| Species | Name Used in Reference |
|---|---|
| Platycephalus endrachtensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1825 | Platycephalus endrachtensis (p. 4) |
| Platycephalus fuscus Cuvier, 1829 | Platycephalus fuscus (p. 1,4;fig.1) |
| Platycephalus indicus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Platycephalus indicus (p. 4) |
| Platycephalus richardsoni Castelnau, 1872 | Platycephalus richardsoni (p. 4) |
| Platycephalus westraliae (Whitley, 1938) | Platycephalus westraliae (p. 4) |