ryukyuensis, Lycenchelys Shinohara [G.] & Anderson [M. E.] 2007:60, Figs. 1-2 [Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science (Ser. A) Supplement No. 1; ref. 29111] Okinawa Trough, East China Sea, 26°11.34'N, 124°54.27'E to 26°12.65'N, 124°55.47'E, depth 1493-1533 meters. Holotype: NSMT-P 63965. Paratypes: BSKU 57850-57581 (2), NSMT-P 63966-63967 (2). Type catalog: Kawarada et al. 2020:42 [ref. 37443]. •Valid as Lycenchelys ryukyuensis Shinohara & Anderson 2007 -- (Thiel et al. 2018:53 [ref. 35743], Kawarada et al. 2020:42 [ref. 37443]). Current status: Valid as Lycenchelys ryukyuensis Shinohara & Anderson 2007. Zoarcidae: Lycodinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Okinawa Trough and Ryukyu Islands (Japan). Habitat: marine.