Species that contain: Sphyraena and japonica [ 3 ] records

japonica, Sphyraena Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:110 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Japan. No types known. •Questionably the same as Sphyraena africana Gilchrist & Thompson 1909 -- (de Sylva 1975:82 [ref. 6302] with author as Cuvier). •Synonym of Sphyraena japonica Bloch & Schneider 1801, but with author as Cuvier -- (Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:121 [ref. 6441], Machida in Okamura et al. 1985:453, 660 [ref. 8056], Senou in Randall & Lim 2000:643 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1337 [ref. 25182], Nakabo 2002:1337 [ref. 26193]). •Unnecessary replacement name for Silurus inermis Houttuyn 1782 and declared a nomen oblitum -- (Kottelat 2013:317 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Inegocia japonica (Cuvier 1829). Platycephalidae. Habitat: marine.

japonica, Sphyraena Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829:354 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 3; ref. 4879] Japan. No types known. As Sphyraena japonica? Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Sphyraena japonica Bloch & Schneider 1801. Also based on Houttuyn, so Cuvier's name is also a synonym. •Incorrectly treated as valid as Sphyraena japonica Cuvier 1829 -- (Wu & Lu in Kuang et al. 1986:201 [ref. 26639], Choi et al. 2003:416, 670 [ref. 26218], Kim et al. 2020:179 [ref. 39118], Sonoyama et al. 2020:111 [ref. 37637]). •Homonym and synonym of Sphyraena japonica Bloch & Schneider 1801. •Questionably a synonym of Sphryaena acutipinnis Day 1876 -- (Kottelat 2013:445 [ref. 32989]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Sphyraena acutipinnis Day 1876. Sphyraenidae. Habitat: marine.

nigripinnis, Sphyraena Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1843:34, Pl. 13 (fig. 1) [Fauna Japonica Parts 2-4; ref. 4371] Nagasaki, Japan. Holotype (unique): lost. Type catalog: Boeseman 1947:45 [ref. 12876]. •Questionably the same as the younger Sphyraena qenie Klunzinger 1870 -- (de Sylva 1975:85 [ref. 6302]). •Questionably a synonym of Sphyraena qenie Klunzinger 1870 -- (Senou 2001:3697 [ref. 26303]). •Valid as Sphyraena nigripinnis Temminck & Schlegel 1843 -- (Winterbottom et al. 1989:51 [ref. 13251], Ballen 2019:402 [ref. 37027]). •Uncertain in genus Sphyraena -- (Miki et al. 2019:26 [ref. 40004]). Sphyraenidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Japan [if valid]. Habitat: marine.