| Citation | Tea, Y.K. and A.C. Gill, 2020, Systematic reappraisal of the anti-equatorial fish genus Microcanthus Swainson (Teleostei: Microcanthidae), with redescription and resurrection of Microcanthus joyceae Whitley.. Zootaxa 4802(1):41-60. |
| Ref. | 123714 Tea, Y.K. and A.C. Gill, 2020 |
| Page | 50;fig.1,4-7;tab.2 |
| Named Used as Valid | Microcanthus strigatus |
| Comment | |
| Locality | Japan, Nagasaki, ZMB 8157/ |
| Distribution | Indo-Pacific Ocean: East Asia (southern Japan, Korea, the eastern coast of China, Taiwan and Hong Kong), Hawaii and Western Australia |
| Quote | inhabits rocky areas and ledges in coastal warm-temperate reefs, occasionally be seen in harbours, embankments, and coastal ports; adults frequently school in large groups; |