japonica, Cestracion philippi var. Duméril [A. H. A.] 1865:426 [Histoire naturelle des poissons ou ichthyologie générale v. 1; ref. 1150] Predates Cestracion japonicus Miklouho-Maclay & Macleay 1884; a petition to suppress this name made by Taylor 1971:107 apparently has not been acted on by the ICZN. Current usage favors continued use of authorship as Miklouho-Maclay & Macleay 1884. •Apparently an unneeded new name for Cestracion zebra Gray 1831. •Valid as Heterodontus japonicus (Duméril 1865) -- (Nakaya & Shirai in Masuda et al. 1984:3 [ref. 6441], Gubanov & Timoxin 1989:220 [ref. 36138], Cheng & Zhou 1997:16 [ref. 26385]). •Questionably a synonym of Heterodontus japonicus Miklouho-Maclay & Macleay 1884 or Heterodontus zebra (Gray 1831) -- (Compagno 1984:158 [ref. 6474], Compagno 2001:39, 48 [ref. 26323]). Current status: Synonym of Heterodontus zebra (Gray 1831). Heterodontidae. Habitat: marine.