bassensis, Platycephalus Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829:247 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 4; ref. 998] Western Port, Victoria, Australia. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-1437. Type catalog: Blanc & Hureau 1968:42 [ref. 20738]. •Valid as Platycephalus bassensis Cuvier 1829 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:468 [ref. 12442], Kuiter 1993:103 [ref. 23929], Gomon et al. 1994:519 [ref. 22532], Imamura 1996:199 [ref. 22700], Kuiter 1997:98 [ref. 25488], Jordan 2001:589 [ref. 25552], Paxton et al. 2006:940 [ref. 29079], Imamura 2008:399 [ref. 29892], Gomon 2008:518 [ref. 30616], Imamura 2015:159 [ref. 33640]). Current status: Valid as Platycephalus bassensis Cuvier 1829. Platycephalidae. Distribution: Australia: New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia. Habitat: brackish, marine.