japonicus, Kaupichthys diodontus Matsubara [K.] & Asano [H.] 1960:293, Figs. 1, 2A-B [Copeia 1959 (no. 4); ref. 11928] Near Kametsu, Tokunoshima, Amami Islands, Japan. Holotype: FAKU [ex SMBL 1748]. Paratypes: FAKU [ex SMBL 1749] (1). •Synonym of Kaupichthys hyoproroides (Strömman 1896) -- (Smith 1989:88 [ref. 13285]). •Valid as Kaupichthys japonicus Matsubara & Asano 1960 -- (Tighe in Randall & Lim 2000:584 [ref. 25122], Ho et al. 2015:143 [ref. 34130]). Current status: Valid as Kaupichthys japonicus Matsubara & Asano 1960. Chlopsidae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: Japan and Taiwan. Habitat: marine.