Horned Flathead

Thysanophrys carbunculus

A synonym for the genus is Sunagocia.
Up to 40 cm in size (16 in).
Brown with 4-5 poorly defined dark saddles on back. Spots and blotches on fins and lower sides.
Long cirrus centered above each eye. Solitary> Found in soft silt or mud botttoms of bays and estuaries in 5-40 m.
Distribution: India to Singapore, Gulf of Thailand, Borneo and Indonesia.
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderPerciformes
FamilyPlatycephalidae
GenusThysanophrys
SpeciesThysanophrys carbunculus
Photographed in
Indonesia