leoninus, Crenidens Richardson [J.] 1846:242 [Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845]; ref. 3742] Canton, China. South China Sea, western Pacific. No types known. Based solely on illustration by Reeves (see Whitehead 1970:213, Pl. 5b [ref. 11606]). •Valid as Girella leonina (Richardson 1846) -- (Yagishita & Nakabo 2000:131 [ref. 24523], Nakabo 2000:959 [ref. 25182], Randall & Stender 2002:138 [ref. 26088], Nakabo 2002:959 [ref. 26193], Mundy 2005:409 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:273 [ref. 30952], Motomura et al. 2010:132 [ref. 31256]). Current status: Valid as Girella leonina (Richardson 1846). Kyphosidae: Girellinae. Distribution: Western and central Pacific: South China Sea to Korea, Japan and Ogasawara Islands; waifs at Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine.