Species that contain: Nemipterus and japonicus [ 10 ] records

bipunctatus, Dentex Valenciennes [A.] (ex Ehrenberg) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:247 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 6; ref. 996] Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea. Holotype (unique): MNHN (whereabouts unknown). Type catalog: Bauchot & Daget 1972:82-83 [ref. 20898], Bauchot et al. 1983:13 [ref. 11366]. •Synonym of Nemipterus japonicus (Bloch 1791) -- (Dor 1984:144 [ref. 29757]). •Valid as Nemipterus bipunctatus (Valenciennes 1830) -- (Russell 1986:600 [ref. 5708], Russell 1990:31 [ref. 19228], Goren & Dor 1994:39 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:215 [ref. 22896], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:302 [ref. 27969] with author as Ehrenberg, Carpenter et al. 1997:185 [ref. 23922], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S110 [ref. 27377], Mishra & Krishnan 2003:36 [ref. 27712] with author as Ehrenberg, Barman & Mishra 2009:6 [ref. 37652], Motomura in Shibukawa & Motomura 2009:157 [ref. 31131], Russell & Tweddle 2013:197 [ref. 32547], Psomadakis et al. 2015:267 [ref. 34104], Ali et al. 2018:330 [ref. 36183], Fricke et al. 2018:211 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:94 [ref. 36273], Jawad et al. 2018:115 [ref. 36262], Eagderi et al. 2019:90 [ref. 37020], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 27 [ref. 38321], Psomadakis et al. 2020:480 [ref. 37272], Russell & Gouws 2020:579 [ref. 38021], Russell 2022:329 [ref. 39836], Bangchongmanee et al. 2023:62 [ref. 40682], Batool et al. 2023:317 [ref. 40703]). Current status: Valid as Nemipterus bipunctatus (Valenciennes 1830). Nemipteridae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indian Ocean: East Africa, Madagascar, Mauritius and Persian Gulf east to Myanmar, Andaman Sea and Strait of Malacca. Habitat: marine.

blochii, Dentex Bleeker [P.] 1851:176 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 2 (no. 1); ref. 16895] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. •Synonym of Nemipterus japonicus (Bloch 1791) -- (Russell 1990:37 [ref. 19228], Russell 1993:302 [ref. 13441], Ning et al. 2015:2 [ref. 35427]). Current status: Synonym of Nemipterus japonicus (Bloch 1791). Nemipteridae. Habitat: marine.

filamentosus, Cantharus Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1829:50, Pl. 12 (fig. 3) [Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Africa. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3843] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Syntypes: SMF 1227 (1) Massawa, 14059 (3), 14068 (1). Not the same as Nemipterus filamentosus (Valenciennes 1830). •Synonym of Nemipterus japonicus (Bloch 1791) -- (Dor 1984:144 [ref. 29757], Russell 1990:40 [ref. 19228], Russell 1993:302 [ref. 13441], Ning et al. 2015:2 [ref. 35427], Golani & Fricke 2018:94 [ref. 36273], Russell 2022:330 [ref. 39836]). Current status: Synonym of Nemipterus japonicus (Bloch 1791). Nemipteridae. Habitat: marine.

flaviventris, Heterognathodon Steindachner [F.] 1866:778, Pl. 13 (fig. 6) [Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien v. 16; ref. 18789] Zanzibar, Tanzania, eastern Africa. Holotype (unique): NMW 35599. •Synonym of Nemipterus japonicus (Bloch 1791) -- (Russell 1990:37 [ref. 19228], Russell 1993:302 [ref. 13441], Ning et al. 2015:2 [ref. 35427], Russell 2022:330 [ref. 39836]). Current status: Synonym of Nemipterus japonicus (Bloch 1791). Nemipteridae. Habitat: marine.

flavolinea, Synagris Fowler [H. W.] 1931:299, Fig. 8 [Hong Kong Naturalist v. 2 (no. 4); ref. 1408] Saukiwan, Hong Kong. Holotype: ANSP 53454 (not separated, in jar with paratype). Paratypes: ANSP 53455 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:131 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Nemipterus japonicus (Bloch 1791) -- (Russell 1990:37 [ref. 19228], Russell 1993:302 [ref. 13441], Ning et al. 2015:3 [ref. 35427]). Current status: Synonym of Nemipterus japonicus (Bloch 1791). Nemipteridae. Habitat: marine.

grammicus, Synagris Day [F.] 1865:14 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1865 (pt 1) (art. 1); ref. 17367] Cochin, Malabar coast, India. Holotype (unique): ZSI 2932 (destroyed). Day specimens: ZMB 8542 (1, dry) Madras. Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:159 [ref. 23762]. Appeared first as above; also appeared in Day 1865:26, Pl. 4 [ref. 1074]. •Synonym of Nemipterus japonicus (Bloch 1791) -- (Russell 1990:37 [ref. 19228], Russell 1993:302 [ref. 13441], Ning et al. 2015:2 [ref. 35427], Russell 2022:330 [ref. 39836]). Current status: Synonym of Nemipterus japonicus (Bloch 1791). Nemipteridae. Habitat: marine.

japonicus, Sparus Bloch [M. E.] 1791:110, Pl. 277 (fig. 1) [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 5; ref. 4867] Japan. Holotype (unique): ZMB 8147 (left skin). Type catalog: Paepke 1999:106 [ref. 24282]. On p. 87 of Bloch's Ichthyologie, v. 8 [ref. 21381]. •Valid as Nemipterus japonicus (Bloch 1791) -- (Kyushin et al. 1982:83 [ref. 19754], Dor 1984:144 [ref. 29757], Allen & Swainston 1988:86 [ref. 25477], Russell 1990:40 [ref. 19228], Krishnan & Mishra 1993:226 [ref. 24016], Baranes & Golani 1993:309 [ref. 22372], Russell 1993:302 [ref. 13441], Goren & Dor 1994:39 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:215 [ref. 22896], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:307 [ref. 27969], Allen 1997:136 [ref. 23977], Carpenter et al. 1997:185 [ref. 23922], Chen et al. 1997:96 [ref. 26476], Fricke 1999:302 [ref. 24106], Mishra & Srinivasan 1999:248 [ref. 24754], Mishra et al. 1999:86 [ref. 25315], Russell in Randall & Lim 2000:620 [ref. 25122], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:135 [ref. 25480], Russell 2001:3068 [ref. 26106], Choi et al. 2003:345, 617 [ref. 26218], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S110 [ref. 27377], Barman & Mishra 2009:10 [ref. 37652], Russell & Tweddle 2012:197 [ref. 32547], Bogorodsky et al. 2014:426 [ref. 33460], Psomadakis et al. 2015:268 [ref. 34104], Ning et al. 2015:2 [ref. 35427], Russell & Ho 2017:287 [ref. 35134], Motomura et al. 2017:146 [ref. 35490], Ali et al. 2018:330 [ref. 36183], Bineesh et al. 2018:88 [ref. 36219], Fricke et al. 2018:211 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:94 [ref. 36273], Matsunuma in Kimura et al. 2018:176 [ref. 36460], Eagderi et al. 2019:90 [ref. 37020], Zajonz et al. 2019:80 [ref. 36871], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 27 [ref. 38321], Psomadakis et al. 2020:481 [ref. 37272], Russell & Gouws 2020:578 [ref. 38021], Russell 2022:330 [ref. 39836], Saha et al. 2022:[6] [ref. 39613], Zajonz et al. 2022:200 [ref. 40522], Bangchongmanee et al. 2023:65 [ref. 40682], Vilasri et al. 2023:89 [ref. 40764]). Current status: Valid as Nemipterus japonicus (Bloch 1791). Nemipteridae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Socotra (Yemen), Madagascar and Persian Gulf east to Philippines, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia. Habitat: marine.

lutea, Coryphaena Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:297, Pl. 58 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Tranquebar [Tharangambadi], India. Syntypes: ZMB 1118 (1),?8196 (1, left skin), ?8994 (1, dry, missing). Type catalog: Paepke 1999:105-106 [ref. 24282]. •Questionably a synonym of Nemipterus japonicus (Bloch 1791) -- (Russell 1990:37 [ref. 19228], Russell 1993:302 [ref. 13441], Ning et al. 2015:2 [ref. 35427]). Current status: Uncertain as Nemipterus japonicus (Bloch 1791). Nemipteridae. Habitat: marine.

striatus, Dentex Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:252 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 6; ref. 996] Tranquebar [Tharangambadi], India. Holotype (unique): not at MNHN or ZMB. Type catalog: Bauchot & Daget 1972:84 [ref. 20898], Bauchot et al. 1983:14 [ref. 11366]. •Questionably a synonym of Nemipterus japonicus (Bloch 1791) -- (Russell 1990:37 [ref. 19228], Russell 1993:302 [ref. 13441], Ning et al. 2015:2 [ref. 35427]). Current status: Uncertain as Nemipterus japonicus (Bloch 1791). Nemipteridae. Habitat: marine.

tambulus, Dentex Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:249, 558 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 6; ref. 996] Puducherry, India and Tranquebar [Tharangambadi], India. Syntypes: MNHN A-8088 (1); ZMB 1118 (1), 8147 (1, left skin), 8196 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot & Daget 1972:85 [ref. 20898], Bauchot et al. 1983:7, 18 [ref. 11366], Paepke 1999:106 [ref. 24282]. Replacement name for Dentex filamentosus Valenciennes 1830, secondarily preoccupied by Cantharus filamentosus Rüppell 1828 when both are in Synagris. •Synonym of Nemipterus japonicus (Bloch 1791) -- (Dor 1984:144 [ref. 29757], Russell 1990:40 [ref. 19228], Russell 1993:302 [ref. 13441], Ning et al. 2015:2 [ref. 35427]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Nemipterus japonicus (Bloch 1791). Nemipteridae. Habitat: marine.