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Yank

Platycephalus caeruleopunctatus McCulloch, 1922

Status not recordedbony fish

The yank (Platycephalus caeruleopunctatus) is a species in the family Platycephalidae, order Perciformes.

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Quick facts about the yank

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the yank live?

Not recorded

Is the yank endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the yank classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familyPlatycephalidae
  6. genusPlatycephalus
  7. SpeciesPlatycephalus caeruleopunctatus McCulloch, 1922

Synonyms Trudis caeruleopunctatus

Other names and names in other languages (14)
  • Blue-spotted flatheadEnglish
  • Bluespot flatheadEnglish
  • Bluespotted flatheadEnglish
  • Drift flatheadEnglish
  • Eastern blue-spot flatheadEnglish
  • Eastern blue-spotted flatheadEnglish
  • Long-nosed flatheadEnglish
  • Longnose flatheadEnglish
  • Red flatheadEnglish
  • Red-spotted flatheadEnglish
  • Redspotted flatheadEnglish
  • Sand flatheadEnglish
  • zploštělec modroskvrnnýCzech
  • Peixe-crocodilo-rajadoPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the yank

Other species in the same genus Platycephalus.

Gobi

Platycephalus indicus

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Flattie

Platycephalus fuscus

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Sandy

Platycephalus bassensis

PlatycephalidaeNo free photo yet

King flathead

Platycephalus laevigatus

PlatycephalidaeNo free photo yet

Sand flathead

Platycephalus endrachtensis

PlatycephalidaeNo free photo yet

King flathead

Platycephalus speculator

PlatycephalidaeNo free photo yet

CompareYank vs GobiYank vs FlattieYank vs SandyYank vs King flathead

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the yank?

The yank (Platycephalus caeruleopunctatus) belongs to the family Platycephalidae in the order Perciformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Yank (Platycephalus caeruleopunctatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/yank

MLA

“Yank (Platycephalus caeruleopunctatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/yank.

BibTeX
@misc{yank_2026,
  title = {Yank (Platycephalus caeruleopunctatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/yank},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}