Scientific Name	Cymbacephalus beauforti   Pronounce			No picture was not be chosen to represent this species.
Author	(Knapp, 1973)	Depth	1 - 8M
Chinese	博氏孔牛尾魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	牛尾魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F313　Platycephalidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	博氏孔鯒
Max Length	50 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	竹甲、狗祈仔、牛尾
Distribution in World	Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	South、North East
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Off Urukthapel Island, Palau Islands, Garamejo region, Ngaremedin District, Pacific, 7°15'15"N, 134°26'51"E
Synonyms	Platycephalus beauforti
Reference	1. Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes.. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p.；2. 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.  Leslie W. Knapp 1973
Specimen List	ASIZP0057069.
Common Name	Crocodile fish; De Beaufort's flathead
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with IX-X spines and 11 soft rays; anal fin with 11 soft rays. Small juveniles all black, gradually changing to the blotched pattern of the adult. Rear edge of maxilla ends well in front of eye. Prominent pit present behind upper eye. Preopercular spines short, usually 2, subequal. Infraorbital ridge usually smooth over eye. Suborbital ridge largely smooth, bearing 2 spines below eye. Oblique scale rows slanting backward above lateral line more or less equals number of lateral-line scales. Dermal papillae (10-12 in adults) on upper eye, some simple, some branched, longest not reaching supraorbital ridge. Interopercular flap usually broader than long, with several subdivisions.
habitats	Inhabit sand or rubble substrates of sheltered or semi-exposed reefs to a depth of at least 8 m. Well camouflaged on reefs.
Distribution	Western Pacific: Philippines, Borneo, Moluccas, Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, Palau, and Yap Island to Ishigaki Island. Range extended to Mentawai Islands (Indonesia) and Taiwan.
Utility	Not commercial food species.