abei, Dentex Iwatsuki [Y.], Akazaki [M.] & Taniguchi [N.] 2007:30, Figs. 1A, 2A [Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science (Ser. A) Supplement No. 1; ref. 29100] Off Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan, depth 50 meters. Holotype: NSMT-P 57150. Paratypes: MUFS 7487 (1), 7489 (1), 7491 (1), 7492 (1), 17643-48 (5). Plus non-type material. •Valid as Dentex abei Iwatsuki, Akazaki & Taniguchi 2007 -- (Iwatsuki et al. 2015:114 [ref. 33802], Parenti 2019:59 [ref. 36892]). Current status: Valid as Dentex abei Iwatsuki, Akazaki & Taniguchi 2007. Sparidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines and Taiwan north to Japan. Habitat: marine.