BPBM 22446Ichthyology

Platycephalus

As recorded: Platycephalus Bloch, 1795

Animalia › Chordata › Scorpaeniformes › Platycephalidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall, G.W. Tribble, R.P.H. Rutherford, and K.E. CarpenterK.E. Carpenter →Johnson Randall →R.P.H. Rutherford →G.W. Tribble →
Date: July 28, 1978
Locality: Luzon; Batangas Province; Caban Island, SW side
Island: Luzon
Depth: 30 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

7 Bishop specimens of Platycephalus · collected 1974–1981Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 28, 1978, J.E. Randall, G.W. Tribble, R.P.H. Rutherford, and K.E. Carpenter also collected 24+ other specimens.

Platycephalus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 39,490 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.