scaber, Callionymus (Calliurichthys) japonicus var. McCulloch [A. R.] 1926:197 [Biological Results Endeavour v. 5 (pt 4); ref. 2947] Lord Howe Island, 31°33'S, 159°05'E. Lectotype: AMS I.4079. Paralectotypes: AMS I.3122 (1), I.5133 (1), I.9282 (1). Type catalog: Fricke 1982:69 [ref. 5432]. •Synonym of Callionymus japonicus Houttuyn 1782 -- (Fricke 1982:69 [ref. 5432]). •Synonym of Callionymus japonicus Houttuyn 1782, but a valid subspecies as described -- (Fricke 1983:392 [ref. 8349]). •Valid as Callionymus scaber McCulloch 1926 -- (Fricke 2000:20 [ref. 25197], Fricke 2002:40 [ref. 26547], Fricke 2002:11 [ref. 26582], Fricke & Quang 2018:444 [ref. 35976]). •Valid as Calliurichthys scaber (McCulloch 1926) -- (Paulin et al. 1989:223 [ref. 24556], Hoese & Bray 2006:1581 [ref. 29000], Struthers 2015:1557 [ref. 34302] as cf. scaber). Current status: Valid as Callionymus scaber McCulloch 1926. Callionymidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Lord Howe Island, Kermadec Islands. Habitat: marine.