Ratabulus Jordan [D. S.] & Hubbs [C. L.] 1925:286 Masc. Thysanophrys megacephalus Tanaka 1917. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Spelled Rutabulus on p. 96; first reviser Imamura & Gomon 2010:20 [ref. 31104] if not established earlier. •Valid as Ratabulus Jordan & Hubbs 1925 -- (Ochiai in Masuda et al. 1984:322 [ref. 6441], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:155 [ref. 15964], Paxton et al. 1989:470 [ref. 12442], Imamura 1996:201 [ref. 22700], Knapp 1999:2388 [ref. 24807], Paxton et al. 2006:944 [ref. 29079], Imamura & Gomon 2010:20 [ref. 31104]). Current status: Valid as Ratabulus Jordan & Hubbs 1925. Platycephalidae.