nigroventralis, Lestrolepis Ho [H.-C.], Tsai [S.-Y.] & Li [H.-H.] 2019:123, Figs. 1-3A [Zootaxa 4702 (no. 1); ref. 37154] Off Dong-gang, Pingtung, southwestern Taiwan, South China Sea, depth 0 - 50 meters. Holotype: NMMB-P28481. Paratypes: KAUM, NMMB, NSMT. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Lestrolepis nigroventralis Ho, Tsai & Li 2019. •Synonym of Lestrolepis japonica (Tanaka 1908) -- (Ho & Kawai 2024:82 [ref. 42317]). Current status: Synonym of Lestrolepis japonica (Tanaka 1908). Paralepididae. Habitat: marine.