japonica, Gorgasia Abe [T.], Miki [M.] & Asai [M.] 1977:1, Pl. 1 (fig. 2) [Uo (Japanese Society of Ichthyologists) No. 28; ref. 7225] Near Hachijo-Kojima, 33°07'N, 139°42'E, Japan. Holotype: ZUMT 53977. Paratypes: (13) ANSP 139242 (1), BPBM 21149 [ex ZUMT] (1), CAS 40744 (1), RMNH 27691 (1), SMF 14310 (1), USNM 218468 (1), ZUMT 53978 (1), ZUMT 53979 (1), ZUMT ABE 17532 (1), ZUMT ABE 17198 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:65 [ref. 13621], Aizawa et al. 2022:146 [ref. 39647]. •Valid as Gorgasia japonica Abe, Miki & Asai 1977 -- (Robison & Lancraft 1984:405 [ref. 6812], Asano in Masuda et al. 1984:29 [ref. 6441], Shao 1990:11 [ref. 19169], Nakabo 2000:234 [ref. 25086], Smith in Randall & Lim 2000:586 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2002:234 [ref. 26001], Allen & Adrim 2003:24 [ref. 26830], Zhang et al. 2010:219 [ref. 31511], Ho et al. 2015:147 [ref. 34130], Smith & Stewart 2015:282 [ref. 34234]). Current status: Valid as Gorgasia japonica Abe, Miki & Asai 1977. Congridae: Heterocongrinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific; southeastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.