atripes, Asterropteryx Shibukawa [K.] & Suzuki [T.] 2002:276, Figs. 1-4 [Ichthyological Research v. 49 (no. 3); ref. 26337] Funauki Bay, Iriomote-jima Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan, 24°19.3'N, 123°44.3'E, depth 25 meters. Holotype: NSMT-P 63213. Paratypes: BLIH 1995085 (1, c&s), 1997050 (1); NTM S.15087-001 (1); OMNH-P 14205 (1); USNM 367123 (1); YCM-P 15055 (1). •Valid as Asterropteryx atripes Shibukawa & Suzuki 2002 -- (Shibukawa & Suzuki 2007:109 [ref. 29069], Allen & Erdmann 2012:909 [ref. 31980], Moore et al. 2020:110 [ref. 37357], Parenti 2021:95 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Asterropteryx atripes Shibukawa & Suzuki 2002. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Andaman Islands east to Philippines, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Kinmberley (Western Australia). Habitat: marine.