saru, Oxyurichthys Tomiyama [I.] 1936:78, Fig. 29 [Japanese Journal of Zoology v. 7 (no. 1) (art. 5); ref. 4413] Shizuura, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Holotype: ZUMT 30522. Paratypes: ZUMT 30523(1). •Synonym of Oxyurichthys auchenolepis Bleeker 1876 -- (Pezold & Larson 2015:5, 18 [ref. 33894]). •Valid as Oxyurichthys saru Tomiyama 1936 -- (Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:262 [ref. 6441], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:564 [ref. 27969], Suzuki et al. 2000:2 [ref. 24535], Suzuki et al. 2000:4 [ref. 24582], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:639 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1193 [ref. 25182], Nakabo 2002:1193 [ref. 26193], Nagae et al. 2022:21 [ref. 39597]). Current status: Valid as Oxyurichthys saru Tomiyama 1936. Gobiidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Japan. Habitat: marine.