heterolepis, Johnius Bleeker [P.] 1873:456 [1], Pl. 21 (upper figure) [Archives néerlandaises des sciences exactes et naturelles v. 8; ref. 17099] Suriname [probably in error]. Syntypes: RMNH 6042 (2). On p. 1 of separate. •Mention -- (Chao 1978:43 [ref. 6983]). •Valid as Johnius heterolepis Bleeker 1873 -- (Sasaki 1992:193 [ref. 15769] plus remarks on type locality, Sasaki in Randall & Lim 2000:621 [ref. 25122], Sasaki 2001:3145 [ref. 26108], Yoshida et al. 2013:156 [ref. 34464], Parenti 2020:22 [ref. 37439], Hanafi et al. 2022:407 [ref. 39120], Hasan et al. 2023:2212 [ref. 40412]). Current status: Valid as Johnius heterolepis Bleeker 1873. Sciaenidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Gulf of Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. Habitat: marine.