| Common name | Tanaka's snailfish |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | Japan |
| Locality | Yellow Sea to Po Hai; northern East China Sea; eastern Korea; northern Japan (also known from Inland Sea) (Ref. 11230). |
| Ref. | Yamada, U., S. Shirai, T. Irie, M. Tokimura, S. Deng, Y. Zheng, C. Li, Y.U. Kim and Y.S. Kim, 1995 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
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