Platycephalus angustus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Platycephaloidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Ordo: Scorpaeniformes Subordo: Platycephaloidei

Familia: Platycephalidae
Genus: Platycephalus
Species: Platycephalus angustus

Name

Platycephalus angustus Steindachner, 1866

• Holotype (unique): NMW. (lost)
• Neotype: NTM S.11362-026

Type locality: Suriname? (considered erroneous, and the holotype appears to have been lost, a neotype is designated with a type locality northeast of Darbilla Creek, Millingimbi, Northern Territory, Australia, 12°09'S, 134°56'E [1], 0–2 m depth).

Etymology: The specific epithet angustus is a Latin word and means narrow, steep or close.

References

• Imamura, H.; 2012: Redescription of Platycephalus angustus Steindachner 1866 (Teleostei: Platycephalidae), a valid flathead in northern Australia and New Guinea. Ichthyological Research, Published online, 21 December 2012 DOI: 10.1007/s10228-012-0319-6
• Steindachner, F.; 1866: Fortsetzung der ichthyologischen Notizen. Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Classe, 3: 19–20.