lanceolatus, Osmerus Hikita [T.] 1913:127, Pl. 4 [Dobutsugaku Zasshi = Zoological Magazine Tokyo v. 25 (no. 293); ref. 14959] Hokkaido, Japan. No types known. Author's name also seen as Hikida. •Valid as Spirinchus lanceolatus (Hikita 1913) -- (Okada 1961:352 [ref. 6363], McAllister 1963:8 [ref. 8075], Uyeno in Masuda et al. 1984:33 [ref. 6441], Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:56 [ref. 25598], Nakabo 2000:295 [ref. 25086], Pietsch et al. 2001:141 [ref. 25688], Nakabo 2002:295 [ref. 26001]). Current status: Valid as Spirinchus lanceolatus (Hikita 1913). Osmeridae. Distribution: Western North Pacific. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.