parvipectoralis, Neenchelys Chu [Y.-T.], Wu [H.-L.] & Jin [X.-B.] 1981:24 [English p. 27], Figs. 4-5 [Journal of Fisheries of China v. 5 (no. 1); ref. 21250] Pingtan Island, Pington City, Fujian Province, China. Holotype: ASIZB [now NZMC] 73634 [ex A01383]. Type catalog: Ye et al. 2015:12 [ref. 33808]. •Valid as Neenchelys parvipectoralis Chu, Wu & Jin 1981 -- (Ho et al. 2010:29 [ref. 31218], Zhang et al. 2010:323 [ref. 31511], Hibino et al. 2012:345 [ref. 32271], Ho et al. 2012:949 [ref. 33018], Ho et al. 2013:11[ref. 33156], Ye et al. 2015:12 [ref. 33808], Toshiro et al. 2015:6 [ref. 33874], Ho & Loh 2015:54 [ref. 34121], Ho et al. 2015:170 [ref. 34130], Hibino et al. 2015:60 [ref. 34166], Motomura et al. 2017:32 [ref. 35490], Taki et al. 2021:48 [ref. 39830]). Current status: Valid as Neenchelys parvipectoralis Chu, Wu & Jin 1981. Ophichthidae: Myrophinae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: China and Taiwan, Vietnam to Japan. East China Sea, South China Sea and Sulu Sea [ref. 35490]. Habitat: marine.