Bluespotted Flathead. (Blue Spotted Flathead)

[Blackfish]

Bluespotted Flathead. (Platycephalus caeruleopunctatus)

There has been confusion about Spikey/Longspine Flathead (Previously posted) and Bluespotted Flathead so here is a Blue Spotted Flathead.

Note the small Blue Spots

 

Pectoral fin

 

And the Tail, it's totally different to the Spikey Flathead

 

 

Hope this helps.

Edited August 13, 2020 by Blackfish

[Yowie]

Correct. The tail flag is the best method of I.D., however, still confusing some fishos who don't catch many ocean flatties.

Some blue spots do turn up in deeper water estuaries.