Traits taxon details
Platycephalus Bloch, 1795
- Species Platycephalus angustus Steindachner, 1866
- Species Platycephalus aurimaculatus Knapp, 1987
- Species Platycephalus australis Imamura, 2015
- Species Platycephalus bassensis Cuvier, 1829
- Species Platycephalus caeruleopunctatus McCulloch, 1922
- Species Platycephalus chauliodous Knapp, 1991
- Species Platycephalus conatus Waite & McCulloch, 1915
- Species Platycephalus cultellatus Richardson, 1846
- Species Platycephalus endrachtensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1825
- Species Platycephalus fuscus Cuvier, 1829
- Species Platycephalus grandispinis Cuvier, 1829
- Species Platycephalus indicus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Platycephalus laevigatus Cuvier, 1829
- Species Platycephalus marmoratus Stead, 1908
- Species Platycephalus maxwelli Schwarzhans, 1980 †
- Species Platycephalus micracanthus Sauvage, 1873
- Species Platycephalus orbitalis Imamura & Knapp, 2009
- Species Platycephalus richardsoni Castelnau, 1872
- Species Platycephalus speculator Klunzinger, 1872
- Species Platycephalus westraliae (Whitley, 1938)
- Species Platycephalus arenarius Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886 accepted as Platycephalus endrachtensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1825
- Species Platycephalus parapercoides Schwarzhans, 1980 † (uncertain > unassessed)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2021). FishBase. Platycephalus Bloch, 1795. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2021) Marine Species Traits at: http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126166 on 2025-06-08
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Platycephalus Bloch, 1795. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126166 on 2025-06-08
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Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Bock, K.R. (1996). Checklist of the reef fishes of Diani and Galu, Kenya. Journal of East African natural History 85: 5-22. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Bock, K.R. (1996). Checklist of the reef fishes of Diani and Galu, Kenya. Journal of East African natural History 85: 5-22. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
