Platax Cuvier [G.] 1816:334 [ref. 993]. Masc. Chaetodon teira of Bloch & Schneider 1801 (= Chaetodon teira Forsskål 1775). Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Bleeker 1876:309 [ref. 448]. •Valid as Platax Cuvier 1816 -- (Johnson 1984:465 [ref. 9681], Hayashi in Masuda et al. 1984:181 [ref. 6441], Smith 1986:605 [ref. 5712], Kishimoto et al. 1988 [ref. 13446], Heemstra 2001:3612 [ref. 26298], Allen et al. 2006:1719 [ref. 29090]). Current status: Valid as Platax Cuvier 1816. Ephippidae.