rivulata, Equula Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1845:126, Pl. 67 (fig. 2) [Fauna Japonica Parts 7-9; ref. 4373] Nagasaki, Japan. Holotype: RMNH 1438. Type catalog: Boeseman 1947:110 [ref. 12876]. •Valid as Leiognathus rivulatus (Temminck & Schlegel 1845) -- (Uyeno & Yabumoto in Masuda et al. 1984:158 [ref. 6441], Nakabo 2000:812 [ref. 25086], Woodland in Randall & Lim 2000:617 [ref. 25122], Shimizu 2001:30 [ref. 25799], Nakabo 2002:812 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:334, 609 [ref. 26218], Ikejima et al. 2004:908 [ref. 27755], Sparks & Dunlap 2004:7 [ref. 27928], Ra et al. 2005:94 [ref. 28304]). •Valid as Photoplagios rivulatus (Temminck & Schlegel 1845) -- (Sparks et al. 2005:315 [ref. 28434], Sparks 2006:1 [ref. 28783], Sparks & Chakrabarty 2007:622 [ref. 29261]). •Valid as Equulites rivulatus (Temminck & Sclegel 1845) -- (Kimura et al. 2008:204 [ref. 29614], Chakrabarty et al. 2010:18 [ref. 30812], Suzuki & Kimura 2017:[12] [ref. 35231], Kim et al. 2020:129 [ref. 39118], Sonoyama et al. 2020:66 [ref. 37637], Suzuki & Kimura 2023:40 [ref. 40749]). Current status: Valid as Equulites rivulatus (Temminck & Schlegel 1845). Leiognathidae: Gazzinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: China, Taiwan, Korean Peninsula and Japan. Habitat: marine.