Species that contain: Nemipterus and virgatus [ 4 ] records

matsubarae, Nemipterus Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1902:346, Fig. 18 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 25 (no. 1289); ref. 2447] Yilan [Giran], northeastern Taiwan. Holotype: ZUMT 5071 (apparently lost). Paratypes: ZUMT 5108 (1) (apparently lost). Type catalog: Ho & Shao 2011:47 [ref. 31432]. This spelling matsubarae is acceptable as early workers almost certainly Latinized the name first, and then added an 'e' (Art. 31.1.1) [WNE, 12 Mar. 2012]. •Synonym of Nemipterus virgatus (Houttuyn 1782) -- (Russell 1990:59 [ref. 19228], Russell 1993:306 [ref. 13441], Ho & Shao 2011:47 [ref. 31432]). Current status: Synonym of Nemipterus virgatus (Houttuyn 1782). Nemipteridae. Habitat: marine.

setigerus, Dentex Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:253 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 6; ref. 996] Japan. Syntypes: ZMB 8812 (1), ?8195 (1, stuffed). Type catalog: Bauchot & Daget 1972:84-85 [ref. 20898], Bauchot et al. 1983:14, 18 [ref. 11366]. Based on Sparus sinensis Lacepède and one specimen. •Synonym of Nemipterus virgatus (Houttuyn 1782) -- (Russell 1990:59 [ref. 19228], Russell 1993:305 [ref. 13441]). Current status: Synonym of Nemipterus virgatus (Houttuyn 1782). Nemipteridae. Habitat: marine.

sinensis, Sparus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1802:46, 141 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 4; ref. 4929] China. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot & Daget 1972:90-91 [ref. 20898], Bauchot et al. 1983:15 [ref. 11366]. •Synonym of Nemipterus virgatus (Houttuyn 1782) -- (Russell 1990:59 [ref. 19228], Russell 1993:305 [ref. 13441]). Current status: Synonym of Nemipterus virgatus (Houttuyn 1782). Nemipteridae. Habitat: marine.

virgatus, Sparus Houttuyn [M.] 1782:323 [Verhandelingen der Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen, Haarlem v. 20 (pt 2); ref. 2220] Japan. No types known. Type catalog: Wheeler 1985:57 [ref. 20705]; see also Boeseman 1995:6 [ref. 21811]. •Valid as Nemipterus virgatus (Houttuyn 1782) -- (Akazaki in Masuda et al. 1984:176 [ref. 6441], Yamakawa in Okamura et al. 1985:509, 688 [ref. 8056], Allen & Swainston 1988:86 [ref. 25477], Russell 1990:59 [ref. 19228], Russell 1993:305 [ref. 13441], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:317 [ref. 27969], Allen 1997:136 [ref. 23977], Chen et al. 1997:97 [ref. 26476], Nakabo 2000:850 [ref. 25086], Russell in Randall & Lim 2000:620 [ref. 25122], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:135 [ref. 25480], Hutchins 2001:34 [ref. 25847], Shinohara et al. 2001:326 [ref. 25995], Russell 2001:3074 [ref. 26106], Nakabo 2002:850 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:345, 618 [ref. 26218], Allen et al. 2006:1244 [ref. 29090], Ho & Shao 2011: 47 [ref. 31432], Larson et al. 2013:144 [ref. 32988], Ning et al. 2015:5 [ref. 35427], Russell & Ho 2017:287 [ref. 35134], Matsunuma in Kimura et al. 2018:177 [ref. 36460], Kim et al. 2020:133 [ref. 39118], Sonoyama et al. 2020:70 [ref. 37637]). Current status: Valid as Nemipterus virgatus (Houttuyn 1782). Nemipteridae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific. Habitat: marine.