stellatus, Lutjanus Akazaki [M.] 1983:367, Figs. 2, 3B [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 29 (no. 4); ref. 8385] Udo, Nichinan City, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. Holotype: MIKU 7407 [not seen at FAKU]. Paratypes: BSKU 38360 (1, not at BSKU in 1997); FAKU S4085 (1); HUMZ 97092 (1); MIKU [not seen at FAKU] 2533 (1), 7406 (1), 7408 (1); NSMT-P 21489 (1); ZUMT 54350 (1). •Valid as Lutjanus stellatus Akazaki 1983 -- (Akazaki in Masuda et al. 1984:169 [ref. 6441], Shen & Lin 1984:12 [ref. 13822], Allen & Talbot 1985:74 [ref. 6491], Allen 1985:118 [ref. 6843], Iwatsuki et al. 1989:476 [ref. 12750], Nakabo 2000:824 [ref. 25086], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:618 [ref. 25122], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:123 [ref. 25480], Sakai et al. 2001:98 [ref. 25693], Anderson & Allen 2001:2894 [ref. 26099], Nakabo 2002:824 [ref. 26001], Motomura et al. 2010:120 [ref. 31256], Kim et al. 2012:315 [ref. 39490], Iwatsuki in Kimura et al. 2018:154 [ref. 36460]). Current status: Valid as Lutjanus stellatus Akazaki 1983. Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: northern Vietnam and China to Korea, Japan and Ogasawara Islands. Habitat: marine.