australian Bight, CSIRO CA 3693 (Ref. 29003).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.csiro.au/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Johnson, J.W., 1999
National Database:

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei (Scorpionfishes) > Platycephalidae (Flatheads)
Etymology: Thysanophrys: Greek, thysanos = tassel + Greek, ophrys = eye brow (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Richardson.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; brackish; demersal.   Subtropical; 27°S - 36°S

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