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.