batavianus, Platax Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1831:225 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 7; ref. 4881] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-0184. Type catalog: Bauchot 1963:157 [ref. 20718]. Platax batavianus Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1831:225 [ref. 4881] and Platax bataviensis Sauvage 1891:278 [ref. 14503] are unjustified emendations or incorrect subsequent spellings. •Valid as Platax batavianus Cuvier 1831 -- (Kyushin et al. 1982:144 [ref. 19754], Allen & Swainston 1988:94 [ref. 25477], Klausewitz & Condé 1989 [ref. 13860], Randall et al. 1990:216 [ref. 15987], Allen 1997:146 [ref. 23977], Larson & Williams 1997:362 [ref. 23967], Kuiter 1997:236 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:216 [ref. 25919], Heemstra in Randall & Lim 2000:641 [ref. 25122], Heemstra 2001:3615 [ref. 26298], Hutchins 2001:36 [ref. 25847], Kuiter & Debelius 2001:198 [ref. 26232], Allen & Adrim 2003:61 [ref. 26830], Adrim et al. 2004:126 [ref. 27715], Allen et al. 2006:1719 [ref. 29090], Allen & Erdmann 2012:1003 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:210 [ref. 32988], Kimura in Kimura et al. 2015:82 [ref. 34319], Motomura et al. 2017:201 [ref. 35490]). Current status: Valid as Platax batavianus Cuvier 1831. Ephippidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea and Australia. Habitat: marine.