Platycephalus indicus
Bartail Flathead
As recorded: Platycephalus indicus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Animalia › Chordata › Scorpaeniformes › Platycephalidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- October 29, 1983
- Locality
- Bahrain
- Island
- Bahrain
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 29, 1983, J.E. Randall also collected 14 other specimens.
Ablennes hians
Ichthyology
Callionymus filamentosus
Ichthyology
Carangoides malabaricus
Ichthyology
Cephalopholis hemistiktos
Ichthyology
Chiloscyllium arabicum
Ichthyology
Chirocentrus nudus
Ichthyology
Epinephelus epistictus
Ichthyology
Epinephelus latifasciatus
Ichthyology
Euthynnus affinis
Ichthyology
Istiophorus platypterus
Ichthyology
Liza klunzingeri
Ichthyology
Parupeneus heptacanthus
Ichthyology
Sillago sihama
Ichthyology
Sphyraena putnamae
Ichthyology
Platycephalus indicus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1983. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 90 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-20.
2026-10-20
12, עכו, ישראל
(c) yakov_salaviz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-27
AP, IN
(c) Teja Yantrapalli, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-20
8R8H+9HF, Klaces, Kec. Kp. Laut, Kabupaten Cilacap, Jawa Tengah, Indonesia
(c) Tian Hertiana, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-30
TW
(c) hao ting in, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-11
Pamunugama Road, Negombo, Western Province, LK
(c) leekelai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-31
J82R+656 - Suwayfah - Al Fqait - Fujairah - United Arab Emirates
(c) Nicolas Shin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Platycephalus indicus. BPBM 33119. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38117978. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/33119.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38117978 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026