Platycephaloides (subgenus of Clarias) Teugels [G. G.] 1982:11 Masc. Clarias platycephalus Boulenger 1902. Type by original designation. Also appeared in Teugels 1982:736 [ref. 4377]. •Synonym of Clarias Scopoli 1777, but a valid subgenus Platycephaloides as described -- (Teugels 1986:50 [ref. 12548], Teugels in Lévêque et al. 1992:482 [ref. 21590], Poll & Gosse 1995:197 [ref. 24781], Bernt & Stiassny 2022:12 [ref. 39552]). •Synonym of Clarias Scopoli 1777 -- (Teugels 1986:69 [ref. 6193], Ferraris 2007:139 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:242 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Clarias Scopoli 1777. Clariidae.