pedimacula, Platycephalus Regan [C. T.] 1908:238 [The Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. Second Series. Zoology v. 12 (pt 3); ref. 3634] Kolumadulu, Maldives, Indian Ocean, depth 35 fathoms. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1901.12.31.45. •Valid as Onigocia pedimacula (Regan 1908) -- (Imamura 1996:214 [ref. 22700], Knapp 1999:2405 [ref. 24807], Knapp in Randall & Lim 2000:608 [ref. 25122], Knapp et al. 2000:6 [ref. 26638], Allen & Adrim 2003:30 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S103 [ref. 27377], Kimura et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:42 [ref. 27510], Randall et al. 2004:11 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:133 [ref. 28239], Imamura et al. 2006:296 [ref. 28670], Paxton et al. 2006:939 [ref. 29079], Imamura & McGrouther 2008:239 [ref. 29804], Imamura & Knapp 2009:27 [ref. 30054], Fricke et al. 2011:382 [ref. 31242], Imamura 2011:58 [ref. 31573], Allen & Erdmann 2012:255 [ref. 31980], Imamura 2012:30 [ref. 32157], Psomadakis et al. 2015:192 [ref. 34104], Imamura 2016:157 [ref. 35406], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 29 [ref. 38321], Knapp 2022:588 [ref. 39727], Moazzam & Osmany 2023:568 [ref. 40712], Allen & Erdmann 2024:272 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Onigocia pedimacula (Regan 1908). Platycephalidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, eastern Mascarenes (Rodrigues) and Maldives east to Tonga, north to Philippines, south to northern Western Australia, Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.