Plataplochilus Ahl [E.] 1928:116 Masc. Haplochilichthys ngaensis Ahl 1924. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Correct spelling for genus of type species is Aplocheilichthys. •See Huber 1999:55 et seq. [ref. 23835]. •Valid as Plataplochilus Ahl 1928 -- (Lambert & Clausen 1967:392 [ref. 29217], Parenti 1981:513 [ref. 7066], Wildekamp et al. 1986:191 [ref. 6198], Poll & Gosse 1995:207 [ref. 24781], Ghedotti 2000:11 [ref. 27228], Lazara 2001:255 [ref. 25711], Huber 2005:16 [ref. 28394], van der Zee et al. 2007:61 [ref. 30034], Eberl et al. 2020:189 [ref. 37863], Walsh et al. 2022:2849 [ref. 39051]). Current status: Valid as Plataplochilus Ahl 1928. Procatopodidae: Procatopodinae.