• Platycephalus Bloch, 1795
• Platycephalus angustus Steindachner, 1866
• Platycephalus arenaris Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886 accepted as Platycephalus endrachtensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1825
• Platycephalus arenarius Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886 accepted as Platycephalus endrachtensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1825
• Platycephalus arenicola (Schultz, 1966) accepted as Sunagocia arenicola (Schultz, 1966)
• Platycephalus armatus (Fowler, 1938) accepted as Thysanophrys armata (Fowler, 1938)
• Platycephalus asper Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Rogadius asper (Cuvier, 1829)
• Platycephalus aurimaculatus Knapp, 1987
• Platycephalus australis Imamura, 2015
• Platycephalus bassensis Cuvier, 1829
• Platycephalus bataviensis Bleeker, 1853 accepted as Inegocia japonica (Cuvier, 1829)
• Platycephalus beauforti Knapp, 1973 accepted as Cymbacephalus beauforti (Knapp, 1973)
• Platycephalus bengalensis Rao, 1966 accepted as Kumococius rodericensis (Cuvier, 1829)
• Platycephalus bobossok Bleeker, 1853 accepted as Sunagocia carbunculus (Valenciennes, 1833)
• Platycephalus borbonensis Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Inegocia japonica (Cuvier, 1829)
• Platycephalus borbonicus Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Inegocia japonica (Cuvier, 1829)
• Platycephalus borboniensis Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Inegocia japonica (Cuvier, 1829)
• Platycephalus bosschei Bleeker, 1860 accepted as Cymbacephalus bosschei (Bleeker, 1860)
• Platycephalus caeruleopunctatus McCulloch, 1922
• Platycephalus cantori Bleeker, 1879 accepted as Sunagocia carbunculus (Valenciennes, 1833)
• Platycephalus carbunculus Valenciennes, 1833 accepted as Sunagocia carbunculus (Valenciennes, 1833)
• Platycephalus castelnaui MacLeay, 1881 accepted as Platycephalus speculator Klunzinger, 1872
• Platycephalus celebicus Bleeker, 1855 accepted as Thysanophrys celebica (Bleeker, 1855)
• Platycephalus chauliodous Knapp, 1991
• Platycephalus chiltonae (Schultz, 1966) accepted as Thysanophrys chiltonae Schultz, 1966
• Platycephalus cinereus Günther, 1872 accepted as Platycephalus fuscus Cuvier, 1829
• Platycephalus cirronasus Richardson, 1848 accepted as Thysanophrys cirronasus (Richardson, 1848)
• Platycephalus conatus Waite & McCulloch, 1915
• Platycephalus cooperi Regan, 1908 accepted as Suggrundus cooperi (Regan, 1908)
• Platycephalus crocodila Tilesius, 1814 accepted as Cociella crocodilus (Cuvier, 1829)
• Platycephalus crocodilus Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Cociella crocodilus (Cuvier, 1829)
• Platycephalus crocodilus Tilesius, 1814 accepted as Cociella crocodilus (Cuvier, 1829)
• Platycephalus cultellatus Richardson, 1846
• Platycephalus dormitator Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Gobiomorus dormitor Lacepède, 1800
• Platycephalus endrachtensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1825
• Platycephalus fasciatus Günther, 1872 accepted as Cociella punctata (Cuvier, 1829)
• Platycephalus fuscus Cuvier, 1829
• Platycephalus grandidieri Sauvage, 1873 accepted as Papilloculiceps longiceps (Cuvier, 1829)
• Platycephalus grandis (Castelnau, 1872) accepted as Platycephalus richardsoni Castelnau, 1872
• Platycephalus grandispinis Cuvier, 1829
• Platycephalus grandisquamis Regan, 1908 accepted as Onigocia grandisquama (Regan, 1908)
• Platycephalus gruveli Pellegrin, 1905 accepted as Solitas gruveli (Pellegrin, 1905)
• Platycephalus guttatus Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Cociella crocodilus (Cuvier, 1829)
• Platycephalus haackei Steindachner, 1883 accepted as Leviprora inops (Jenyns, 1840)
• Platycephalus harrisii (McCulloch, 1914) accepted as Inegocia harrisii (McCulloch, 1914)
• Platycephalus heterolepis Barnard, 1927 accepted as Ratabulus prionotus (Sauvage, 1873)
• Platycephalus horai de Beaufort, 1956 accepted as Thysanophrys celebica (Bleeker, 1855)
• Platycephalus iaiunus Schwarzhans, 2019 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
• Platycephalus indicus (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Platycephalus inermis Jordan & Evermann, 1902 accepted as Cociella crocodilus (Cuvier, 1829)
• Platycephalus inops Jenyns, 1840 accepted as Leviprora inops (Jenyns, 1840)
• Platycephalus insidiator (Forsskål, 1775) accepted as Platycephalus indicus (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Platycephalus isacanthus Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Inegocia japonica (Cuvier, 1829)
• Platycephalus japonicus Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Inegocia japonica (Cuvier, 1829)
• Platycephalus japonicus Tilesius, 1814 accepted as Inegocia japonica (Cuvier, 1829)
• Platycephalus laevigatus Cuvier, 1829
• Platycephalus longiceps Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Papilloculiceps longiceps (Cuvier, 1829)
• Platycephalus longispinis MacLeay, 1884 accepted as Platycephalus grandispinis Cuvier, 1829
• Platycephalus macracanthus Bleeker, 1869 accepted as Suggrundus macracanthus (Bleeker, 1869)
• Platycephalus macrocephalus Weber, 1913 accepted as Onigocia macrocephala (Weber, 1913)
• Platycephalus macrodon Ogilby, 1885 accepted as Platycephalus richardsoni Castelnau, 1872
• Platycephalus macrolepis Bleeker, 1854 accepted as Onigocia macrolepis (Bleeker, 1854)
• Platycephalus maculipinna Regan, 1905 accepted as Grammoplites suppositus (Troschel, 1840)
• Platycephalus malabaricus Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Cociella punctata (Cuvier, 1829)
• Platycephalus malayanus Bleeker, 1854 accepted as Sunagocia otaitensis (Cuvier, 1829)
• Platycephalus marmoratus Stead, 1908
• Platycephalus maxwelli Schwarzhans, 1980 †
• Platycephalus meerdervoorti Bleeker, 1860 accepted as Suggrundus meerdervoortii (Bleeker, 1860)
• Platycephalus meerdervoortii Bleeker, 1860 accepted as Suggrundus meerdervoortii (Bleeker, 1860)
• Platycephalus meerdevoortii Bleeker, 1860 accepted as Suggrundus meerdervoortii (Bleeker, 1860)
• Platycephalus micracanthus Sauvage, 1873
• Platycephalus mortoni Macleay, 1883 accepted as Platycephalus fuscus Cuvier, 1829
• Platycephalus muelleri Klunzinger, 1879 accepted as Cymbacephalus bosschei (Bleeker, 1860)
• Platycephalus mülleri Klunzinger, 1879 accepted as Cymbacephalus bosschei (Bleeker, 1860)
• Platycephalus neglectus Troschel, 1840 accepted as Grammoplites scaber (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Platycephalus nemathophthalmus Günther, 1860 accepted as Cymbacephalus nematophthalmus (Günther, 1860)
• Platycephalus nematophthalmus Günther, 1860 accepted as Cymbacephalus nematophthalmus (Günther, 1860)
• Platycephalus nigripinnis Regan, 1905 accepted as Sorsogona nigripinna (Regan, 1905)
• Platycephalus oligolepis Regan, 1908 accepted as Onigocia oligolepis (Regan, 1908)
• Platycephalus orbitalis Imamura & Knapp, 2009
• Platycephalus otaitensis (Cuvier, 1829) accepted as Sunagocia otaitensis (Cuvier, 1829)
• Platycephalus papilloculus Fowler, 1935 accepted as Papilloculiceps longiceps (Cuvier, 1829)
• Platycephalus parapercoides Schwarzhans, 1980 † (uncertain > unassessed)
• Platycephalus pedimacula Regan, 1908 accepted as Onigocia pedimacula (Regan, 1908)
• Platycephalus polijodon Bleeker, 1853 accepted as Rogadius serratus (Cuvier, 1829)
• Platycephalus polyodon Bleeker, 1853 accepted as Rogadius serratus (Cuvier, 1829)
• Platycephalus prionotus Sauvage, 1873 accepted as Ratabulus prionotus (Sauvage, 1873)
• Platycephalus pristiger Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Rogadius pristiger (Cuvier, 1829)
• Platycephalus pristis Peters, 1855 accepted as Thysanophrys celebica (Bleeker, 1855)
• Platycephalus proximus Castelnau, 1872 accepted as Platycephalus laevigatus Cuvier, 1829
• Platycephalus punctatus Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Cociella punctata (Cuvier, 1829)
• Platycephalus quoyi Bleeker, 1856 accepted as Cociella punctata (Cuvier, 1829)
• Platycephalus ransonnetii Steindachner, 1876 accepted as Elates ransonnettii (Steindachner, 1876)
• Platycephalus ransonnettii Steindachner, 1876 accepted as Elates ransonnettii (Steindachner, 1876)
• Platycephalus richardsoni Castelnau, 1872
• Platycephalus riremoana Schwarzhans, 2019 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
• Platycephalus rodericensis Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Kumococius rodericensis (Cuvier, 1829)
• Platycephalus rudis Günther, 1877 accepted as Suggrundus meerdervoortii (Bleeker, 1860)
• Platycephalus scaber (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Grammoplites scaber (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Platycephalus sculptus Günther, 1880 accepted as Kumococius rodericensis (Cuvier, 1829)