yasha, Stonogobiops Yoshino [T.] & Shimada [K.] 2001:405, Figs. 1-2 [Ichthyological Research v. 48 (no. 4); ref. 25786] Off Maeda Cape, 26°27'N, 127°47'E, Onna Village, Okinawa Prefecture, Okinawa Island, depth 38 meters. Holotype: URM-P 38121. Paratypes: NSMT-P 58702 (2); URM-P 4947 (1, c&s), 8332 (1), 38544-45 (2), 38553 (1), 38595 (1). •Valid as Stonogobiops yasha Yoshino & Shimada 2001 -- (Nakabo 2002:1224 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:60 [ref. 26830], Randall 2005:551 [ref. 28239], Randall et al. 2005:130 [ref. 28745], Allen & Erdmann 2012:882 [ref. 31980], Parenti 2021:224 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Stonogobiops yasha Yoshino & Shimada 2001. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Bali (Indonesia); Palau; southern Japan; New Caledonia. IUCN (2021): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.