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Carpet flathead
Papilloculiceps longiceps (Cuvier, 1829)
AnimalsRed mullet, barbel,...
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Reunion IslandMayotteRed Sea
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling
Other common names
- Common crocodilefishBritish English
- Tentacled flatheadBritish English
- Teppich-KrokodilsfischGerman (Germany)
- Chato cirrosoEuropean Spanish
- Poisson-crocodile tapisFrench (France)
- Platycéphale tentaculéFrench (France)
- Poisson-crocodileFrench (France)
- Tête plateFrench (France)
- Pesce coccodrilloItalian (Italy)
- Sapateiro cirrosoEuropean Portuguese
Other invalid scientific names
- Papilloculiceps grandidieri
- Platycephalus beauforti
- Platycephalus grandidieri
- Platycephalus longiceps
- Platycephalus papilloculus
- Platycephalus tentaculatus
- Rogadius tentaculatus
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Sources
- POLLAK Francis, HUET Sylvie, BAUS Frédéric in : DORIS, 15/12/2019 : Papilloculiceps longiceps (Cuvier, 1829), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/2217
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Papilloculiceps longiceps (Cuvier, 1829), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/2464
Modification history
- Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026
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