Species that contain: Johnius and macropterus [ 2 ] records

macropterus, Umbrina Bleeker [P.] 1853:254 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 4 (no. 2); ref. 12580] Priaman, Sumatra, Indonesia. Syntypes: (2) RMNH 5993 (now 3). •Valid as Dendrophysa macroptera (Bleeker 1853) -- (Dutt & Thankam 1968:343 [ref. 41047]). •Valid as Johnius macropterus (Bleeker 1853) -- (Trewavas 1977:423 [ref. 4459], Sasaki 1994:65 [ref. 22159], Talwar 1995:91 [ref. 25194], Sasaki 1996:93 [ref. 22156], Sasaki in Randall & Lim 2000:621 [ref. 25122], Matsuura & Peristiwady in Matsuura & Peristiwady 2000:261 [ref. 27511], Sasaki 2001:3149 [ref. 26108], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S110 [ref. 27377], Iwatsuki et al. 2012:154 [ef. 31962], Lo et al. 2017:15 [ref. 35288], Suresh et al. 2018:259 [ref. 36495], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 26 [ref. 38321], Parenti 2020:22 [ref. 37439], Psomadakis et al. 2020:491 [ref. 37272], Sasaki 2022:405 [ref. 39862], Hasan et al. 2023:2212 [ref. 40412]). Current status: Valid as Johnius macropterus (Bleeker 1853). Sciaenidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka east to Thailand, Malaysia and New Guinea. Habitat: marine.

mannarensis, Johnius Lal Mohan [R. S.] 1971:320, Fig. 1 [Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India v. 11 (nos 1-2) [1969]; ref. 22157] Off Pamban, Gulf of Mannar, India, depth 15 fathoms. Holotype: FMRI 149. Paratypes: FMRI 150A-B (2). •Synonym of Johnius macropterus (Bleeker 1853) -- (Trewavas 1977:423 [ref. 4459]). •Valid as Johnius mannarensis Lal Mohan 1971 -- (Sasaki 1994 [ref. 22159], Sasaki 1996:93 [ref. 22156], Iwatsuki et al. 2012:154 [ef. 31962], Parenti 2020:23 [ref. 37439], Sasaki 2022:406 [ref. 39862]). Current status: Valid as Johnius mannarensis Lal Mohan 1971. Sciaenidae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: southeast coast of India and Sri Lanka. Habitat: marine.