japonicus, Zeus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1835:24 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 10; ref. 1004] Japan. Based on 2 drawings. •Valid as Zeus japonicus Valenciennes 1835 -- (Kyushin et al. 1982:42 [ref. 19754], Chen et al. 1997:32 [ref. 26476] with author and date as Linnaeus 1758). •Synonym of Zeus faber Linnaeus 1758 -- (Heemstra 1980:7 [ref. 14195], Quéro in Whitehead et al. 1986:772 [ref. 13676] with question, Gomon et al. 1994:422 [ref. 22532], Heemstra in Randall & Lim 2000:603 [ref. 25122], Parin et al. 2014:202 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Zeus faber Linnaeus 1758. Zeidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.