melanocephala, Amblyeleotris Aonuma [Y.], Iwata [A.] & Yoshino [T.] 2000:113, Figs. 1-3 [Ichthyological Research v. 47 (no. 2); ref. 24522] Off Kuboura, Okinoshima Island, Kochi Prefecture, Japan, depth 28 meters. Holotype: NSMT-P 54409. Paratypes: BLIH 1997015 (1), NSMT-P 57642 (1), URM-P 23779 (1). •Valid as Amblyeleotris melanocephala Aonuma, Iwata & Yoshino 2000 -- (Nakabo 2000:1230 [ref. 25182], Nakabo 2002:1230 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:56 [ref. 26830], Chen et al. 2006:2563 [ref. 29024], Senou & Aonuma 2007:106 [ref. 29109], Allen & Erdmann 2012:865 [ref. 31980], Parenti 2021:85 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Amblyeleotris melanocephala Aonuma, Iwata & Yoshino 2000. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Bali (Indonesia); Ryukyu Islands (Japan). Habitat: marine.