ama, Inu Snyder [J. O.] 1909:608 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 36 (no. 1688); ref. 4151] Tidepool at Misaki, Sagami, Japan. Holotype (unique): USNM 62956. Type catalog: Koumans 1940:128 [ref. 2676]. Types: Shinohara & Williams 2006:563 [ref. 31656]. •Valid as Luciogobius ama (Snyder 1909) -- (Nakabo 2000:1162 [ref. 25182], Nakabo 2002:1162 [ref. 26193], Chen et al. 2008:253 [ref. 30075], Kanagawa et al. 2011:67 [ref. 31329], Ikeda et al. 2019:571 [ref. 36910]). •Valid as Inu ama Snyder 1909 -- (Koreeda & Motomura 2022:137 [ref. 39272]). Current status: Valid as Inu ama Snyder 1909. Gobiidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Japan. Habitat: marine.