malabaricus, Platycephalus Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829:245 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 4; ref. 998] Mahé, India. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-6848. Type catalog: Blanc & Hureau 1968:44 [ref. 20738]. •Synonym of Cociella crocodila (Cuvier 1829) with author as Tilesius 1812 -- (Knapp 1986:483 [ref. 5683], Knapp 1996:23 [ref. 22010]). •Synonym of Cociella punctata (Cuvier 1829) -- (Imamura & Yoshino 2009:312 [ref. 30527], Kottelat 2013:317 [ref. 32989], Imamura & Aungtonya 2020:28 [ref. 38146]). Current status: Synonym of Cociella punctata (Cuvier 1829). Platycephalidae. Habitat: marine.