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.