japonicus, Pleuronichthys Suzuki [S.], Kawashima [T.] & Nakabo [T.] 2009:277, Figs. 1a-c, e, f, 2a-e [Ichthyological Research v. 56 (no. 3); ref. 30301] Off Hamada, ca. 35°22'N, 132°15'E, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. Holotype: FAKU 90216. Paratypes: (29) at FAKU (27), HUMZ (2). Plus many non-type specimens. •Valid as Pleuronichthys japonicus Suzuki, Kawashima & Nakabo 2009 -- (Yokogawa & Watanabe 2011:24 [ref. 31146], Ohashi & Motomura 2011:99 [ref. 32413], Kim et al. 2020:191 [ref. 39118], Redin & Kartavtsev 2022:19 [ref. 39989]). •Synonym of Pleuronichthys cornutus (Temminck & Schlegel 1846) -- (Yokogawa et al. 2014:385 [ref. 35476], Yokogawa et al. 2016:14 [ref. 34955]). Current status: Synonym of Pleuronichthys cornutus (Temminck & Schlegel 1846). Pleuronectidae: Pleuronichthyinae. Habitat: marine.