| Citation | Suzuki, T., T. Kawashima and T. Nakabo, 2009, Taxonomic review of East Asian Pleuronichthys (Pleuronectiformes: Pleuronectidae), with description of a new species.. Ichthyol Res (2009)56:276-291. |
| Ref. | Suzuki, T., T. Kawashima and T. Nakabo, 2009 |
| Page | 284;fig.1d,g,2f-j;3,4,6,7b |
| Named Used as Valid | Pleuronichthys cornutus |
| Comment | |
| Locality | Japan, RMNH 1336 (lectotype, stuffed). |
| Distribution | Japan: coastal waters off Miyagi Pref., Tohoku District, southward along the Pacific coast to Bungo Channel, from Akita Pref., Tohoku District, southward along the Sea of Japan coast through the Tsushima Strait to the East China Sea; |
| Quote | also in the Yellow and Bohai Seas, the Taiwan Strait, and northern Chinese coast of the South China Sea. |