Je. Randall et al., UPENEUS-JAPONICUS (HOUTTUYN), A SENIOR SYNONYM OF THE JAPANESE GOATFISH U-BENSASI (TEMMINCK-ET-SCHLEGEL), Gyoruigaku Zasshi, 40(3), 1993, pp. 301-305
Upeneus japonicus (Houttuyn, 1782), described from a single specimen f
rom Japan, is shown to be a senior synonym of U. bensasi (Temminck et
Schlegel). It ranges from Hokkaido and Korea south to Taiwan and Hong
Kong. A neotype is described.