platycephalus, Alausa Bleeker [P.] 1863:123, Pl. 26 (fig. 2) [Natuurkundige Verhandelingen van de Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen te Haarlem (Ser. 2) v. 18 (1862); ref. 395] Ashantee, Guinea. Holotype (unique): RMNH 3310. Holotype figured by Boeseman 1963:Pl. 1 (fig. 1) [ref. 21734]. •Synonym of Ethmalosa fimbriata (Bowdich 1825) -- (Poll et al. 1984:43 [ref. 6172], Whitehead 1985:219 [ref. 5141], Whitehead 1990:210 [ref. 14039], Gourene & Teugels in Lévêque et al. 1990:103 [ref. 21589]). Current status: Synonym of Ethmalosa fimbriata (Bowdich 1825). Dorosomatidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.