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Ratabulus megacephalus
(Tanaka 1917)
Ratabulus megacephalus
was originally described as
Thysanophrys megacephalus
by Tanaka in 1917. It belongs to the family
Platycephalidae
. It is commonly known as Hanamegochi.
It is found in Salt water and its distribution is Western North Pacific: Japan to South China Sea to Philippines.
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megacephalus
AuthorWI
Tanaka [S.]
AuthorNI
Tanaka
Qualification
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Year
1917
Status
Valid
Class
Osteichthyes
Osteichthyes
Order
Scorpaeniformes
Scorpaeniformes
Family
Platycephalidae
Subfamily
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Genus
Ratabulus
Subgenus
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Class
Osteichthyes
Order
Scorpaeniformes
Family
Platycephalidae
Genus
Ratabulus
Original Name
Thysanophrys
Taxon Name
megacephalus
Original Combination
Thysanophrys megacephalus
Original Genus
Thysanophrys
Original Genus Species
Thysanophrys megacephalus
OriginalSubGenus
Thysanophrys
Original Author
Tanaka
Original AuthorWI
Tanaka [S.]
Original Qualification
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Original Year
1917
Original Family
Platycephalidae
Original SubFamily
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Original Level
species
Type Locality
Fish market in Tokyo, Japan.
Primary Code
Holotype (unique)
Primary Type
ZUMT (lost or never at ZUMT)
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Current Genus Species
Ratabulus megacephalus
Current Species
megacephalus
Current Genus
Ratabulus
Current AuthorWI
Tanaka [S.]
Current AuthorNI
Tanaka
Current Year
1917
Current Family
Platycephalidae
Current Subfamily
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Habitat
demersal
Water
Salt water
Depth Range
From 79 to 261 meters.
Distribution
Western North Pacific: Japan to South China Sea to Philippines.
Current Summary
Valid as
Ratabulus megacephalus
(Tanaka 1917). Platycephalidae.
Name History
• Synonym of
Ratabulus diveridens
(McCulloch 1914) -- (Knapp 1999:2410 [ref. 24807] as
diversidans
). • Valid as
Ratabulus megacephalus
(Tanaka 1917) -- (Ochiai in Masuda et al. 1984:322 [ref. 6441], Yatou in Okamura et al. 1985:599, 729 [ref. 8056], Shao & Chen 1987:86 [ref. 8042], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:155 [ref. 15964], Imamura 1996:201 [ref. 22700], Lee & Joo 1998:219 [ref. 25739], Nakabo 2000:618 [ref. 25086], Knapp in Randall & Lim 2000:608 [ref. 25122], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:69 [ref. 25480], Shinohara et al. 2001:318 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:618 [ref. 26001], Youn 2002:258, 570 [ref. 26218], Imamura & Gomon 2010:19 [ref. 31104]).
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diversidens
Ratabulus diversidens
(McCulloch [A. R.] 1914)
Valid
fulviguttatus
Ratabulus fulviguttatus
Imamura [H.] & Gomon [M. F.] 2010
Valid
ventralis
Ratabulus ventralis
Imamura [H.] & Gomon [M. F.] 2010
Valid
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