japonicus, Choerodonoides Kamohara [T.] 1958:2, Pl. 1 (fig. 1) [Reports of the Usa Marine Biological Station v. 5 (no. 2); ref. 2555] Mimase, Kochi Prefecture, Japan. Holotype (unique): BSKU 7593. Type catalog: Kamohara 1961:4 [ref. 19282]. •Synonym of Choerodon gymnogenys (Günther 1867) -- (Parenti & Randall 2011:39 [ref. 31299]). •Synonym of Choerodon albofasciatus Gomon 2017 -- (Gomon 2017:68 [ref. 35547]). •Valid as Choerodon japonicus (Kamohara 1958) -- (Kuiter 2010:63 [ref. 35285], Parenti & Randall 2018:14 [ref. 35964]). Current status: Valid as Choerodon japonicus (Kamohara 1958). Labridae. Distribution: Japan to Shark Bay, Western Australia. Habitat: marine.