blochii, Platax Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1831:222 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 7; ref. 4881] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean; Puducherry, India; New Guinea. Syntypes: MNHN A-0769 (1, dry) New Guinea, A-7758 (1, dry) Puducherry. Type catalog: Bauchot 1963:157-158 [ref. 20718]. Treated as an unnecessary replacement name by Kottelat (2013). •Synonym of Platax orbicularis (Forsskål 1775) -- (Fricke 1999:528 [ref. 24106], Kottelat 2013:437 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Platax orbicularis (Forsskål 1775). Ephippidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.