ariakensis, Salanx Kishinouye [K.] in Jordan & Snyder 1902:592 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 24 (no. 1265); ref. 14884] Ariake [Ariaka] Sea, Kyushu, Japan. Syntypes: (2). Appeared first in Kishinouye 1901:359 [ref. 21348] but without a scientific name. Dates to Kishinouye in Jordan & Snyder 1902:592 [ref. 14884]. •Valid as Salanx ariakensis Kishinouye 1902 -- (Okada 1961:362 [ref. 6363], Roberts 1984:206 [ref. 5318], Uyeno & Aizawa in Masuda et al. 1984:34 [ref. 6441], Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:84 [ref. 25598], Zheng et al. 1989:31 [ref. 21202], Zhang & Qiao 1994:101 [ref. 18971], Cheng & Zhou 1997:93 [ref. 26385], Kim 1997:346 [ref. 24032], Nakabo 2000:298 [ref. 25086], Lim in Randall & Lim 2000:590 [ref. 25122], Kim & Park 2002:267 [ref. 25913], Nakabo 2002:298 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:191, 529 [ref. 26218], Fu et al. 2012:853 [ref. 31691], Kim et al. 2020:63 [ref. 39118]). Current status: Valid as Salanx ariakensis Kishinouye 1902. Salangidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.