japonica, Torpedo (Astrape) Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1850:307, Pl. 140 [Fauna Japonica Last part (15); ref. 4375] Japan. Lectotype: RMNH D2418 (stuffed). Paralectotypes: RMNH D2314 (1, stuffed), D2369 (1, stuffed), D2735 (1, stuffed). Lectotype selected by Boeseman 1947:224 [ref. 12876]. •Possibly a synonym of Crassinarke dormitor Takagi 1951 -- (Weigmann 2016:76 [ref. 34211]). •Valid as Narke japonica (Temminck & Schlegel 1850) -- (Nakaya in Masuda et al. 1984:12 [ref. 6441], Cheng & Zhou 1997:58 [ref. 26385], Senou & Masuda 1998:5 [ref. 24388], Compagno & Last 1999:1446 [ref. 24637], Compagno 1999:487 [ref. 25589], Nakabo 2000:163 [ref. 25086], Compagno in Randall & Lim 2000:581 [ref. 25122], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:29 [ref. 25480], Shinohara et al. 2001:290 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:163 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:64, 480 [ref. 26218], Compagno & Heemstra 2007:43 [ref. 29194], Shinohara et al. 2011:38 [ref. 31715], Yamashita et al. 2012:129 [ref. 32408], Ebert et al. 2013:344 [ref. 33045], Shinohara et al. 2014:234 [ref. 33330], Dyldin 2015:58 [ref. 34524], Carvalho 2016:179 [ref. 34997], Kim et al. 2020:43 [ref. 39118], Sonoyama et al. 2020:12 [ref. 37637]). Current status: Valid as Narke japonica (Temminck & Schlegel 1850). Narkidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific. Habitat: marine.