Platysomus Swainson [W.] 1839:176, 250 Masc. Vomer brownii Cuvier 1816. Type by being a replacement name. Apparently an unneeded replacement for Vomer Cuvier (see Swainson 1839:405 [ref. 4303]). Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Platysomus Agassiz 1835 in fossil fishes. •Objective synonym of Vomer Cuvier 1816. •Synonym of Selene Lacepéde 1802 -- (Daget & Smith-Vaniz 1986:318 [ref. 6207], Kimura et al. 2022:25 [ref. 38998]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Selene Lacepède 1802. Carangidae: Caranginae.