| Lesueurina platycephala | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Trachiniformes |
| Family: | Leptoscopidae |
| Genus: | Lesueurina Fowler, 1908 |
| Species: | L. platycephala |
| Binomial name | |
| Lesueurina platycephala Fowler, 1908 | |
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Lesueurina platycephala, the flathead pygmy-stargazer, is a species of southern sandfish endemic to the coastal waters of southern Australia. It occurs in areas with a sandy substrate and turbulent waters at depths of from near the surface to 1 metre (3.3 ft). This species grows to a length of 11 centimetres (4.3 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus.[1] It is an ambush predator which occurs from Fraser Island in Queensland south along the Australian coast, including Tasmania, and west to Coral Bay, Western Australia.[2] The generic name honours the French artist and naturalist Charles Alexandre Lesueur (1778-1846) who visited Australia on the vessels Géographe and Naturaliste under the leadership of Nicolas Baudin (1880-1804)[1] and who later worked as an ichthyologist in the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.[2]
References
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Lesueurina platycephala" in FishBase. December 2013 version.
- 1 2 Bray, D.J. (2018). "Lesueurina platycephala". Fishes of Australia. Retrieved 17 Jun 2018 – via Museums Victoria.