Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Scorpaeniformes (Mail-cheeked fishes) Family: Platycephalidae (Flatheads) Genus: Platycephalus Species: P. indicus Synonyms Callionymus indicus Linnaeus, 1758 Cottus insidiator Forsskål, 1775 Cottus madagascariensis Lacepède, 1801 Platycephalus insidiator (Forsskål, 1775) Common/local names English: