Taxonomy Profile: Platycephalus (Bloch 1795)

Platycephalus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
flatheads []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Platycephalus: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Actinopterygii
ray-finned fishes |
spiny rayed fishes |
poisson épineux |
poissons à nageoires rayonnées |
Class : Teleostei
Superorder : Acanthopterygii
Order : Scorpaeniformes
scorpion fishes |
sculpins |
chabots |
rascasses |
mail-cheeked fishes |
Suborder : Platycephaloidei
Family : Platycephalidae
flatheads |
Genus : Platycephalus
flatheads |
Platycephalus Direct Children(s):
Platycephalus arenarius
(Ramsay and Ogilby 1886)
Platycephalus bassensis
(Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes 1829)
Platycephalus fuscus
(Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes 1829)
Platycephalus indicus
(Linnaeus 1758)
Platycephalus laevigatus
(Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes 1829)
Platycephalus speculator
(Klunzinger 1872)
Platycephalus conatus
(Waite and McCulloch 1915)
Platycephalus cultellatus
(Richardson 1846)
Platycephalus endrachtensis
(Quoy and Gaimard 1825)
Platycephalus: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Platycephalus
Source:
Catalog of Fishes, 22-Oct-2005
Acquired:
2005-10-22
Notes:
http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/
Reference for:
Platycephalus
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Eschmeyer, William N., ed.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1998-01-01 / 1998-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Catalog of Fishes
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3
Page(s):
2905
Publisher:
California Academy of Sciences
Publication Place:
San Francisco, California, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-940228-47-5/
Notes:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/25622932
Reference for:
Platycephalus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Nelson, Joseph S.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1994-01-01 / 1994-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Fishes of the World, Third Edition
Page(s):
xvii + 600
Publisher:
John Wiley and Sons
Publication Place:
New York, New York, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-471-54713-1/
Notes:
Reference for:
Platycephalus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Hureau, J.-C., and Th. Monod, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1973-09-01 / 1973-09-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Check-list of the fishes of the north-eastern Atlantic and of the Mediterranean (Clofnam), vol. 1
Page(s):
xxii + 683
Publisher:
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Publication Place:
Paris, France
ISBN/ISSN:
92-3-001100-2/0385-1109
Notes:
Reference for:
Platycephalus
Platycephalus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Platycephalus: Comments