schlegelii, Erythrichthys Günther [A.] 1859:395 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 1; ref. 1961] Sea of Japan. No types known. Based on Erythrichthys sp. Temminck & Schlegel 1845:117, Pl. 63 (fig. 1) [ref. 4373] without citation to Richardson; if regarded as an independent description then it is an objective synonym of Emmelichthys schlegeli Richardson 1846 -- (see Heemstra & Randall 1977:372 [ref. 7057]). •Objective synonym of Emmelichthys schlegelii (Richardson 1846). •Synonym of Erythrocles schlegelii (Richardson 1846) based on current generic placement of schlegelii. Current status: Synonym of Erythrocles schlegelii (Richardson 1846). Emmelichthyidae. Habitat: marine.