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.