caeruleopunctatus, Platycephalus McCulloch [A. R.] 1922:120 [Australian Zoologist v. 2 (pt 3); ref. 17624] Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Lectotype: AMS I.3163. •Valid as Platycephalus caeruleopunctatus McCulloch 1922 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:468 [ref. 12442], Kuiter 1993:103 [ref. 23929], Francis 1993:160 [ref. 25479], Imamura 1996:199 [ref. 22700], Johnson 1999:729 [ref. 25471], Paxton et al. 2006:940 [ref. 29079], Gomon 2008:521 [ref. 30616], Imamura 2012:119 [ref. 33646], Imamura 2015:164 [ref. 33640]). Current status: Valid as Platycephalus caeruleopunctatus McCulloch 1922. Platycephalidae. Distribution: Australia: Queensland to South Australia. Habitat: brackish, marine.