Scientific Name	Ratabulus megacephalus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Tanaka, 1917)	Depth	5 - 70M
Chinese	犬齒牛尾魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	牛尾魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F313　Platycephalidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	犬牙鯒
Max Length	35 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	竹甲、狗祈仔、牛尾
Distribution in World	Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	West、South、South West、North East
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Fish market in Tokyo, Japan
Synonyms	Cociella crocodila, Ratabulus diversidens, Ratabulus megacephalua, Thysanophrys megacephalus
Reference	1. 臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；2. Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes.. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p.；3. Knapp, L. W. 1999. Family Platycephalidae. In: Carpenter and Niem (ed). Species identification guide for fisheries purposes. The living marine resources of the western central Pacific. Bony fishes part 2 (Mugilidae to Carangidae). FAO, Rome. v. 4: iii-v; 2069-2790；4. Shao, K. T. and J. P. Chen, 1987. Fishes of the family Platycephalidae (Teleostei: Platycephaloidei) of Taiwan with descriptions of two new species. Bull. Inst. Zool. Acad. Sin. 26(1):77-94.  Tanaka, S. 1917 Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno, etc. 1984 Shao, K.-T. etc. 1987 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0056029. ASIZP0057070. ASIZP0060601. ASIZP0061729. ASIZP0062353. ASIZP0062354. ASIZP0062355. ASIZP0063644. ASIZP0070398. ASIZP0070406. ASIZP0074567. ASIZP0900349. CAS214653. NMMBP02546. NMMBP02789. NMMBP03767. NMMSTP01696. NMNSF00988.
Barcode	2015-10-23,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,%
Common Name	Flathead
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with I-VIII-I and 11 soft rays; anal fin with 11-12 soft rays; pectoral fin 19-20; lateral line scales 47-54; gill rakers 1+ 6-8. Some of teeth on jaws, prevomer and palatines canine-like, and even depressible. Three preopercular spines, the uppermost one prolonged into a bayonet-shape, the lower one rudimentary. Interopercular flap entirely absent. Caudal fin distinctly truncated.
habitats	Inhabit demersal marine environment; depth range 79 - 261 m. Taken by trawling at depths of 79 to 261m. Recorded by Galathea Station 539 as being dredged over gravel.
Distribution	Western Pacific: East China Sea and South China Sea, Taiwan to the Northwest Shelf of Australia, Timor Sea, Coral Sea, and Botany Bay, New South Wales.
Utility	Minor commercial food species.