bella, Valenciennea Hoese [D. F.] & Larson [H. K.] 1994:15, Pl. 1B [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 23; ref. 12483] Sesoko Island, Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan, depth 28 meters. Holotype: BPBM 20808. Paratypes: AMS I.24821-001 [ex BPBM 20806] (1); BPBM 20805 (1), 10807 (1); URM 8127 (1); USNM 264411 (1). •Valid as Valenciennea bella Hoese & Larson 1994 -- (Howe 1998:48 [ref. 25505], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:640 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1171 [ref. 25182], Allen 2000:121 [ref. 25868], Larson & Murdy 2001:3600 [ref. 26293], Nakabo 2002:1171 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:60 [ref. 26830], Suzuki et al. 2011:61 [ref. 31568], Allen & Erdmann 2012:986 [ref. 31980], Suzuki et al. 2016:2 [ref. 34434], Parenti 2021:248 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Valenciennea bella Hoese & Larson 1994. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Weastern Pacific: Indonesia, Philippines and Ryukyu Islands (Japan). Habitat: marine.