akihito, Exyrias Allen [G. R.] & Randall [J. E.] 2005:231, Figs. 1-6 [Raffles Bulletin of Zoology v. 53 (no. 2); ref. 28537] Amitori Bay, Iriomote Island, Yaeyama Islands, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, depth 28 meters. Holotype: NSMT-P 71648. Paratypes: Many lots at AMS, BLIH, BPBM, and WAM. Type catalog: Moore et al. 2008:44 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Exyrias akihito Allen & Randall 2005 -- (Randall 2008:300 [ref. 29721], Allen & Erdmann 2012:968 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:164 [ref. 33932], Parenti 2021:153 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Exyrias akihito Allen & Randall 2005. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia east to Philippines and Papua New Guinea, north to Yaeyama Islands (Japan), south to Great Barrier Reef (Quensland, Australia). Habitat: marine.