Cociella somaliensis
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| Cociella somaliensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Platycephalidae |
| Genus: | Cociella |
| Species: | C. somaliensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cociella somaliensis Knapp, 1996 | |
Cociella somaliensis is a species of demersal, marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Platycephalidae, the flatheads. It is found in the northwestern Indian Ocean.[2]
Cociella somaliensis was first formally described in 1996 by Leslie William Knapp with the type locality given as south of Ras Hafun in Somalia.[3] These fishes were previously regarded as a population of the crocodile flathead (C. crocodilus) but were recognised as a valid species in 1996, although this species was only tentatively assigned to the genus Cociella.[4] The specific name somaliensis refers to the type locality.[5]