japonicus, Coloconger Machida [Y.] in Okamura & Kitajima 1984:87, Pl. 52 [Fishes of the Okinawa Trough and the adjacent waters; ref. 8057] Okinawa Trough, 29°38.9'N, 127°56.0'E, depth 750-760 meters. Holotype: BSKU 28699 [not 28669]. Paratypes: BSKU 17685-86 (1, 1). •Valid as Coloconger japonicus Machida 1984 -- (Machida in Masuda et al. 1984:27 [ref. 6441], Smith 1989:417 [ref. 13285], Smith 1999:1670 [ref. 24661], Nakabo 2000:226 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:226 [ref. 26001], Shinohara et al. 2005:400 [ref. 28370], Shao et al. 2008:239 [ref. 29952], Zhang et al. 2010:185 [ref. 31511], Ho et al. 2015:143 [ref. 34130], Fricke et al. 2019:55 [ref. 36673], Ho et al. 2021:280 [ref. 38560], Ho et al. 2021:275 [ref. 38560]). Current status: Valid as Coloconger japonicus Machida 1984. Colocongridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: New Ireland, southern Japan and South China Sea, Taiwan. Habitat: marine.