masuii, Amblyeleotris Aonuma [Y.] & Yoshino [T.] 1996:165, Figs. 2B, 3B, 4 [Ichthyological Research v. 43 (no. 2); ref. 22264] Off Chatan, Okinawa-jima Island, Ryukyu Islands, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Holotype: URM-P18622. Paratypes: URM-P18621 (1), 20444 (1); NSMT-P 48579-80 (1, 1). •Valid as Amblyeleotris masuii Aonuma & Yoshino 1996 -- (Aonuma et al. 2000:117 [ref. 24522], Nakabo 2000:1229 [ref. 25182], Nakabo 2002:1229 [ref. 26193], Randall & Earle 2006:24 [ref. 28626], Senou & Aonuma 2007:106 [ref. 29109], Chen et al. 2006:2564 [ref. 29024], Allen & Erdmann 2012:864 [ref. 31980], Parenti 2021:85 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Amblyeleotris masuii Aonuma & Yoshino 1996. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Bali (Indonesia) east to Philippines, north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan). Habitat: marine.