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Species in the genus Platycephalus: [ 33 ] records

angustus, Platycephalus Steindachner [F.] 1866:20 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Classe v. 3; ref. 21713] Suriname? Actual is: Australia, northeast of Darbilla Creek, Millingimbi, Northern Terraitory, 12°09'S, 134°56'E, depth 0-2 meters. Neotype: NTM S.11362-026. Species first described in the abstract above, later described in more detail in Steindachner 1866 [ref. 14059], p. 213 [p. 6 of separate], Pl. 1 (fig. 4); also appeared in English in Steindachner 1866:312 [ref. 21712]. Neotype designated by Imamura 2012:116 [ref. 33646]. •Valid as Platycephalus angustus Steindachner 1866 -- (Imamura 2012:112 [ref. 33646], Larson et al. 2013:91 [ref. 32988], Imamura 2013:282 [ref. 33362], Imamura 2015:197 [ref. 33640]). Current status: Valid as Platycephalus angustus Steindachner 1866. Platycephalidae. Distribution: Northern Australia and western New Guinea. Habitat: marine.

arenarius, Platycephalus Ramsay [E. P.] & Ogilby [J. D.] 1886:577 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 10 (pt 4); ref. 18597] Middle Harbor, Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Holotype (unique): AMS B.7136. Appeared first as name only in Ramsay & Ogilby 1885:v [ref. 19305]. •Valid as Platycephalus arenarius Ramsay & Ogilby 1886 -- (Allen & Swainston 1988:52 [ref. 25477], Paxton et al. 1989:467 [ref. 12442], Kuiter 1993:102 [ref. 23929], Allen 1997:80 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:100 [ref. 25488], Knapp 1999:2407 [ref. 24807], Johnson 1999:729 [ref. 25471], Paxton et al. 2006:939 [ref. 29079]). •Synonym of Platycephalus endrachtensis Quoy & Gaimard 1825 -- (Imamura 2008:404 [ref. 29892], Imamura 2015:190 [ref. 33640]). Current status: Synonym of Platycephalus endrachtensis Quoy & Gaimard 1825. Platycephalidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

aspera, Platycephalus insidiator var. Bianconi [G. G.] 1857:250 [Specimina zoologica mosambicana; ref. 295] Mozambique, western Indian Ocean. No types known. Name also appeared in Bianconi 1857:456 [ref. 26453]; earliest not researched. Platycephalidae. Habitat: marine.

aurimaculatus, Platycephalus (Neoplatycephalus) Knapp [L. W.] 1987:53 [Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria v. 48 (no. 1); ref. 17687] Bass Strait, east of King Island, 39°56.41'S, 144°48.054'E, Tasmania, Australia, depth 49 meters. Holotype: NMV A1404. Paratypes: AMS I.26328-001 [ex NMV A1389] (1); NMV A3733 (2), NMV A1389 (1, now 0), USNM 280181 (1). •Valid as Neoplatycephalus aurimaculatus (Knapp 1987) -- (Kuiter 1993:102 [ref. 23929], Hutchins 2001:28 [ref. 25847]). •Valid as Platycephalus aurimaculatus Knapp 1987 -- (Gomon et al. 1994:516 [ref. 22532], Imamura 1996:199 [ref. 22700], Paxton et al. 2006:940 [ref. 29079], Gomon 2008:518 [ref. 30616], Imamura 2015:177 [ref. 33640]). Current status: Valid as Platycephalus aurimaculatus Knapp 1987. Platycephalidae. Distribution: Southern Australia: New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia. Habitat: brackish, marine.

australis, Platycephalus Imamura [H.] 2015:199, Figs. 34-35, 36A, 37 [Zootaxa 3904 (no. 2); ref. 33640] Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia, Australia, 22°28'S, 114°13'E. Holotype: WAM P.29859-001. Paratypes: AMS, CSIRO, HUMZ, NTM. Plus non-type material. •Valid as Platycephalus australis Imamura 2015. Current status: Valid as Platycephalus australis Imamura 2015. Platycephalidae. Distribution: Australia: Queensland to Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

bassensis, Platycephalus Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829:247 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 4; ref. 998] Western Port, Victoria, Australia. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-1437. Type catalog: Blanc & Hureau 1968:42 [ref. 20738]. •Valid as Platycephalus bassensis Cuvier 1829 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:468 [ref. 12442], Kuiter 1993:103 [ref. 23929], Gomon et al. 1994:519 [ref. 22532], Imamura 1996:199 [ref. 22700], Kuiter 1997:98 [ref. 25488], Jordan 2001:589 [ref. 25552], Paxton et al. 2006:940 [ref. 29079], Imamura 2008:399 [ref. 29892], Gomon 2008:518 [ref. 30616], Imamura 2015:159 [ref. 33640]). Current status: Valid as Platycephalus bassensis Cuvier 1829. Platycephalidae. Distribution: Australia: New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia. Habitat: brackish, marine.

caeruleopunctatus, Platycephalus McCulloch [A. R.] 1922:120 [Australian Zoologist v. 2 (pt 3); ref. 17624] Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Lectotype: AMS I.3163. •Valid as Platycephalus caeruleopunctatus McCulloch 1922 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:468 [ref. 12442], Kuiter 1993:103 [ref. 23929], Francis 1993:160 [ref. 25479], Imamura 1996:199 [ref. 22700], Johnson 1999:729 [ref. 25471], Paxton et al. 2006:940 [ref. 29079], Gomon 2008:521 [ref. 30616], Imamura 2012:119 [ref. 33646], Imamura 2015:164 [ref. 33640]). Current status: Valid as Platycephalus caeruleopunctatus McCulloch 1922. Platycephalidae. Distribution: Australia: Queensland to South Australia. Habitat: brackish, marine.

castelnaui, Platycephalus Macleay [W.] 1881:587 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 5 (pt 4); ref. 2869] King George Sound, Western Australia. Holotype (unique): AMS I.16354-001 [ex MAMU F786]. Type catalog: Stanbury 1969:207 [ref. 19518]. •Synonym of Platycephalus speculator Klunzinger 1872 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:470 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:523 [ref. 22532], Paxton et al. 2006:943 [ref. 29079], Imamura 2015:167 [ref. 33640]). Current status: Synonym of Platycephalus speculator Klunzinger 1872. Platycephalidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

chauliodous, Platycephalus Knapp [L. W.] 1991:24, Figs. 1-3 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 104 (no. 1); ref. 19172] Cockburn Sound, 1/2 kilometer south of Carnac Island, Western Australia, depth 6-7 meters. Holotype: AMS I.20231-007. Paratypes: AMNH 48856 (1); USNM 307398 (1); WAM P.24172-001 (1), P.25798-008 (1), P.29879-001 (1), P.29944-001 (1). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:17 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:18 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Platycephalus chauliodous Knapp 1991 -- (Imamura 1996:199 [ref. 22700], Hutchins 2001:28 [ref. 25847], Paxton et al. 2006:941 [ref. 29079], Imamura & Knapp 2009:62 [ref. 30532], Imamura 2015:174 [ref. 33640], Hoschke et al. 2019:155 [ref. 36626]). Current status: Valid as Platycephalus chauliodous Knapp 1991. Platycephalidae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia endemic. Habitat: marine.

cinereus, Platycephalus Günther [A.] 1872:661 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1871 (pt 3) (art. 1) (for 21 Nov. 1871); ref. 1997] South Australia. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1870.12.27.25. •Synonym of Platycephalus fuscus Cuvier 1829 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:468 [ref. 12442], Paxton et al. 2006:941 [ref. 29079], Imamura 2015:186 [ref. 33640]). Current status: Synonym of Platycephalus fuscus Cuvier 1829. Platycephalidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

conatus, Platycephalus (Neoplatycephalus) Waite [E. R.] & McCulloch [A. R.] 1915:466, Pl. 12 (figs. 1-3, 5) [Transactions Royal Society of South Australia v. 39; ref. 15026] Great Australian Bight, South Australia, depth 80-320 fathoms. Holotype: SAMA (300 mm, still searching). Paratypes: (38) AMS I.13649-50 (1, 1). •Valid as Neoplatycephalus conatus (Waite & McCulloch 1915) -- (Gomon et al. 1994:517 [ref. 22532]). •Valid as Platycephalus conatus Waite & McCulloch 1915 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:468 [ref. 12442], Imamura 1996:199 [ref. 22700], Paxton et al. 2006:941 [ref. 29079], Gomon 2008:519 [ref. 30616], Imamura 2015:181 [ref. 33640]). Current status: Valid as Platycephalus conatus Waite & McCulloch 1915. Platycephalidae. Distribution: Australia: Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

cultellatus, Platycephalus Richardson [J.] 1846:217 [Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845]; ref. 3742] Canton, China. No types known. Based solely on illustration by Reeves (see Whitehead 1970:211, Pl. 21a [ref. 11606]). •Valid as Platycephalus cultellatus Richardson 1846 -- (Imamura 1996:199 [ref. 22700], Imamura et al. 2006:296 [ref. 28670], Imamura 2012:119 [ref. 33646], Imamura 2015:204 [ref. 33640], Imamura in Kimura et al. 2015:33 [ref. 34319], Chen et al. 2018:4 [ref. 36351], Imamura in Kimura et al. 2018:88 [ref. 36460], Taki et al. 2021:353 [ref. 39830]). Current status: Valid as Platycephalus cultellatus Richardson 1846. Platycephalidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: India east to Borneo. north to northern Vietnam and southern China. Habitat: marine.

endrachtensis, Platycephalus Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1825:353 [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 3574] Shark Bay, Western Australia. Lectotype: MNHN 0000-6865 (larger specimen, 175 mm SL). Paralectotypes: MNHN 2007-0128 [ex 0000-6865] (1, smaller specimen, poor condition). Type catalog: Blanc & Hureau 1968:42-43 [ref. 20738]. Apparently named for the presumed type locality Eendrachtsland or Eendraghtsland [the old Dutch name for Australia]. Lectotype selected by Imamura 2008:404 [ref. 29892]. •Synonym of Platycephalus indicus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Blanc & Hureau 1973:592 [ref. 7218]). •Valid as Platycephalus endrachtensis Quoy & Gaimard 1825 -- (Allen & Swainston 1988:52 [ref. 25477], Paxton et al. 1989:468 [ref. 12442], Imamura 1996:199 [ref. 22700], Allen 1997:80 [ref. 23977], Larson & Williams 1997:353 [ref. 23967], Knapp 1999:2408 [ref. 24807], Johnson 1999:729 [ref. 25471], Hutchins 2001:28 [ref. 25847] as eendrachtensis, Paxton et al. 2006:941 [ref. 29079], Imamura 2008:401, 404 [ref. 29892], Imamura 2012:119 [ref. 33646], Imamura 2013:282 [ref. 33362], Imamura 2015:190 [ref. 33640], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:131 [ref. 41223]). Current status: Valid as Platycephalus endrachtensis Quoy & Gaimard 1825. Platycephalidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, south western Pacific:Bali (Indonesia); Queensland, Tasmania and Western Australia (Australia). Habitat: marine.

fuscus, Platycephalus Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829:241 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 4; ref. 998] Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-6867. Type catalog: Blanc & Hureau 1968:43 [ref. 20738]. •Valid as Platycephalus fuscus Cuvier 1829 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:468 [ref. 12442], Kuiter 1993:104 [ref. 23929], Gomon et al. 1994:519 [ref. 22532], Imamura 1996:199 [ref. 22700], Kuiter 1997:100 [ref. 25488], Knapp 1999:2390 [ref. 24807], Johnson 1999:729 [ref. 25471], Paxton et al. 2006:941 [ref. 29079], Gomon 2008:519 [ref. 30616], Imamura 2012:119 [ref. 33646], Imamura 2013:282 [ref. 33362], Imamura 2015:186 [ref. 33640]). Current status: Valid as Platycephalus fuscus Cuvier 1829. Platycephalidae. Distribution: Australia: Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria. Habitat: brackish, marine.

grandis, Neoplatycephalus Castelnau [F. L.] 1872:87 [Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria, Melbourne v. 1; ref. 757] Melbourne markets, Victoria, Australia. Syntypes: MNHN (apparently lost). •Synonym of Neoplatycephalus richardsoni (Castelnau 1872) -- (Gomon et al. 1994:518 [ref. 22532]). •Synonym of Platycephalus richardsoni Castelnau 1872 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:469 [ref. 12442], Imamura 1996:198 [ref. 22700], Imamura 2015:183 [ref. 33640]). Current status: Synonym of Platycephalus richardsoni Castelnau 1872. Platycephalidae. Habitat: marine.

grandispinis, Platycephalus Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829:242 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 4; ref. 998] No locality (between Shark Bay and Doubtful Islands), Western Australia. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-6844. Type catalog: Blanc & Hureau 1968:43 [ref. 20738]. •Synonym of Platycephalus longispinis Cuvier 1829 -- (Imamura 2013:183 [ref. 33094]). •Valid as Platycephalus grandispinis Cuvier 1829 -- (Imamura 2015:162 [ref. 33640], Hoschke et al. 2019:155 [ref. 36626]). Current status: Valid as Platycephalus grandispinis Cuvier 1829. Platycephalidae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean, southwestern Pacific: Queensland (Australia) to Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

indicus, Callionymus Linnaeus [C.] 1758:250 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Asia [Indo-West Pacific]. Holotype: NRM (whereabouts unknown). •Valid as Platycephalus indicus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Blanc & Hureau 1973:592 [ref. 7218], Dor 1984:90 [ref. 29757], Ochiai in Masuda et al. 1984:322 [ref. 6441], Feng in Kuang et al. 1986:328 [ref. 26639], Hureau in Whitehead et al. 1986:1241 [ref. 13677], Knapp 1986:484 [ref. 5683], Shao & Chen 1987:80 [ref. 8042], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:156 [ref. 15964], Paxton et al. 1989:469 [ref. 12442], Ataur Rahman 1989:316 [ref. 24860], Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:653 [ref. 25598], Zheng 1989:373 [ref. 21202], Golani & Ben-Tuvia 1990:61 [ref. 15617], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:782 [ref. 20764], Jin in Pan et al. 1991:521 [ref. 23876], Kottelat et al. 1993:103 [ref. 23448], Krishnan & Mishra 1993:220 [ref. 24016], Goren & Dor 1994:23 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:117 [ref. 22896], Imamura 1996:199 [ref. 22700], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:576 [ref. 27969], Larson & Williams 1997:353 [ref. 23967], Carpenter et al. 1997:140 [ref. 23922], Chen et al. 1997:173 [ref. 26476], Cheng & Zhou 1997:430 [ref. 26385], Kim 1997:400 [ref. 24032], Randall et al. 1997:505 [ref. 25919], Lee & Joo 1998:223 [ref. 25739], Golani 1998:97 [ref. 27567], Knapp 1999:2409 [ref. 24807], Lee et al. 1999:143 [ref. 25172], Mishra et al. 1999:85 [ref. 25315], Johnson 1999:729 [ref. 25471], Knapp in Randall & Lim 2000:608 [ref. 25122], Bijukumar & Sushama 2000:185 [ref. 25703], Hutchins 2001:28 [ref. 25847], Wang et al. 2001:297 [ref. 26566], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:176 [ref. 26753], Fricke 2002:72 [ref. 26547], Kim & Park 2002:321 [ref. 25913], Choi et al. 2003:258, 570 [ref. 26218], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S103 [ref. 27377], Jang et al. 2003:120 [ref. 27681], Khan 2003:8 [ref. 27710], Ataur Rahman 2003:342 [ref. 31338], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:149 [ref. 28072], Golani 2005:34 [ref. 37112], Imamura et al. 2006:296 [ref. 28670], Paxton et al. 2006:942 [ref. 29079], Fricke 2008:25 [ref. 30182], Imamura 2009:75 [ref. 30434], Coad 2010:261 [ref. 36620], Imamura 2012:119 [ref. 33646], Larson et al. 2013:91 [ref. 32988], Kottelat 2013:318 [ref. 32989], Imamura 2013:282 [ref. 33362], Yoshida et al. 2013:90 [ref. 34464], Imamura 2015:204 [ref. 33640], Imamura in Kimura et al. 2015:33 [ref. 34319], Psomadakis et al. 2015:192 [ref. 34104], Motomura et al. 2017:73 [ref. 35490], Ali et al. 2018:317 [ref. 36183], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[20] 258 [ref. 36492], Chen et al. 2018:8 [ref. 36351], Fricke et al. 2018:140 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:59 [ref. 36273], Imamura in Kimura et al. 2018:89 [ref. 36460], Jawad et al. 2018:103 [ref. 36262] as P. indicus s.l., Suresh et al. 2018:177 [ref. 36495], Eagderi et al. 2019:126 [ref. 37020], Bariche & Fricke 2020:144 [ref. 37515], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 29 [ref. 38321], Kim et al. 2020:99 [ref. 39118], Psomadakis et al. 2020:375 [ref. 37272], Furuhashi et al. 2021:1 [ref. 38448], Golani 2021:38 [ref. 38303], Kovačić et al. 2021:73 [ref. 39014], Knapp 2022:589 [ref. 39727], Moazzam & Osmany 2023:569 [ref. 40712], Endruweit 2024:62 [ref. 41040]). Current status: Valid as Platycephalus indicus (Linnaeus 1758). Platycephalidae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa and Persian Gulf east to Philippines and New Guinea, north to Korea and southern Japan, south to northwestern Australia and New South Wales (Australia); Mediterranean Sea (Red Sea immigrant). Habitat: brackish, marine.

insidiator, Cottus Forsskål [P. S.] 1775:25, x [Descriptiones animalium (Forsskål); ref. 1351] No locality stated (Red Sea). Holotype (unique): ZMUC P8012 (dry skin). Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:80 [ref. 9588]. Originally Cottus rogad; insidiator on p. 25, Cottus insidiator on p. x; apparently two names for the same taxon; first reviser not researched. Authorship according to Fricke 2008:25 [ref. 30182]. Holotype figured in Klausewitz & Nielsen 1965:Pl. 1 [ref. 20847]. •Synonym of Platycephalus indicus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Blanc & Hureau 1973:592 [ref. 7218], Dor 1984:90 [ref. 29757], Knapp 1986:484 [ref. 5683], Shao & Chen 1987:80 [ref. 8042], Ataur Rahman 2003:342 [ref. 31338], Fricke 2008:25 [ref. 30182], Kottelat 2013:318 [ref. 32989], Golani & Fricke 2018:59 [ref. 36273], Endruweit 2024:62 [ref. 41040]). Current status: Synonym of Platycephalus indicus (Linnaeus 1758). Platycephalidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

laevigatus, Platycephalus Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829:248 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 4; ref. 998] Western Port, Victoria, Australia. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-6866. Type catalog: Blanc & Hureau 1968:44 [ref. 20738] as loevigatus. •Valid as Platycephalus laevigatus Cuvier 1829 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:469 [ref. 12442], Kuiter 1993:105 [ref. 23929], Gomon et al. 1994:520 [ref. 22532], Imamura 1996:199 [ref. 22700], Kuiter 1997:100 [ref. 25488], Hutchins 2001:28 [ref. 25847], Paxton et al. 2006:942 [ref. 29079], Gomon 2008:520 [ref. 30616], Imamura & Knapp 2009:62 [ref. 30532], Imamura 2015:154 [ref. 33640]). Current status: Valid as Platycephalus laevigatus Cuvier 1829. Platycephalidae. Distribution: Australia: Queensland to southern Australia and Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

longispinis, Platycephalus Macleay [W.] 1884:170 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 1); ref. 17589] Outside Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia, depth 50 fathoms. Holotype (unique): AMS I.16355-001 [ex MAMU F1163]. Type catalog: Stanbury 1969:207 [ref. 19518] as MAMU F1163 as holotype. •Valid as Platycephalus longispinis Macleay 1884 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:469 [ref. 12442], Kuiter 1993:102 [ref. 23929], Imamura 1996:199 [ref. 22700], Platell & Potter 1998:587 [ref. 25005], Johnson 1999:729 [ref. 25471], Hutchins 2001:28 [ref. 25847], Paxton et al. 2006:942 [ref. 29079]). •Synonym of Platycephalus grandispinis Cuvier 1829 -- (Imamura 2013:183 [ref. 33094], Imamura 2015:162 [ref. 33640]). Current status: Synonym of Platycephalus grandispinis Cuvier 1829. Platycephalidae. Distribution: Australia (if valid). Habitat: marine.

macrodon, Platycephalus Ogilby [J. D.] 1885:226 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 10 (pt 2); ref. 3262] Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Holotype (unique): AMS B.6541. •Valid as Platycephalus macrodon Ogilby 1885 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:469 [ref. 12442]). •Synonym of Platycephalus richardsoni Castelnau 1872 -- (Imamura 1996:198 [ref. 22700], Paxton et al. 2006:943 [ref. 29079], Imamura 2015:183 [ref. 33640]). Current status: Synonym of Platycephalus richardsoni Castelnau 1872. Platycephalidae. Habitat: marine.

madagascariensis, Cottus Lacepède [B. G. E.] (ex Commerson) 1801:231, 248, Pl. 11 (figs. 1, 2) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 3; ref. 2710] Fort Dauphin, Madagascar. Originally appeared as Cottus madagascariensis on p. 231, but with vernacular name only on p. 248 and in Pl. 11. Based on description and illustration in manuscript by Commerson (Philibert Commerson, 1727-1773, French explorer and naturalist). Also appeared in Sonnini 1803:280, 304 (vol. 8) [ref. 30473]. •Synonym of Platycephalus indicus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Knapp 1986:484 [ref. 5683], Kottelat 2013:318 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Platycephalus indicus (Linnaeus 1758). Platycephalidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

marmoratus, Platycephalus Stead [D. G.] 1908:9, Pls. 3-5 [New fishes from New South Wales (No. 1); ref. 13271] Port Stephens, New South Wales, Australia. Holotype: AMS I.15260. Paratypes: (1) (whereabouts unknown). Type catalog: Imamura 2006:296, 304 [ref. 35848]. •Valid as Platycephalus marmoratus Stead 1908 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:469 [ref. 12442], Kuiter 1993:104 [ref. 23929], Imamura 1996:199 [ref. 22700], Hutchins 2001:28 [ref. 25847], Imamura 2006:296 [ref. 35848], Paxton et al. 2006:943 [ref. 29079], Imamura & Knapp 2009:62 [ref. 30532], Imamura 2015:171 [ref. 33640]). Current status: Valid as Platycephalus marmoratus Stead 1908. Platycephalidae. Distribution: Southeastern Australia: Queensland, Tasmania, New South Wales and Victoria. Habitat: marine.

melsomi, Planiprora Whitley [G. P.] 1945:38 [Australian Zoologist v. 11 (pt 1); ref. 4707] Beach at Geraldton, Western Australia. Holotype (unique): AMS IB.1367 (head). •Synonym of Platycephalus speculator Klunzinger 1872 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:470 [ref. 12442], Paxton et al. 2006:943 [ref. 29079], Imamura 2015:167 [ref. 33640]). Current status: Synonym of Platycephalus speculator Klunzinger 1872. Platycephalidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

mortoni, Platycephalus Macleay [W.] 1883:206 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 8 (pt 2); ref. 14342] Lower Burdekin River (salt water), Queensland, Australia. No types known. •Status uncertain -- (Paxton et al. 1989:472 [ref. 12442]). •Synonym of Neoplatycephalus richardsoni (Castelnau 1872) -- (Gomon et al. 1994:518 [ref. 22532]). •Synonym of Platycephalus richardsoni Castelnau 1872 -- (Paxton et al. 2006:943 [ref. 29079]). •Synonym of Plactycephalus fuscus Cuvier 1829 -- (Imamura 2013:282 [ref. 33362], Imamura 2015:186 [ref. 33640]). Current status: Synonym of Platycephalus fuscus Cuvier 1829. Platycephalidae. Habitat: marine.

orbitalis, Platycephalus Imamura [H.] & Knapp [L. W.] 2009:58, Figs. 1-3 [Zootaxa No. 2271; ref. 30532] Northeast of Rottnest Island, Western Australia, 31°52.56'S, 115°18.30'E to 31°52.60'S, 115°18.49'E, depth 100-102 meters. Holotype: CSIRO H 6349-04. Paratypes: CSIRO H 6350-02 (1), H 6381-03 (1), H T 615 (1); WAM P.17451 (2), P.22098-001 (1). Imamura & Knapp 2009: •Valid as Platycephalus orbitalis Imamura & Knapp 2009 -- (Imamura 2015:173 [ref. 33640]). Current status: Valid as Platycephalus orbitalis Imamura & Knapp 2009. Platycephalidae. Distribution: Australia: Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

proximus, Platycephalus Castelnau [F. L.] 1872:85 [Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria, Melbourne v. 1; ref. 757] Melbourne market, Victoria, Australia. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-4285 (dry). Type catalog: Blanc & Hureau 1968:45 [ref. 20738]. •Synonym of Platycephalus laevigatus Cuvier 1829 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:469 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:521 [ref. 22532], Paxton et al. 2006:942 [ref. 29079], Imamura 2015:155 [ref. 33640]). Current status: Synonym of Platycephalus laevigatus Cuvier 1829. Platycephalidae. Habitat: marine.

richardsoni, Platycephalus Castelnau [F. L.] 1872:82 [Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria, Melbourne v. 1; ref. 757] Melbourne markets, Victoria, Australia. No types known. Spelled richardsonii on p. 240. •Valid as Neoplatycephalus richardsoni (Castelnau 1872) -- (Kuiter 1993:101 [ref. 23929], Gomon et al. 1994:518 [ref. 22532]). •Valid as Platycephalus richardsoni Castelnau 1872 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:469 [ref. 12442], Imamura 1996:199 [ref. 22700], Paxton et al. 2006:943 [ref. 29079], Gomon 2008:520 [ref. 30616], Imamura 2015:183 [ref. 33640]). Current status: Valid as Platycephalus richardsoni Castelnau 1872. Platycephalidae. Distribution: Southeastern Australia: New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia. Habitat: marine.

rogad, Cottus Forsskål [P. S.] 1775:25, x [Descriptiones animalium (Forsskål); ref. 1351] Red Sea. No types known. An alternate name for Cottus insidiator Forsskål 1775. Rogad mentioned only as common name under account of insidiator on p. x but not on p. 25. •Synonym of Platycephalus indicus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Fricke 2008:25 [ref. 30182], Kottelat 2013:318 [ref. 32989], Endruweit 2024:62 [ref. 41040]). Current status: Synonym of Platycephalus indicus (Linnaeus 1758). Platycephalidae. Habitat: marine.

spathula, Platycephalus Bloch [M. E.] 1795:97, Pl. 424 [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 9; ref. 464] Tranquebar [Tharangambadi], India. Syntypes: ZMB 720 (2, lost). Type catalog: Paepke & Fricke 1992:279 [ref. 19946], Paepke 1999:114 [ref. 24282]. On p. 90 of Bloch's Ichthyologie, v. 12 [ref. 21381]. Spelled spatula in Bloch & Schneider 1801:59 [ref. 471], spatule in literature. •Synonym of Platycephalus indicus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Blanc & Hureau 1973:592 [ref. 7218], Paxton et al. 2006:942 [ref. 29079], Kottelat 2013:318 [ref. 32989], Endruweit 2024:62 [ref. 41040]). Current status: Synonym of Platycephalus indicus (Linnaeus 1758). Platycephalidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

speculator, Platycephalus Klunzinger [C. B.] 1872:28 [Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 38 (pt. 1); ref. 2623] Hobson's Bay, Victoria, Australia. Holotype (unique): SMNS 1570. Type catalog: Fricke 1992:15 [ref. 20296], Fricke 2005:54 [ref. 29864]. •Valid as Platycephalus speculator Klunzinger 1872 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:470 [ref. 12442], Kuiter 1993:103 [ref. 23929], Gomon et al. 1994:522 [ref. 22532], Imamura 1996:199 [ref. 22700], Hutchins 2001:28 [ref. 25847], Paxton et al. 2006:943 [ref. 29079], Gomon 2008:521 [ref. 30616], Imamura 2012:119 [ref. 33646], Imamura 2015:167 [ref. 33640], Hoschke et al. 2019:155 [ref. 36626]). Current status: Valid as Platycephalus speculator Klunzinger 1872. Platycephalidae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria (Australia). Habitat: brackish, marine.

tasmanius, Platycephalus Richardson [J.] 1842:96 (72) [Transactions of the Zoological Society of London v. 3 (pt 1) (art. 5); ref. 13097] Port Arthur, Tasmania, Australia. Syntypes: BMNH 1855.9.19.56-57 (2), 1855.9.19.67-68 (2). •Synonym of Platycephalus bassensis Cuvier 1829 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:468 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:520 [ref. 22532], Paxton et al. 2006:940 [ref. 29079], Imamura 2015:159 [ref. 33640]). Current status: Synonym of Platycephalus bassensis Cuvier 1829. Platycephalidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

westraliae, Trudis bassensis Whitley [G. P.] 1938:199 [Records of the Australian Museum v. 20 (no. 3); ref. 4692] Swan River estuary, Western Australia, Australia. Holotype: AMS IA.7189. Paratypes: AMS IA.7190 (1). •Synonym of Platycephalus bassensis Cuvier 1829 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:468 [ref. 12442], Paxton et al. 2006:940 [ref. 29079]). •Valid as Platycephalus westraliae (Whitley 1938) -- (Imamura 2008:404-405 [ref. 29892], Imamura 2012:119 [ref. 33646], Larson et al. 2013:91 [ref. 32988], Imamura 2013:282 [ref. 33362], Imamura 2015:194 [ref. 33640], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:131 [ref. 41223]). Current status: Valid as Platycephalus westraliae (Whitley 1938). Platycephalidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Java (Indonesia), east to Papua New Guinea, south to Fremantle (Western Australia) and New South Wales. Habitat: marine.