matsubarae, Astrocottus Katayama [M.] 1942:334, Fig. 1 [Dobutsugaku Zasshi = Zoological Magazine Tokyo v. 54 (no. 8); ref. 22718] Kakogawa, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, Inland Sea of Japan. Holotype: NSMT-P 18253. Paratypes: (1, missing). The spelling matsubarae is acceptable; early workers almost certainly Latinized the name first, and then added an 'e' (Art. 31.1.1) [WNE, 12 Mar. 2012] -- we suggest using matsubarae when the species is treated as valid. •Valid as Astrocottus matsubarae Katayama 1942 -- (Watanabe 1960:24 [ref. 11959], Yabe in Masuda et al. 1984:325 [ref. 6441], Nakabo 2000:632 [ref. 25086], Yabe & Maruyama 2001:61 [ref. 25245], Nakabo 2002:632 [ref. 26001], Tsuruoka et al. 2008:29 [ref. 29568]). Current status: Valid as Astrocottus matsubarae Katayama 1942. Psychrolutidae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: Japan. Habitat: brackish, marine.