grypota, Corvina Richardson [J.] 1846:225 [Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845]; ref. 3742] Canton, China. No types known. Type information: Whitehead 1970:213 [ref. 11606]. Based on a Reeves drawing and Haslar Museum specimen. •Questionably a synonym of Johnius belangerii (Cuvier 1830) -- (Trewavas 1977:414, 448 [ref. 4459]). •Synonym of Johnius belangeri (Cuvier 1830) -- (Kottelat 2013:358 [ref. 32989] with question). •Valid as Johnius grypotus (Richardson 1846) -- (Sasaki 1990 [ref. 19079], Sasaki & Kailola 1991:122 [ref. 19082], Talwar 1995:104 [ref. 25194], Sasaki in Randall & Lim 2000:621 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:867 [ref. 25182], Nakabo 2002:867 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:347, 620 [ref. 26218], Zhao et al. 2017:143 [ref. 35617], Chao et al. 2019:268 [ref. 36884], Kim et al. 2020:137 [ref. 39118], Parenti 2020:22 [ref. 37439], Hanafi et al. 2023:20 [ref. 40106], Luo et al. 2024:8 [ref. 41630]). Current status: Valid as Johnius grypotus (Richardson 1846). Sciaenidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: southern China and Taiwan north to Korea. Habitat: marine.