Species that contain: Pseudolabrus and japonicus [ 5 ] records

albofasciatus, Choerodon Gomon [M. F.] 2017:64, Fig. 33 [Memoirs of Museum Victoria v. 76; ref. 35547] Mimase, Kochi Prefecture, Japan. Holotype (unique): BSKU 7593. New name for Choerodonoides japonicus Kamohara 1958. However, Labrus japonicus Valenciennes is permanently invalid (has been replaced by Choerops azurio Jordan & Snyder, 1901), and Labrus japonicus Houttuyn has been regarded as a nomen dubium in the genus Pseudolabrus (Mabuchi & Nakabo, 1997), so no new name needed. •Unneeded replacement name -- (Parenti & Randall 2018:14 [ref. 35964]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Choerodon japonicus (Kamohara 1958). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

eoethinus, Labrus Richardson [J.] 1846:255 [Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845]; ref. 3742] Canton, China. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1968.3.11.14 (skin). Holotype recatalogued in error as BMNH 1980.1.29.1. Type information: Whitehead 1970:216 [ref. 11606]. Originally as eöthinus; emended spellng eoethinus regarded as correct by Mabuchi & Nakabo 1997:328 [ref. 23357]. •Synonym of Pseudolabrus japonicus (Houttuyn 1782) -- (Russell 1988:25 [ref. 12549]). •Valid as Pseudolabrus eoethinus (Richardson 1846) -- (Mabuchi & Nakabo 1997:321 [ref. 23357], Parenti & Randall 2000:37 [ref. 24943], Mabuchi et al. 2000:163 [ref. 24995], Westneat in Randall & Lim 2000:629 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:982 [ref. 25182], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:210 [ref. 25480], Nakabo 2002:982 [ref. 26193], Kuiter 2010:231 [ref. 35285], Motomura et al. 2015:26 [ref. 34709], Kim et al. 2020:151 [ref. 39118], Sonoyama et al. 2020:86 [ref. 37637], Murase et al. 2023:41 [ref. 40935]). Current status: Valid as Pseudolabrus eoethinus (Richardson 1846). Labridae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: China to Korea and Japan. Habitat: marine.

japonicus, Labrus Houttuyn [M.] 1782:324 [Verhandelingen der Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen, Haarlem v. 20 (pt 2); ref. 2220] Japan. No types known. See Boeseman 1995:6 [ref. 21811], Parenti & Randall 2000:38 [ref. 24943], and Mabuchi et al. 2000:163 [ref. 24995]. Considered to be a nomen dubium, Parenti & Randall 2018:21 [ref. 35964]. •Valid as Pseudolabrus japonicus (Houttuyn 1782) -- (Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:206 [ref. 6441], Russell 1988:25 [ref. 12549], Lee & Kim 1996:39 [ref. 25726], Shinohara et al. 2000:180 [ref. 25987], Choi et al. 2003:368, 637 [ref. 26218], Roe et al. 2002:903 [ref. 26504]). •Synonym of Pseudolabrus sieboldi Mabuchi & Nakabo 1997 -- (Parenti & Randall 2018:21 [ref. 35964]). Nomen Dubium. Current status: Synonym of Pseudolabrus sieboldi Mabuchi & Nakabo 1997. Labridae. Habitat: marine.

rubiginosus, Labrus Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1845:165, Pl. 86 (fig. 1) [Fauna Japonica Parts 7-9; ref. 4373] Japan. Lectotype: RMNH D1219 (stuffed). Paralectotypes: ?NMW 57870 (1); RMNH D1215-1218 (4, stuffed), 2172 (3). Lectotype selected by Boeseman 1947:139 [ref. 12876]. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Labrus rubiginosus Risso 1827. Spelled Labrichthys rubiginosa by Günther 1861:114 [ref. 1969]. Labrus rubiginosus Richardson 1846 wrongly treated as an original description by Parenti & Randall 2000:37 [ref. 24943]. •Synonym of Pseudolabrus japonicus (Houttuyn 1782) -- (Russell 1988:25 [ref. 12549]). •Synonym of Pseudolabrus eoethinus (Richardson 1846) -- (Mabuchi & Nakabo 1997:329 [ref. 23357], Parenti & Randall 2000:37 [ref. 24943] in part). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Pseudolabrus eoethinus (Richardson 1846). Labridae. Habitat: marine.

sieboldi, Pseudolabrus Mabuchi [K.] & Nakabo [T.] 1997:323, Fig. 2A-C [Ichthyological Research v. 44 (no. 4); ref. 23357] Morode Beach, Ehime Prefecture, Japan, depth 2-5 meters. Holotype: FAKU 61472. Paratypes: AMS I.37876-001 (2); FAKU 61468-69 (2), 61471 (1), 61477 (1), 61481-90 (10), 61495-96 (2), 61510-13 (4), 61515-17 (3), 61519 (1), 61521 (1), 61525 (1), 61527 (1), 61533 (1), 61535-36 (2), 61538-39 (2), 62997-99 (3), 63039-40 (2); NSMT-P 52896-97 (2); USNM 344685 (1); plus additional paratypes at FAKU; plus additional non-types. Replacement name for Labrus japonicus Houttuyn 1782, see Parenti & Randall 2018:21 [ref. 35964]. •Valid as Pseudolabrus sieboldi Mabuchi & Nakabo 1997 -- (Mizuno et al. 1999:10 [ref. 25311], Parenti & Randall 2000:38 [ref. 24943], Mabuchi et al. 2000:163 [ref. 24995], Nakabo 2000:982 [ref. 25182], Shimizu 2001:34 [ref. 25799], Nakabo 2002:982 [ref. 26193], Motomura et al. 2010:171 [ref. 31256], Kuiter 2010:230 [ref. 35285], Kim et al. 2020:151 [ref. 39118], Sonoyama et al. 2020:87 [ref. 37637]). Replacement Name. Current status: Valid as Pseudolabrus sieboldi Mabuchi & Nakabo 1997. Labridae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Taiwan north to Korea and Japan. Habitat: marine.