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Family Order: Perciformes 🍽️ 6 Edible 🎣 4 Game Fish ⚠️ 2 Venomous

Platycephalidae

Species
82
Genera
18
Max Length
120 cm
Max Weight
15.0 kg
Avg Trophic
3.78
Threatened
-

🌐 Geographic Distribution

Seychelles
4 spp.
Djibouti
3 spp.
Eritrea
3 spp.
Tanzania
3 spp.
Mozambique
3 spp.
Kenya
3 spp.
Israel
2 spp.
Mauritius
2 spp.
Lebanon
1 spp.
Comoros
1 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

Shallowest
0 m
Deepest
490 m

🌍 Habitat Distribution

🌊 Marine
82

🛡️ Conservation Status Distribution

LC
DD
Least Concern 34
Data Deficient 10