| Citation | Matsubara, K., 1943, Studies on the scorpaenoid fishes of Japan.. Trans. Sigenkagaku Kenkyusyo 1-2:1-486. |
| Ref. | Matsubara, K., 1943 |
| Page | 149-152;fig.9 |
| Named Used as Valid | Lionurus japonicus |
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| Locality | Type locality, Kumano-Nada (FAKU 1951), Japan |
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