Scientific Name	Thysanophrys celebica   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Bleeker, 1854)	Depth	5 - 43M
Chinese	西里伯多棘牛尾魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	牛尾魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F313　Platycephalidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	西里伯斯繸鯒
Max Length	15 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	竹甲、狗祈仔、牛尾
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West、South West、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew
Habitats	Coastal、Lagoon、Coral&Sand	Holotype Locality	Manado, Sulawesi [Celebes], Indonesia
Synonyms	Grammoplites pristis, Platycephalus celebicus, Platycephalus heterolepis, Platycephalus horai, Platycephalus pristis, Suggrundus brevirostris, Thysanophrys celebicus
Reference	1. 臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；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；3. 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.  Bleeker, P. 1854 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0056059Paratype. ASIZP0056060Holotype. ASIZP0060605. BPBMI38936. NMMBP05657. NMMBP05658. NTOUP200801-053. RUSI35680. USNM00303828. USNM00335041.
Common Name	Celebes flathead
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with I-VII-VIII spines and 12 soft rays; anal fin with 12-13 soft rays; anal fin with 12 soft rays; pectoral fin with 19-21 soft rays; lateral line scales 53-55; gill raker 1+5. Brownish in color, with 3-4 dark bands crossing back. A single small papillae on posterior half of upper surface of eye. Base of lower opercular spine concealed by scales. Anal fin rays 12-13, usually 13. Anterior 2-6 lateral line scales bearing a small spine. Iris lappet with very short branches. Body with deep brown with 5-7 dark band; abdomen pallid, soft rays with scattered black spots.
habitats	Inhabits shallow coastal areas and appears to be taken over sandy bottom with aquatic vegetation. Taken by trawling to a depth of 43 m but usually taken with dip nets at 20 m or less. Frequently taken near coral rubble and rock.
Distribution	Indo-West Pacific: South Africa to Persian Gulf, Sri Lanka, southern India, Gulf of Thailand, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Philippines, Celebes, Irian Barat, Arafura Sea, northern Queensland, and the Solomons.
Utility	Not commercial food species.