japonicus, Carcharias (Prionodon) Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1850:302, Pl. 133 [Fauna Japonica Last part (15); ref. 4375] Japan. Syntypes: RMNH uncat. (jaws, 2 pair). Type catalog: Boeseman 1947:216 and 230 [ref. 12876]. Based on a figure and manuscript of Burger. •Synonym of Carcharhinus plumbeus (Nardo 1827) -- (Garrick 1982:133 [ref. 5454], Compagno 1984:493 [ref. 6846], Voigt & Weber 2011:89 [ref. 31424], Parin et al. 2014:23 [ref. 33547], Dyldin 2015:53 [ref. 34524], Dyldin & Orlov 2016:545 [ref. 34656] with question, Dyldin & Orlov 2018:164 [ref. 35920] with ?). •Valid as Carcharhinus japonicus (Temminck & Schlegel 1850) -- (Naylor et al. 2012:26 [ref. 32267] see remarks, Dyldin et al. 2020:86 [ref. 37569], Dyldin et al. 2022:[6] [ref. 39193]). Current status: Valid as Carcharhinus japonicus Temminck & Schlegel 1850. Carcharhinidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific. Habitat: brackish, marine.