| Citation | Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984, The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1.. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). |
| Ref. | 559 Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984 |
| Page | 143; |
| Named Used as Valid | Pristigenys niphonia |
| Comment | in part; |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | Southern Japan. |
| Quote | plate identified as Pristigenys refulgens. |