After Nelson, 1994, with Recent species from Froese & Pauly, 2001 [“The Fishbase”]
<==o Platycephalidae (flatheads; lattapäät) [N: 18/60] [FB: 17/67] |-- Ambiserrula jugosa (McCulloch, 1914) |--o Cociella [5] | |-- C. crocodila (Tilesius, 1812) (Crocodile flathead) | |-- C. heemstrai Knapp, 1996 | |-- C. hutchinsi Knapp, 1996 | |-- C. punctata (Cuvier, 1829) (Spotted flathead) | `-- C. somaliensis Knapp, 1996 |--o Cymbacephalus [3] | |-- C. beauforti (Knapp, 1973) Crocodile fish | |-- C. nematophthalmus (Günther, 1860) Fringe-eyed flathead | `-- C. staigeri (Castelnau, 1875) |-- Elates ransonnetii (Steindachner, 1876) (Dwarf flathead) |--o Eurycephalus [3] | |-- E. arenicola (Schultz, 1966) (Broadhead flathead) | |-- E. carbunculus (Valenciennes, 1833) (Papillose flathead) | `-- E. otaitensis (Parkinson, 1829) (Fringelip flathead) |--o Grammoplites [3] | |-- G. knappi Imamura & Amaoka, 1994 | |-- G. scaber (Linnaeus, 1758) (Rough flathead) | `-- G. suppositus (Troschel, 1840) (Spotfin flathead) |--o Inegocia [3] | |-- I. guttata (Cuvier, 1829) | |-- I. harrisii (McCulloch, 1914) (Harris's flathead) | `-- I. japonica (Tilesius, 1812) (Japanese flathead) |-- Kumococius rodericensis (Cuvier, 1829) (Spiny flathead) |-- Leviprora inops (Jenyns, 1840) |--o Onigocia [5] | |-- O. grandisquama (Regan, 1908) | |-- O. macrolepis (Bleeker, 1854) (Notched flathead) | |-- O. oligolepis (Regan, 1908) (Large-scale flathead) | |-- O. pedimacula (Regan, 1908) | `-- O. spinosa (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844) |--o Papilloculiceps [2] | |-- P. bosschei (Bleeker, 1860) (Small-eyed flathead) | `-- P. longiceps (Cuvier, 1829) (Tentacled flathead) |--o Platycephalus [16] | |-- P. arenarius Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886 (Northern sand flathead) | |-- P. aurimaculatus Knapp, 1987 (Toothy flathead) | |-- P. bassensis Cuvier, 1829 (Sand flathead) | |-- P. caeruleopunctatus McCulloch, 1922 (Blue-spotted flathead) | |-- P. chauliodous Knapp, 1991 | |-- P. conatus Waite & McCulloch, 1915 (Deepwater flathead) | |-- P. cultellatus Richardsoni, 1846 | |-- P. endrachtensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1825 (Bar-tailed flathead) | |-- P. fuscus Cuvier, 1829 (Dusky flathead) | |-- P. indicus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Bartail flathead) | |-- P. laevigatus Cuvier, 1829 | |-- P. longispinis Macleay, 1884 (Long-spined flathead) | |-- P. marmoratus Stead, 1908 | |-- P. micracanthus Sauvage, 1873 | |-- P. richardsoni Castelnau, 1872 (Tiger flathead) | `-- P. speculator Klunzinger, 1872 (Yank flathead) |--o Ratabulus [2] | |-- R. diversidens (McCulloch, 1914) (Orange-freckled flathead) | `-- R. megacephalus (Tanaka, 1917) |--o Rogadius [10] | |-- R. asper (Cuvier, 1829) (Olive-tailed flathead) | |-- R. melanopterus (Knapp & Wongratana, 1987) (Obscure flathead) | |-- R. nigripinnis (Regan, 1905) (Blackfin flathead) | |-- R. patriciae Knapp, 1987 (Black-banded flathead) | |-- R. portuguesus (Smith, 1953) (South African thorny flathead) | |-- R. prionotus (Sauvage, 1873) (Blackblotch flathead) | |-- R. pristiger (Cuvier, 1829) (Thorny flathead) | |-- R. serratus (Cuvier, 1829) (Serrated flathead) | |-- R. tuberculatus (Cuvier, 1829) (Tuberculated flathead) | `-- R. welanderi (Schultz, 1966) (Welander's flathead) |-- Solitas gruveli (Pellegrin, 1905) (Guinea flathead) |?- Sorsogona |--o Suggrundus [4] | |-- S. brevirostris Shao & Chen, 1987 | |-- S. cooperi (Regan, 1908) | |-- S. macracanthus (Bleeker, 1869) Large-spined flathead | `-- S. meerdervoortii (Bleeker, 1860) `--o Thysanophrys [6] |-- T. armata (Fowler, 1938) |-- T. celebica (Bleeker, 1854) (Celebes flathead) |-- T. chiltonae Schultz, 1966 (Longsnout flathead) |-- T. cirronasa (Richardson, 1848) |-- T. longirostris (Shao & Chen, 1987) `-- T. papillaris Imamura & Knapp, 1999
Reference(s):
- Carroll, R. L., 1988: Vertebrate paleontology and evolution.
–W. H. Freeman and company, New York, 1988, 698 - Carroll, R. L., 1988: Appendix. 594-648
in Carroll, R. L., 1988: Vertebrate paleontology and evolution.
–W. H. Freeman and company, New York, 1988, 698 - Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds), 2001: FishBase.
–iNet: www.fishbase.org - Lahti, S., Malmström, K. K., Koli, L., Leikola, A., Syrjämäki, J. & Lahti, J., 1980: Zoo, Suuri Eläinkirja 5: Kalat, sammakkoeläimet, matelijat.
–Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö, Porvoo-Helsinki-Juva, 1980.
Original work [in French]: Beauté Du Monde Animal: IX Reptiles/Amphibiens & X Poissons.
–Rizzoli Editore, Milano, 1968 - Nelson, J. S., 1994: Fishes of the world.
–John Wiley & Sons Inc., New York, 1994, xx-600