Platycephalus

Platycephalus
Temporal range: Ypresian to Recent
Platycephalus fuscus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Platycephalidae
Genus: Platycephalus
Bloch, 1795
Type species
Callionymus indicus
Synonyms
  • 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.

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