Abstract
Kamohara (1940) described Trichiurus muticus Gray based on specimens of unknown locality, and Iwai and Hotta (1950) reported two specimens of the fish from the Pacific coast of Shikoku, Japan. Characters of their specimens suggest that they are not Eupleurogrammus muticus but are Tentoriceps cristatus (Klunzinger).Examination of Iwai and Hotta's specimens confirmed their identity with T.cristatus from the South China Sea and the Straits of Malacca.Pseudoxymetopon sinensis Chu and Wu from the East China Sea is another synonym of T.cristatus. Re-examination is needed on the specific name of Eupleurogrammus species inhabiting Korean waters, which has been commonly identified as E.muticus.
