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Authorship and validity of two flatheads, Platycephalus japonicus and Platycephalus crocodilus (Teleostei: Platycephalidae)

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The authorship of Platycephalus japonicus and Platycephalus crocodilus is researched. Although many authors have considered that the authorship of these flatheads can be attributed to Tilesius (1812), we consider that Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes [ex Tilesius] (1829) has valid authorship of them. Platycephalus isacanthus, Platycephalus borboniensis and Platycephalus guttatus were also established by Cuvier in the same publication. The conspecificity of these three species and the precedence of P. japonicus are reconfirmed in this study. Although many authors have recognized the validity of P. guttatus, its holotype is identical to P. crocodilus. We also establish the precedence of P. crocodilus over P. guttatus.

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Acknowledgments

We express our sincere thanks to J. Johnson (QM) for critically reading the draft manuscript and providing valuable comments. We are deeply indebted to P. Bartsch (ZMB), S. Kimura (FRLM), K. Matsuura and G. Shinohara (NSMT), M. McGrouther (AMS), and P. Pruvost (MNHN) for making materials available.

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  1. Hisashi Imamura

    Present address: Laboratory of Marine Biology and Biodiversity (Systematic Ichthyology), Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, 3-1-1 Minato-cho, Hakodate, Hokkaido, 041-8611, Japan

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  1. Fisheries Science Center, The Hokkaido University Museum, 3-1-1 Minato-cho, Hakodate, Hokkaido, 041-8611, Japan

    Hisashi Imamura

  2. Department of Marine Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of the Ryukyus, 1 Senbaru, Nishihara, Okinawa, 903-0213, Japan

    Tetsuo Yoshino

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Imamura, H., Yoshino, T. Authorship and validity of two flatheads, Platycephalus japonicus and Platycephalus crocodilus (Teleostei: Platycephalidae). Ichthyol Res 56, 308–313 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10228-009-0095-0

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