| Citation | Su, Y., H.-C. Lin and H.-C. Ho, 2022, A new cryptic species of the pineapple fish genus Monocentris (Family Monocentridae) from the western Pacific Ocean, with redescription of M. japonica (Houttuyn, 1782).. Zootaxa 5189(1):180-203. |
| Ref. | 127470 Su, Y., H.-C. Lin and H.-C. Ho, 2022 |
| Page | 183;fig.3-4,5A,6,10,12A,13-14; |
| Named Used as Valid | Monocentris japonica |
| Comment | tab.2-4 |
| Locality | Japan, Kagoshima, Kimotsuki-gun, Kimotsuki, 4 mi off Rocket Ctr, KAUM–I.73145. |
| Distribution | Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea, Reunion, Madagascar, and South Africa; north to Japan, Taiwan, China, New Caledonia (including Chesterfield Islands), south to Australia; from shallow waters to ca. 300 m depth. |
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