Inegocia japonica (Cuvier, 1829)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Inegocia japonica, the Japanese flathead, rusty flathead or smooth flathead, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Platycephalidae, the flatheads. It is found in the Indo-West Pacific region.
Wikipedia contributors, Inegocia japonica; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:54:37.698296+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Inegocia japonica (Cuvier, 1829)
- Name authority
- (Cuvier, 1829)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Platycephalidae
- Genus
- Inegocia
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderPerciformes
- suborderScorpaenoidei
- familyPlatycephalidae Swainson, 1839
- genusInegocia Jordan & Thompson, 1913
- speciesInegocia japonica (Cuvier, 1829)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Inegocia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Inegocia harrisii (McCulloch, 1914) | PlatycephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Inegocia ochiaii Imamura, 2010 | PlatycephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Inegocia borboriensis (Cuvier, 1829) (Cuvier, 1829) | synonym |
| Platycephalus borbonensis Cuvier, 1829 Cuvier, 1829 | synonym |
| Platycephalus borbonicus Cuvier, 1829 Cuvier, 1829 | synonym |
| Platycephalus isacanthus Cuvier, 1829 Cuvier, 1829 | synonym |
| Platycephalus japonicus Cuvier, 1829 Cuvier, 1829 | synonym |
| Platycephalus japonicus Tilesius, 1814 Tilesius, 1814 | synonym |
| Silurus imberbis Gmelin, 1789 Gmelin, 1789 | ambiguous synonym |
| Suggrundus isacanthus (Cuvier, 1829) (Cuvier, 1829) | synonym |
| Inegocia japonica (Tilesius, 1814) (Tilesius, 1814) | synonym |
| Inegocia japonicas (Tilesius, 1814) (Tilesius, 1814) | synonym |
| Inegocia isacanthus (Cuvier, 1829) (Cuvier, 1829) | synonym |
| Platycephalus borboniensis Cuvier, 1829 Cuvier, 1829 | synonym |
| Thysanophrys japonicus (Tilesius, 1814) (Tilesius, 1814) | synonym |
| Platycephalus bataviensis Bleeker, 1853 Bleeker, 1853 | synonym |
| Silurus inermis Houttuyn, 1782 Houttuyn, 1782 | ambiguous synonym |
| Inegocia japonicus (Tilesius, 1814) (Tilesius, 1814) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=281179 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3PNYM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.