townsendi, Platycephalus Regan [C. T.] 1905:323, Pl. 1(A) (fig. 1) [Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society v. 16; ref. 15386] Karachi, Pakistan; Muscat, Oman, Gulf of Oman. Syntypes: BMNH 1904.5.25.130 (1), 1904.5.25.146 (1). •Synonym of Sorsogona prionota (Sauvage 1873) -- (Knapp 1979:50 [ref. 14196], Dor 1984:91 [ref. 29757], Knapp 1986:484 [ref. 5683], Randall 1995:119 [ref. 22896]). •Synonym of Ratabulus prionotus (Sauvage 1873). Current status: Synonym of Ratabulus prionotus (Sauvage 1873). Platycephalidae. Habitat: marine.