japonicus, Dactylopterus Bleeker [P.] 1854:396 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 6 (no. 2); ref. 13964] Nagasaki, Japan. No types known. Based on literature and 1 specimen. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Dactylopterus japonicus Lacepède 1801 in family Triglidae. •Synonym of Dactyloptena orientalis (Cuvier 1829) -- (Eschmeyer 1997:735 [ref. 22973]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Dactyloptena orientalis (Cuvier 1829). Dactylopteridae. Habitat: marine.