tasmanius, Platycephalus Richardson [J.] 1842:96 (72) [Transactions of the Zoological Society of London v. 3 (pt 1) (art. 5); ref. 13097] Port Arthur, Tasmania, Australia. Syntypes: BMNH 1855.9.19.56-57 (2), 1855.9.19.67-68 (2). •Synonym of Platycephalus bassensis Cuvier 1829 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:468 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:520 [ref. 22532], Paxton et al. 2006:940 [ref. 29079], Imamura 2015:159 [ref. 33640]). Current status: Synonym of Platycephalus bassensis Cuvier 1829. Platycephalidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.