Species that contain: Neocentropogon and aeglefinus [ 2 ] records

aeglefinus, Paracentropogon Weber [M.] 1913:500, Pl. 6 (fig. 8) [Die Fische der Siboga-Expedition; ref. 4602] Halmahera Sea; Timor Sea; Lobetobi straits, Savu Sea; Saleh Bay, Sumbawa; [Siboga stations 167, 302, 306, 312], depth 95-274 meters. Syntypes: ZMA 110234-37 (2, 4, 5, 1), 110240 (2). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:81 [ref. 19236]. •Valid as Neocentropogon aeglefinus (Weber 1913) -- (Klausewitz 1985:21 [ref. 5806], Paxton et al. 1989:444 [ref. 12442] as anglefinis, Mohsin & Ambak 1996:572 [ref. 27969] as aegelfinus, Hutchins 2001:27 [ref. 25847] as anglefinis, Allen et al. 2006:900 [ref. 29078], Quéro et al. 2011:99 [ref. 31629], Iwamoto & McCosker 2014:287 [ref. 33298], Fricke et al. 2017:1 [ref. 35210], Chungthanawong & Motomura 2021:[6] [ref. 38168]). Current status: Valid as Neocentropogon aeglefinus (Weber 1913). Synanceiidae: Tetraroginae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Indonesia east to Philippines and Vanuatu, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia (R. Fricke, pers. comm., Dec. 2023, based on NTUM material). Habitat: marine.

japonicus, Neocentropogon aeglefinus Matsubara [K.] 1943:432, Fig. 144 [Transactions Sigenkagaku Kenkyusyo No. 2; ref. 2905] Kôti, Kochi Province, Japan. Holotype: FAKU 1761. Paratypes: [2 uncataloged specimens found in 1997] FAKU 1762 (1), 6075-76 (2). •Synonym of Neocentropogon aeglefinus (Weber 1913), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Nakabo in Masuda et al. 1984:319 [ref. 6441], Chen et al. 1997:171 [ref. 26476], Nakabo 2000:599 [ref. 25086], Shinohara et al. 2001:314 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:599 [ref. 26001], Ogihara & Motomura 2012:139 [ref. 32409]). •Valid as Neocentropogon japonicus Matsubara 1943 -- (Klausewitz 1985:21 [ref. 5806], Poss in Randall & Lim 2000:605 [ref. 25122], Ho et al. 2009:28 [ref. 31217], Quéro et al. 2011:99 [ref. 31629], Fricke et al. 2017:1 [ref. 35210], Chungthanawong & Motomura 2021:[12] [ref. 38168]). Current status: Valid as Neocentropogon japonicus Matsubara 1943. Synanceiidae: Tetraroginae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: South China Sea and Philippines north to southern Japan. Habitat: marine.