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Species in the genus Luciogobius: [ 23 ] records

adapel, Luciogobius Okiyama [M.] 2001:142, Figs. 1-3 [Bulletin of the National Science Museum (Tokyo) v. 27 (no. 2); ref. 25683] Off Imabetsu, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, 41°11'N, 140°29'E, depth 20 meters. Holotype: NSMT-P 59610. Paratypes: FRLM 21099 (1); NSMT-P 59611 (1, c&s), 59612 (1); USNM 365136 (1). •Valid as Luciogobius adapel Okiyama 2001 -- (Chen et al. 2008:253 [ref. 30075], Kanagawa et al. 2011:67 [ref. 31329], Parenti 2021:291 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Luciogobius adapel Okiyama 2001. Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Northwestern: Japan. Habitat: marine.

albus, Luciogobius Regan [C. T.] 1940:465 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 11) v. 5 (no. 29) (art. 42); ref. 17245] Cave of Daikon-zima, Simani-ken, Japan. Syntypes: (2) ZUMT 25693 (1), 25762 (1). Type catalog: Aizawa et al. 2025:167 [ref. 42287]. Based on two specimens of Luciogobius guttatus guttatus of Tomiyama 1936:51, Fig. 10C [ref. 4413]. •Valid as Luciogobius albus Regan 1940 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:405 [ref. 7348], Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:282 [ref. 6441], Nakabo 2000:1163 [ref. 25182], Romero & Paulson 2001:35 [ref. 26040], Nakabo 2002:1163 [ref. 26193], Proudlove 2006:195 [ref. 28992], Chen et al. 2008:253 [ref. 30075], Kanagawa et al. 2011:67 [ref. 31329], Parenti 2021:291 [ref. 38603], Aizawa et al. 2025:167 [ref. 42287]). Current status: Valid as Luciogobius albus Regan 1940. Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: East Asia: Japan. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

brevipterus, Luciogobius Chen [J. T. F.] 1932:648, Figs. 1-2 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 4 (no. 6); ref. 16363] North of Hainan Island, China. Holotype (unique): NSYU ?. •Valid as Luciogobius brevipterus Chen 1932 -- (Okiyama 2001:141 [ref. 25683], Chen et al. 2008:253 [ref. 30075], Kanagawa et al. 2011:67 [ref. 31329], Parenti 2021:291 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Luciogobius brevipterus Chen 1932. Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: South China Sea (China). Habitat: marine.

chaojinensis, Luciogobius Chen [I-S.], Ren [Y.-T.], Jiang [G.-C.], Wang [S.-C.] & Chang [C.-W.] 2024:201, Figs. 1-3 [Zootaxa 5550 (no. 1); ref. 41747] Chaojin Park, Keelung City, Taiwan. Holotype: NTOUP 2006-05-321. Paratypes: NTOUP 2006-05-322 (2). •Valid as Luciogobius chaojinensis Chen, Ren, Jiang, Wang & Chang 2024. Current status: Valid as Luciogobius chaojinensis Chen, Ren, Jiang, Wang & Chang 2024. Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Chaojin Park, Keelung City, northern Taiwan. Habitat: brackish, marine.

dongyinensis, Luciogobius Chen [I-S.], Shao [Y.-T.], Chou [L.-C.], Chen [K.-S.] & Chan [C.-W.] 2024:195, Figs. 5-7 [Zootaxa 5550 (no. 1); ref. 41743] Beiao, Dongyin Island, Matsu Islands, Lianjiang County, Taiwan. Holotype (unique): NTOUP 2023-05-305. •Valid as Luciogobius dongyinensis Chen, Shao, Chou, Chen & Chan 2024 -- (Chen et al 2024:211 [ref. 41747]). Current status: Valid as Luciogobius dongyinensis Chen, Shao, Chou, Chen & Chan 2024. Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Dongyin Island, Matsu Islands, Lianjiang County, Taiwan. Habitat: brackish, marine.

dormitoris, Luciogobius Shiogaki [M.] & Dotsu [Y.] 1976:127, Figs. 3-4 [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 23 (no. 3); ref. 7391] Sashiu Harbor, Usuki City, Oita Prefecture, Japan. Holotype (unique): NSMT-P 45176 [ex FNU 101038]. •Valid as Luciogobius dormitoris Shiogaki & Dotsu 1976 -- (Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:282 [ref. 6441], Nakabo 2000:1163 [ref. 25182], Nakabo 2002:1163 [ref. 26193], Chen et al. 2008:253 [ref. 30075], Kanagawa et al. 2011:67 [ref. 31329], Parenti 2021:291 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Luciogobius dormitoris Shiogaki & Dotsu 1976. Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Japan.

elongatus, Luciogobius Regan [C. T.] 1905:23 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 15 (no. 85) (art. 2); ref. 3624] Inland Sea, Japan. Lectotype: BMNH 1905.6.6.445. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1905.6.6.446-453 (8), 1905.6.6.454 (1). Lectotype designation not researched, not designated here. •Synonym of Luciogobius guttatus Gill 1859 -- (Berg 1949:1124 [ref. 20662]). •Synonym of Luciogobius guttatus Gill 1859, form elongatus -- (Kuroda 1953:277 [ref. 39545]). •Synonym of Luciogobius guttatus Gill 1859, subspecies guttatus -- (Okada 1961:686 [ref. 6363]). •Valid as Luciogobius elongatus Regan 1905 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:404 [ref. 7348], Sheiko 1983:18 [ref. 37041], Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:282 [ref. 6441], Nakabo 2000:1164 [ref. 25182], Okiyama 2001:146 [ref. 25683], Nakabo 2002:1164 [ref. 26193], Hagiwara 2003:38 [ref. 27188], Vasil'eva 2003:S48 [ref. 28444], Chen et al. 2008:253 [ref. 30075], Kanagawa et al. 2011:67 [ref. 31329], Matsui et al. 2014:4 [ref. 33344], Parin et al. 2014:490 [ref. 33547], Shibukawa et al. 2019:74 [ref. 36663], Dyldin et al. 2020:93 [ref. 37569], Koreeda & Motomura 2021:42 [ref. 38646], Parenti 2021:291 [ref. 38603], Koreeda & Motomura 2022:146 [ref. 39272], Koreeda et al. 2023:9 [ref. 40925], Abe et al. 2024:9 [ref. 41435], Chen & Liao 2024:251 [ref. 41300], Toyama et al. 2025:39 [ref. 42086], Vasil'eva et al. 2025:[4] [ref. 42434]). Current status: Valid as Luciogobius elongatus Regan 1905. Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Japan and ?Russia. Habitat: marine.

fluvialis, Luciogobius Kanagawa [N.], Itai [T.] & Senou [H.] 2011:70, Figs. 4-6 [Bulletin of the Kanagawa Prefectural Museum (Natural Science) No. 40; ref. 31329] Middle reaches of Warashima River of the Abe River system, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Holotype: KPM-NI 23668. Paratypes: CMNH-ZF 17132-34 (3), KPM-NI 23660-62 (3, c&s), 23663-67 (5),23669 (1); NSMT-P 94273-78 (6, 1 c&s), 94279 (1); TKPM-P 17322-24 (3). •Valid as Luciogobius fluvialis Kanagawa, Itai & Senou 2011 -- (Shibukawa et al. 2019:52 [ref. 36663], Parenti 2021:292 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Luciogobius fluvialis Kanagawa, Itai & Senou 2011. Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: East Asia: Warashima River drainage (Japan). Habitat: freshwater.

fonticola, Luciogobius Kanagawa [N.], Itai [T.] & Senou [H.] 2011:68, Figs. 1-3 [Bulletin of the Kanagawa Prefectural Museum (Natural Science) No. 40; ref. 31329] Lower reaches of Oi River, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Holotype: KPM-NI 27293. Paratypes: CMNH-ZF 17422-46 (5); KPM-NI 24385 (4, 1 c&s), 24387 (1), 27294-95 (2), 27296-97 (2), 27298-99 (2), 27300-01 (2),; NSMT-P 103695 (1, c&s), 103700 (1, c&s); TKPM-P 17349-50 (2). Plus non-type specimens. •Valid as Luciogobius fonticola Kanagawa, Itai & Senou 2011 -- (Shibukawa et al. 2019:53 [ref. 36663], Parenti 2021:292 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Luciogobius fonticola Kanagawa, Itai & Senou 2011. Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: East Asia: Abe and Oi rivers, entering Sagami Bay (Japan). Habitat: freshwater.

grandis, Luciogobius Arai [R.] 1970:199, Figs. 1-2; Pl. 1 (figs. 3-6) [Bulletin of the National Science Museum (Tokyo) v. 13 (no. 2); ref. 7714] Kuwa, Izuhara, Tsushima Islands, Japan. Holotype: NSMT-P 8814. Paratypes: NSMT-P 8815-38 (24); ZUMT 1350 (1), 29960 (1), 37896-900 (5), 38084-86 (3). Type catalog: Aizawa et al. 2025:168 [ref. 42287]. •Valid as Luciogobius grandis Arai 1970 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:402 [ref. 7348], Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:282 [ref. 6441], Nakabo 2000:1164 [ref. 25182], Shimizu 2001:38 [ref. 25799], Nakabo 2002:1164 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:399, 661 [ref. 26218], Chen et al. 2008:253 [ref. 30075], Kanagawa et al. 2011:67 [ref. 31329], Koreeda & Motomura 2021:35 [ref. 38646], Parenti 2021:292 [ref. 38603], Koreeda et al. 2023:7 [ref. 40925], Chen & Liao 2024:252 [ref. 41300], Chen et al. 2024:198 [ref. 41743], Aizawa et al. 2025:168 [ref. 42287], Toyama et al. 2025:39 [ref. 42086]). Current status: Valid as Luciogobius grandis Arai 1970. Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Korea, Russia and Japan. Habitat: marine.

griseus, Luciogobius Koreeda [R.], Maeda [K.] & Motomura [H.] 2023:392, Figs. 1-3, 5E-F [Zootaxa 5361 (no. 3); ref. 40576] Rocky coast of Imazato, Yamato, Oshima-gun, Amami-oshima island, Amami Islands, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, 28°19'40"N, 129°17'01"E. Holotype: KAUM-I 144559. Paratypes: BMNH, KAUM-I, USNM. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Luciogobius griseus Koreeda, Maeda & Motomura 2023. Current status: Valid as Luciogobius griseus Koreeda, Maeda & Motomura 2023. Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Nansei, Yaku-shima, Amami-oshima, Tokuno-shima and Okinawa-jima Islands, subtropical Japan. Habitat: brackish, marine.

guttatus, Luciogobius Gill [T. N.] 1859:146 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 11; ref. 1762] Shimoda, Japan. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Valid as Luciogobius guttatus Gill 1859, subspecies guttatus -- (Okada 1961:686 [ref. 6363]). •Valid as Luciogobius guttatus Gill 1859 -- (Berg 1949:1124 [ref. 20662], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:402 [ref. 7348], Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:282 [ref. 6441], Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:626 [ref. 25598], Cheng & Zhou 1997:370 [ref. 26385], Kim 1997:478 [ref. 24032], Takahashi et al. 1997:47 [ref. 24971], Reshetnikov et al. 1997:754 [ref. 24702], Sato et al. 1998:41 [ref. 24972], Vasil'eva 1998:136 [ref. 23591], Sokolovskaya et al. 1998:13 [ref. 24670], Mizuno et al. 1999:11 [ref. 25311], Nakabo 2000:1164 [ref. 25182], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:239 [ref. 25480], Shinohara et al. 2000:183 [ref. 25987], Bogutskaya et al. 2001:47 [ref. 26178], Okiyama 2001:147 [ref. 25683], Pietsch et al. 2001:146 [ref. 25688], Sakai et al. 2001:113 [ref. 25693], Shimizu 2001:38 [ref. 25799], Wang et al. 2001:277 [ref. 26566], Kim & Park 2002:400 [ref. 25913], Nakabo 2002:1164 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:399, 661 [ref. 26218], Hagiwara 2003:38 [ref. 27188], Jang et al. 2003:120 [ref. 27681], Vasil'eva 2003:S48 [ref. 28444], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:225 [ref. 28183], Chen et al. 2008:253 [ref. 30075], Shedko & Chereshnev 2005:453 [ref. 30089], Motomura et al. 2010:215 [ref. 31256], Matsunuma et al. 2010:84 [ref. 31558], Kanagawa et al. 2011:67 [ref. 31329], Matsui et al. 2014:4 [ref. 33344], Parin et al. 2014:491 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2017:191 [ref. 35257], Kwun et al. 2017:143 [ref. 37287], Shibukawa et al. 2019:38 [ref. 36663], Ikeda et al. 2019:571 [ref. 36910], Kim et al. 2020:169 [ref. 39118], Sonoyama et al. 2020:106 [ref. 37637], Dyldin et al. 2021:37 [ref. 38804], Parenti 2021:292 [ref. 38603], Chen & Liao 2024:252 [ref. 41300], Chen et al. 2024:195 [ref. 41743], Chen et al 2024:211 [ref. 41747], Vasil'eva et al. 2025:[5] [ref. 42434]). Current status: Valid as Luciogobius guttatus Gill 1859. Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Japan, Russia. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

huatungensis, Luciogobius Chen [I-S.], Ren [Y.-T.], Jiang [G.-C.], Wang [S.-C.] & Chang [C.-W.] 2024:205, Figs. 6-9 [Zootaxa 5550 (no. 1); ref. 41747] Hualien River basin, Ji-An Village, Hualian County, Taiwan. Holotype: NTOUP 2020-05-205. Paratypes: NTOUP 2020-05-206 (7). •Valid as Luciogobius huatungensis Chen, Ren, Jiang, Wang & Chang 2024. Current status: Valid as Luciogobius huatungensis Chen, Ren, Jiang, Wang & Chang 2024. Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: eastern Taiwan. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

martellii, Luciogobius Di Caporiacco [L.] 1948:200 [Bollettino di Pesca, Piscicoltura e Idrobiologia Yr. 23 [v. 2, N.S.]; ref. 721] "Shangai" [Shanghai, China.] Syntypes: MZUF 5556-57 (2). Type catalog: Vanni 1991:227 [ref. 20099], Nocita & Vanni 1997:66 [ref. 36143]. •Synonym of Luciogobius guttatus Gill 1859 -- (Chen et al. 2008:253 [ref. 30075]). •Valid as Luciogobius martellii Di Caporiacco 1948 -- (Okiyama 2001:141 [ref. 25683], Shibukawa et al. 2019:43 [ref. 36663], Sonoyama et al. 2020:106 [ref. 37637], Koreeda & Motomura 2021:29 [ref. 38646], Parenti 2021:292 [ref. 38603], Koreeda & Motomura 2022:146 [ref. 39272], Toyama et al. 2025:39 [ref. 42086]). Current status: Valid as Luciogobius martellii Di Caporiacco 1948. Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: eastern China to Japan. Habitat: marine.

matsuensis, Luciogobius Chen [I-S.], Shao [Y.-T.], Chou [L.-C.], Chen [K.-S.] & Chan [C.-W.] 2024:192, Figs. 2-4 [Zootaxa 5550 (no. 1); ref. 41743] Zhuluo, Nangan Island, Matsu Islands, Lianjiang County, Taiwan. Holotype: NTOUP 2023-05-306. Paratypes: NTOUP 2023-05-307 (2). •Valid as Luciogobius matsuensis Chen, Shao, Chou, Chen & Chan 2024 -- (Chen et al 2024:211 [ref. 41747]). Current status: Valid as Luciogobius matsuensis Chen, Shao, Chou, Chen & Chan 2024. Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Matsu Islands, Lianjiang County, Taiwan. Habitat: brackish, marine.

newtaipeiensis, Luciogobius Chen [I-S.], Ren [Y.-T.], Jiang [G.-C.], Wang [S.-C.] & Chang [C.-W.] 2024:208, Figs. 7-9 [Zootaxa 5550 (no. 1); ref. 41747] Coast area near Longdong Bay, New Taipei City, Taiwan. Holotype: NTOUP 2023-05-305. Paratype: NTOUP 2023-05-306 (1). •Valid as Luciogobius newtaipeiensis Chen, Ren, Jiang, Wang & Chang 2024. Current status: Valid as Luciogobius newtaipeiensis Chen, Ren, Jiang, Wang & Chang 2024. Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: New Taipei City, Taiwan. Habitat: brackish, marine.

opisthoproctus, Luciogobius Chen [K.-H.] & Liao [T.-Y.] 2024:244, Figs. 3-6 [ZooKeys No. 1206; ref. 41300] Mouth of Daxi Creek, Yilan County, Taiwan, 24°56.48'N, 121°53.72'E. Holotype: ASIZP 0081790. Paratypes: (17) ASIZP, DOS, NMMBP. •Valid as Luciogobius opisthoproctus Chen & Liao 2024 -- (Chen et al 2024:211 [ref. 41747]). Current status: Valid as Luciogobius opisthoproctus Chen & Liao 2024. Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: northeastern and southeastern Taiwan. Habitat: brackish.

pallidus, Luciogobius Regan [C. T.] 1940:465 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 11) v. 5 (no. 29) (art. 42); ref. 17245] An artesian well, Japan. Syntypes: ZUMT 11607 (1), 16147 (1), 26342 (1). Type catalog: Aizawa et al. 2025:168 [ref. 42287]. Based on artesian well specimens of Luciogobius guttatus guttatus of Tomiyama 1936:51, Fig. 10D [ref. 4413]. •Valid as Luciogobius pallidus Regan 1940 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:404 [ref. 7348], Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:283 [ref. 6441], Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:628 [ref. 25598], Takahashi et al. 1997:46 [ref. 24971], Sato et al. 1998:40 [ref. 24972], Nakabo 2000:1163 [ref. 25182], Romero & Paulson 2001:35 [ref. 26040], Nakabo 2002:1163 [ref. 26193], Proudlove 2006:194 [ref. 28992], Chen et al. 2008:253 [ref. 30075], Kanagawa et al. 2011:67 [ref. 31329], Kim 2012:306 [ref. 39485], Hirashima 2021:10 [ref. 38812], Parenti 2021:292 [ref. 38603], Yamashita et al. 2021:14 [ref. 38516], Ito et al. 2024:35 [ref. 41820], Okamura et al. 2024:21 [ref. 41285] as Luciogobius pallidus complex, Aizawa et al. 2025:168 [ref. 42287]). Current status: Valid as Luciogobius pallidus Regan 1940. Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Sea of Japan and Pacific coasts of southern and central Japan, south to Okinawa (Japan); Jeju Island (Korea). Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

parvulus, Expedio Snyder [J. O.] 1909:606 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 36 (no. 1688); ref. 4151] Misaki, Japan. Holotype: USNM 62954. Paratypes: (4) CAS-SU 21138 (3). Type catalog: Koumans 1940:128 [ref. 2676], Böhlke 1953:112 [ref. 12291]. Types: Shinohara & Williams 2006:563 [ref. 31656] as Exopedio. •Synonym of Luciogobius guttatus Gill 1859 -- (Berg 1949:1124 [ref. 20662]). •Valid as Expedio parvulus Snyder 1909 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:406 [ref. 7348]). •Valid as Luciogobius parvulus (Snyder 1909) -- (Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:283 [ref. 6441], Nakabo 2000:1164 [ref. 25182], Okiyama 2001:147 [ref. 25683], Nakabo 2002:1164 [ref. 26193], Chen et al. 2008:253 [ref. 30075], Kanagawa et al. 2011:67 [ref. 31329], Ito & Okamura 2021:1 [ref. 38638], Kim et al. 2021:191 [ref. 38854], Koreeda & Motomura 2021:45 [ref. 38646], Parenti 2021:292 [ref. 38603], Yamasaki et al. 2021:16 [ref. 38514], Saito 2023:17 [ref. 40944], Toyama et al. 2025:39 [ref. 42086]). Current status: Valid as Luciogobius parvulus (Snyder 1909). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Korea, Russia and Japan. Habitat: marine.

platycephalus, Luciogobius Shiogaki [M.] & Dotsu [Y.] 1976:126, Figs. 1-2 [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 23 (no. 3); ref. 7391] Coast of Kawahara, Sanwa-cho, near Nagasaki City, Japan. Holotype: FNU 101001. Paratypes: FNU 101002-10 (9), 101021-37 (32), NSMT-P 18295-304 (12). Possibly other types at NSMT. •Valid as Luciogobius platycephalus Shiogaki & Dotsu 1976 -- (Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:282 [ref. 6441], Nakabo 2000:1164 [ref. 25182], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:249 [ref. 25480] as cf. Platycephalus, Nakabo 2002:1164 [ref. 26193], Chen et al. 2008:253 [ref. 30075], Motomura et al. 2010:215 [ref. 31256], Kanagawa et al. 2011:67 [ref. 31329], Shibukawa et al. 2019:66 [ref. 36663], Parenti 2021:292 [ref. 38603], Koreeda et al. 2023:400 [ref. 40576], Koreeda et al. 2023:8 [ref. 40925], Koreeda et al. 2023:29 [ref. 40931], Toyama et al. 2025:39 [ref. 42086]). Current status: Valid as Luciogobius platycephalus Shiogaki & Dotsu 1976. Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Japan and Korea. Habitat: marine.

punctilineatus, Luciogobius Koreeda [R.] & Motomura [H.] 2022:138, Figs. 1-5 [Zootaxa 5138 (no. 2); ref. 39272] Mouth of Okawa River, Okawa, Akune, Kagoshima, southwestern Kyushu, Japan. Holotype: KAUM-I 156161. Paratypes: (20) KAUM-I. Plus addtional non-type material. •Valid as Luciogobius punctilineatus Koreeda & Motomura 2022. Current status: Valid as Luciogobius punctilineatus Koreeda & Motomura 2022. Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Northwest Pacific: southern Japan. Habitat: brackish, marine.

ryukyuensis, Luciogobius Chen [I-S.], Suzuki [T.] & Senou [H.] 2008:248, Figs. 1-3 [Journal of Marine Science and Technology v. 16 (no. 4); ref. 30075] Aira-gawa River, upper end of tidal region, Iriomote Island, Japan. Holotype: OMNH-P 20480. Paratypes: many at NTOU, OMNH. Plus non-type specimens. •Valid as Luciogobius ryukyuensis Chen, Suzuki & Senou 2008 -- (Kanagawa et al. 2011:67 [ref. 31329], Ikeda et al. 2019:571 [ref. 36910], Parenti 2021:293 [ref. 38603], Wada et al. 2021:48 [ref. 38521], Chen et al. 2024:195 [ref. 41743]). Current status: Valid as Luciogobius ryukyuensis Chen, Suzuki & Senou 2008. Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Ryukyu Islands north to Amami Islands (southern Japan). Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

yubai, Luciogobius Ikeda [Y.], Tamada [K.] & Hirashima [K.] 2019:566, Figs. 1-3 [Zootaxa 4657 (no. 3); ref. 36910] Arafune, Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. Holotype: NSMT-P 133344. Paratypes: BLIH, BSKU, FAKU, KPM, NSMT, OMNH, WMNH. •Valid as Luciogobius yubai Ikeda, Tamada & Hirashima 2019 -- (Koreeda et al. 2020:51 [ref. 38487], Parenti 2021:293 [ref. 38603], Saito & Namba 2022:27 [ref. 39433]). Current status: Valid as Luciogobius yubai Ikeda, Tamada & Hirashima 2019. Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Kochi, Wakayama, Nagasaki and Kagoshima Prefectures (southern Japan). Habitat: brackish, marine.