The Pacific gull is a very large gull, native to the coasts of Australia. It is moderately common between Carnarvon in the west, and Sydney in the east, although it has become scarce in some parts of the south-east, as a result of competition from the kelp gull, which has "self-introduced" since the 1940s.
The flat-headed kusimanse is a mongoose species endemic to West African rainforests. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 2008.
Platycephalus is a genus of mostly marine, bottom-dwelling fish in the family Platycephalidae. It is particularly diverse in the Australian region where 16 of the 19 Platycephalus species are present.
The Sardinian brook salamander or Sardinian mountain newt is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae found only in Sardinia, Italy.
Sphaenorhynchus platycephalus, commonly known as the South American lime treefrog or Lutz's lime treefrog, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to south-eastern Brazil where it occurs in the Serra do Mar and Serra da Mantiqueira ranges in the states of Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, and Minas Gerais. However, Araujo-Vieira and colleagues suggests that the Serra da Mantiqueira population could represent Sphaenorhynchus canga; the two species are similar.
Telmatobius platycephalus is a species of frog in the family Telmatobiidae. It is endemic to Argentina. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Leptolalax gracilis is a frog species in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to northern Borneo: Brunei, Kalimantan (Indonesia), and Sarawak (Malaysia). Earlier record from the Malay Peninsula and Thailand refer to other species. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests, moist montane forests, and rivers. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.
The Mount Lyell salamander is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the Sierra Nevada mountains of California, United States. It is found in a range of microhabitats, such as rock exposures, talus and rock fissures, and under rocks or in caves or crevices. Its altitudinal range is 1,220–3,670 m (4,000–12,040 ft) above sea level. No significant threats to this species are known.
The Japanese water shrew, also called the flat-headed water shrew, is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Japananese Islands, Honshu and Kyushu. They are considered extinct in Shikoku.
Bathybagrus tetranema is a species of claroteid catfish endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it has only been found in the waters within the borders of Zambia. It grows to a length of 17.0 cm SL.
The kukumai is a species of claroteid catfish endemic to Lake Tanganyika along the border of Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. It reaches a length of 63 cm TL and is a minor component of local commercial fisheries.
Bathybagrus stappersii is a species of fish endemic to Lake Tanganyika on the border of Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. It grows to a length of 45.0 cm SL and is a component of local subsistence fisheries.
Salmo platycephalus, known as the flathead trout, Ala balik or the Turkish trout, is a type of trout, a fish in the family Salmonidae. It is endemic to southeastern Turkey. It is known only from one population, which occupies three streams, tributaries of the Zamantı River in the Seyhan River basin. The population itself is abundant, but subject to threat by habitat loss, since the range is small. Also, predation of juveniles by introduced rainbow trout may cause population decline. The species is classified as critically endangered.
Platythelphusa is a genus of freshwater crabs endemic to Lake Tanganyika. It has been placed in a number of families, including a monotypic family, Platythelphusidae, as well as Potamidae and its current position in the Potamonautidae, and has also been treated as a subgenus of Potamonautes. It forms a monophyletic group, possibly nested within the genus Potamonautes, which would therefore be paraphyletic. The genus is the only evolutionary radiation of crabs to have occurred in a freshwater lake, and it occurred recently, probably since the Pliocene. This parallels the better known radiation of cichlid fishes in Lake Tanganyika. Only one other species of freshwater crab is found in Lake Tanganyika, Potamonautes platynotus.
Bathybagrus sianenna is a species of claroteid catfish endemic to Lake Tanganyika on the border of Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater lakes. It grows to a length of 23.0 cm SL and is a component of local subsistence fisheries.
The bartail flathead, also called the bar-tailed flathead, bartail blenny, gobi, Indian flathead or the Indo-Pacific flathead, is the type species for the fish genus Platycephalus. It is found in the Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean. The species has been recorded in the Mediterranean, having invaded as a Lessepsian migrant through the Suez Canal. However, although a number of specimens were caught in trawls in the late 1970s then none were caught until 2011, when one was taken off Lebanon. Following the revision of genus Platycephalus in Australia, Australian specimens previously assigned to this species are now considered a separate species, Platycephalus australis.
Flat-headed loach is a species of cyprinid fish. It is found in fast-flowing streams in southern China and northern Vietnam. It grows to 10 cm (3.9 in) total length.
Callionymus platycephalus, the Flathead dragonet, is a species of dragonet endemic to the Pacific waters around the Philippines where it occurs from the surface to 48 metres (157 ft). This species grows to a length of 8.6 centimetres (3.4 in) SL.
Ameiurus platycephalus, the flat bullhead, is a species of North American freshwater catfish native to the waters of the southeastern United States from Virginia to Georgia. This species grows to a maximum length of 29 cm (11 in) TL though it is more commonly about 23 cm (9 in) long.
Platycephalus laevigatus, the black flathead or rock flathead, is a large slender flathead with a small, narrow, slightly flattened head; corner of gill cover with two spines, upper longer than lower. The species only occurs in southern Australia.
