| Citation | Ho, H.-C., S.-Y. Tsai and H.-H. Li, 2019, The barracudina genera Lestidium and Lestrolepis of Taiwan, with descriptions of two new species (Aulopiformes: Paralepididae).. Zootaxa 4702(1):114-139. |
| Ref. | 121637 Ho, H.-C., S.-Y. Tsai and H.-H. Li, 2019 |
| Page | 123,127;fig.3C,4A-E;tab.1-8 |
| Named Used as Valid | Lestrolepis japonica |
| Comment | max length; |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | Western Pacific Ocean, widespread. |
| Quote | 22.2 cm TL; specimens collected from off Australia have a slightly longer and more pointed snout, but vertebral formula and body proportions are nearly identical, thus the population from Australia is recognized as same with those from the northwestern Pacific population. |