WoRMS taxon details
Platycephalidae Swainson, 1839
Genus Ambiserrula Imamura, 1996
Genus Cociella Whitley, 1940
Genus Cymbacephalus Fowler, 1938
Genus Elates Jordan & Seale, 1907
Genus Grammoplites Fowler, 1904
Genus Inegocia Jordan & Thompson, 1913
Genus Insidiator Jordan & Snyder, 1900
Genus Kumococius Matsubara & Ochiai, 1955
Genus Leviprora Whitley, 1931
Genus Onigocia Jordan & Thompson, 1913
Genus Papilloculiceps Fowler & Steinitz, 1956
Genus Platycephalus Bloch, 1795
Genus Ratabulus Jordan & Hubbs, 1925
Genus Rogadius Jordan & Richardson, 1908
Genus Solitas Imamura, 1996
Genus Sorsogona Herre, 1934
Genus Sunagocia Imamura, 2003
Genus Thysanophrys Ogilby, 1898
Genus Trudis Whitley, 1931
Genus Cocius Jordan & Hubbs, 1925 accepted as Cociella Whitley, 1940
Genus Elatis accepted as Elates Jordan & Seale, 1907 (misspelling)
Genus Euryplatycephalus accepted as Eurycephalus Imamura, 1996 accepted as Sunagocia Imamura, 2003 (lapsus calami)
Genus Hyalorhynchus Ogilby, 1910 accepted as Elates Jordan & Seale, 1907
Genus Kumococcius accepted as Kumococius Matsubara & Ochiai, 1955 (misspelling)
Genus Levanaora Whitley, 1933 accepted as Inegocia Jordan & Thompson, 1913
Genus Neoplatycephalus Castelnau, 1872 accepted as Platycephalus Bloch, 1795
Genus Planipora accepted as Planiprora Whitley, 1931 accepted as Platycephalus Bloch, 1795 (misspelling)
Genus Planiprora Whitley, 1931 accepted as Platycephalus Bloch, 1795 (synonym)
Genus Suggrundus Whitley, 1930 accepted as Insidiator Jordan & Snyder, 1900
Genus Wakiyus Jordan & Hubbs, 1925 accepted as Onigocia Jordan & Thompson, 1913
Genus Cociella Whitley, 1940
Genus Cymbacephalus Fowler, 1938
Genus Elates Jordan & Seale, 1907
Genus Grammoplites Fowler, 1904
Genus Inegocia Jordan & Thompson, 1913
Genus Insidiator Jordan & Snyder, 1900
Genus Kumococius Matsubara & Ochiai, 1955
Genus Leviprora Whitley, 1931
Genus Onigocia Jordan & Thompson, 1913
Genus Papilloculiceps Fowler & Steinitz, 1956
Genus Platycephalus Bloch, 1795
Genus Ratabulus Jordan & Hubbs, 1925
Genus Rogadius Jordan & Richardson, 1908
Genus Solitas Imamura, 1996
Genus Sorsogona Herre, 1934
Genus Sunagocia Imamura, 2003
Genus Thysanophrys Ogilby, 1898
Genus Trudis Whitley, 1931
Genus Cocius Jordan & Hubbs, 1925 accepted as Cociella Whitley, 1940
Genus Elatis accepted as Elates Jordan & Seale, 1907 (misspelling)
Genus Euryplatycephalus accepted as Eurycephalus Imamura, 1996 accepted as Sunagocia Imamura, 2003 (lapsus calami)
Genus Hyalorhynchus Ogilby, 1910 accepted as Elates Jordan & Seale, 1907
Genus Kumococcius accepted as Kumococius Matsubara & Ochiai, 1955 (misspelling)
Genus Levanaora Whitley, 1933 accepted as Inegocia Jordan & Thompson, 1913
Genus Neoplatycephalus Castelnau, 1872 accepted as Platycephalus Bloch, 1795
Genus Planipora accepted as Planiprora Whitley, 1931 accepted as Platycephalus Bloch, 1795 (misspelling)
Genus Planiprora Whitley, 1931 accepted as Platycephalus Bloch, 1795 (synonym)
Genus Suggrundus Whitley, 1930 accepted as Insidiator Jordan & Snyder, 1900
Genus Wakiyus Jordan & Hubbs, 1925 accepted as Onigocia Jordan & Thompson, 1913
marine, brackish, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Marine. Some in brackish water. Distribution: Indo-Pacific region. Elongate and cylindrical fishes with depressed head....
Description Marine. Some in brackish water. Distribution: Indo-Pacific region. Elongate and cylindrical fishes with depressed head. Usually ridges and spines are present on head. Mouth large with the lower jaw jutted. Gill openings wide. Scales ctenoid. First dorsal fin with 6-9 spines; 11-14 soft rays in second dorsal fin. Anal fin soft rays 11-14. Pelvic fins widely set apart. A single spine in pelvic fin; soft rays 5. No free rays on pectoral fin. Swim bladder lacking. Vertebrae 27. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2023). FishBase. Platycephalidae Swainson, 1839. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125593 on 2023-09-25
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taxonomy source
Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors 
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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 Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2022). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2022., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
[request] 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 Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2022). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2022., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Description Marine. Some in brackish water. Distribution: Indo-Pacific region. Elongate and cylindrical fishes with depressed head. Usually ridges and spines are present on head. Mouth large with the lower jaw jutted. Gill openings wide. Scales ctenoid. First dorsal fin with 6-9 spines; 11-14 soft rays in second dorsal fin. Anal fin soft rays 11-14. Pelvic fins widely set apart. A single spine in pelvic fin; soft rays 5. No free rays on pectoral fin. Swim bladder lacking. Vertebrae 27. [details]
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To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To Genbank
To NMNH Extant Collection (Platycephalidae FIN031820 Slide 35 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Platycephalidae FIN031821 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To Genbank
To NMNH Extant Collection (Platycephalidae FIN031820 Slide 35 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Platycephalidae FIN031821 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
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