japonicus, Achirus Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1846:186 [Fauna Japonica Parts 10-14; ref. 4374] Japan. Holotype (unique): RMNH 4832. Type information: Boeseman 1947:151 [ref. 12876]. •Valid as Heteromycteris japonica (Temminck & Schlegel 1846) -- (Ohashi & Motomura 2011:106 [ref. 32413], Tashiro 2022:86 [ref. 39012]). •Valid as Heteromycteris japonicus (Temminck & Schlegel 1846) -- (Kyushin et al. 1982:266 [ref. 19754], Ochiai in Masuda et al. 1984:354 [ref. 6441], Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:188 [ref. 21500], Li & Wang 1995:300 [ref. 16193], Evseenko 1998:61 [ref. 23643], Munroe in Randall & Lim 2000:646 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1383 [ref. 25182], Shimizu 2001:45 [ref. 25799], Nakabo 2002:1383 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:440, 687 [ref. 26218], Voronina et al. 2016:398 [ref. 35064], Sonoyama et al. 2020:123 [ref. 37637]). Current status: Valid as Heteromycteris japonicus (Temminck & Schlegel 1846). Soleidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific. Habitat: marine.