platycephalops, Cottogobius Smith [J. L. B.] 1964:174, Pl. 4 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 13) v. 7 (no. 75); ref. 18512] Pinda, Mozambique, western Indian Ocean. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 212. Paratypes: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 5441 (5, now 4). •Valid as Phyllogobius platycephalops (Smith 1964) -- (Larson 1986:131 [ref. 6141], Kuiter 1997:356 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:535 [ref. 25919], Allen 2000:121 [ref. 25868], Larson & Murdy 2001:3599 [ref. 26293], Allen & Adrim 2003:59 [ref. 26830], Hoese & Larson 2006:1675 [ref. 29097], Allen & Erdmann 2012:903 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2018:338 [ref. 35805], Parenti 2021:210 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:121 [ref. 39971]). Current status: Valid as Phyllogobius platycephalops (Smith 1964). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa and Madagascar east to Solomon Islands, south to northern Australia Habitat: marine.