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
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. (2024). FishBase. Platycephalidae Swainson, 1839. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125593 on 2024-04-24
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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). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., 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). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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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]
