japonicus, Caristius Gill [T. N.] & Smith [H. M.] 1905:249 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 18; ref. 1748] Kagoshima Bay, Satsuma, Kiushu Island, Japan. Holotype (unique): USNM 61054. •Valid as Caristius japonicus Gill & Smith 1905 -- (Pequeño 1989:61 [ref. 14125], Britz & Hartel 2012:85 [ref. 32303]). •Synonym of Caristius macropus (Bellotti 1903) -- (Amaoka in Amaoka et al. 1983:129, 203 [ref. 8379], Stevenson & Kenaley 2013:429 [ref. 32920]). Current status: Synonym of Caristius macropus (Bellotti 1903). Caristiidae. Habitat: marine.