Species that contain: Hypoatherina and tsurugae [ 2 ] records

japonica, Atherina Bleeker [P.] 1853:40, Pl. (figs. 2, 2a-b) [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 25 (art. 7); ref. 340] Nagasaki, Japan. Holotype (unique): RMNH 6376 (1 of 3). Apparently objectively invalid, preoccupied by Atherina japonica Houttuyn 1782; Houttuyn's name was suppressed but not for homonymy. •Synonym of Hypoatherina tsurugae (Jordan & Starks 1901) -- (Sasaki & Kimura 2014:29 [ref. 33189]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Hypoatherina tsurugae (Jordan & Starks 1901). Atherinidae: Atherininae. Habitat: marine.

tsurugae, Atherina Jordan [D. S.] & Starks [E. C.] 1901:202, Fig. 2 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 24 (no. 1250); ref. 2524] Nagasaki, Japan. Holotype: CAS-SU 6530. Paratypes: (many) CAS-SU 6710 (5), USNM 49816 (3). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:65 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Hypoatherina tsurugae (Jordan & Starks 1901) -- (Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:119 [ref. 6441], Nakabo 2000:544 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:544 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:216, 543 [ref. 26218], Sasaki & Kimura 2012:5, 7 [ref. 32345], Sasaki & Kimura 2014:29 [ref. 33189], Kim et al. 2020:79 [ref. 39118], Sonoyama et al. 2020:39 [ref. 37637], Fujiwara et al. 2022:88 [ref. 39094]). Current status: Valid as Hypoatherina tsurugae (Jordan & Starks 1901). Atherinidae: Atherinomorinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Korea and Japan. Habitat: marine.