Platycephalus

Platycephalus
Temporal range: Ypresian to Recent 56–0 Ma [1]
Platycephalus fuscus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Platycephalidae
Genus: Platycephalus
Bloch, 1795
Type species
Callionymus indicus
Synonyms[2]
  • Cacumen Whitley, 1931
  • Calliomorus Lacepède, 1800
  • Colefaxia Whitley, 1935
  • Longitrudis Whitley, 1931
  • Neoplatycephalus Castelnau, 1872
  • Planiprora Whitley, 1931
  • Trudis Whitley, 1931

Platycephalus is a genus of mostly marine, demersal ray-finned fish belonging to the family Platycephalidae. They are found in the eastern Mediterranean, the Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean.

  1. ^ Sepkoski, J. (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Platycephalidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 July 2022.