japonicus, Anthias Döderlein [L.] in Steindachner & Döderlein 1883:49 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 20 (no. 7) (for 8 Mar. 1883); ref. 20489] Tokyo, Japan. Syntypes: ?BMNH 1891.5.26.1 (1), MZS 1180 (1); NMW 42378-79 (1, 3), ?ZMB 12058 (1). Species illustrated and described in more detail in Steindachner & Döderlein 1883:227 [p. 19 of separate] Pl. 3 (fig. 2) [ref. 4246]. Type information (MZS, ZMB) from Amaoka & Fujii 1999:154, 161 [ref. 26515]. •Permanently invalid, preoccupied by Anthias japonicus Bloch 1793, replaced by Pseudanthias azumanus Jordan & Richardson 1910. •Same as Plectranthias kelloggi (Jordan & Evermann 1903) -- (Randall 1980:104 [ref. 6717], Parenti & Randall 2020:27 [ref. 37354]). •Synonym of Plectranthias azumanus (Jordan & Richardson 1910) -- (Gill et al. 2021:44 [ref. 38105]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Plectranthias azumanus (Jordan & Richardson 1910). Anthiadidae. Habitat: marine.