| Common name | Platkop-harder |
| Language | Afrikaans |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | South Africa |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Smith, M.M. and J.L.B. Smith, 1986 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | primary lexeme |
| 1st modifier | morphology |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | Also cited in Ref. 7248; 'platkop', i.e., flathead and 'harder', i.e., mullet. 'platkop' describes a physical morphology of the mullet. |