WoRMS taxon details
Notarius planiceps (Steindachner, 1876)
281772 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:281772)
accepted
Species
Ariopsis planiceps (Steindachner, 1876) · unaccepted
Arius planiceps Steindachner, 1876 · unaccepted (synonym)
Galeichthys planiceps (Steindachner, 1876) · unaccepted
Netuma planiceps (Steindachner, 1876) · unaccepted
Tachisurus planiceps (Steindachner, 1876) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Arius planiceps Steindachner, 1876) Steindachner, F. (1876). Ichthyologische Beiträge (IV) [With subtitles i-iv.]. <em>Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe.</em> v. 72 (1. Abth.): 551-616, Pl. 1-13. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Notarius planiceps (Steindachner, 1876). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=281772 on 2026-02-26
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Arius planiceps Steindachner, 1876) Steindachner, F. (1876). Ichthyologische Beiträge (IV) [With subtitles i-iv.]. <em>Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe.</em> v. 72 (1. Abth.): 551-616, Pl. 1-13. [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | flathead sea catfish [from synonym] | [details] |
| Spanish | bagre cabeza chata [from synonym] | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Netuma planiceps (Steindachner, 1876))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Arius planiceps Steindachner, 1876)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Tachisurus planiceps (Steindachner, 1876))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Galeichthys planiceps (Steindachner, 1876))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Notarius planiceps)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Ariopsis planiceps (Steindachner, 1876))
To FishBase (from synonym Arius planiceps Steindachner, 1876)
To FishBase (from synonym Galeichthys planiceps (Steindachner, 1876))
To FishBase (from synonym Netuma planiceps (Steindachner, 1876))
To FishBase (from synonym Tachisurus planiceps (Steindachner, 1876))
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 7 proteins) (from synonym Tachisurus planiceps (Steindachner, 1876))
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 7 proteins) (from synonym Arius planiceps Steindachner, 1876)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 7 proteins) (from synonym Galeichthys planiceps (Steindachner, 1876))
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 7 proteins) (from synonym Netuma planiceps (Steindachner, 1876))
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 7 proteins)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 7 proteins) (from synonym Ariopsis planiceps (Steindachner, 1876))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Arius planiceps RAD115937-001) (from synonym Arius planiceps Steindachner, 1876)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Arius planiceps RAD115937-002) (from synonym Arius planiceps Steindachner, 1876)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Notarius planiceps RAD118068-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Notarius planiceps RAD118068-002)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Arius planiceps Steindachner, 1876)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Tachisurus planiceps (Steindachner, 1876))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Galeichthys planiceps (Steindachner, 1876))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Notarius planiceps)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Ariopsis planiceps (Steindachner, 1876))
To FishBase (from synonym Arius planiceps Steindachner, 1876)
To FishBase (from synonym Galeichthys planiceps (Steindachner, 1876))
To FishBase (from synonym Netuma planiceps (Steindachner, 1876))
To FishBase (from synonym Tachisurus planiceps (Steindachner, 1876))
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 7 proteins) (from synonym Tachisurus planiceps (Steindachner, 1876))
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 7 proteins) (from synonym Arius planiceps Steindachner, 1876)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 7 proteins) (from synonym Galeichthys planiceps (Steindachner, 1876))
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 7 proteins) (from synonym Netuma planiceps (Steindachner, 1876))
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 7 proteins)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 7 proteins) (from synonym Ariopsis planiceps (Steindachner, 1876))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Arius planiceps RAD115937-001) (from synonym Arius planiceps Steindachner, 1876)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Arius planiceps RAD115937-002) (from synonym Arius planiceps Steindachner, 1876)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Notarius planiceps RAD118068-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Notarius planiceps RAD118068-002)
