shima, Gerres Iwatsuki [Y.], Kimura [S.] & Yoshino [T.] 2007:174, Figs. 3D, 4B [Ichthyological Research v. 54; ref. 29158] Hisha River estuary, 24°23'40"N, 123°48'44"E, Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Holotype: MUFS 10206. Paratypes: FRLM 10204 (1), 10205 (1), 32601 (1), 32602 (1); MUFS 10204 (1) 10205 (1). Plus non-type specimens. •Valid as Gerres shima Iwatsuki, Kimura & Yoshino 2007 -- (Iwatsuki in Kimura & Iwatsuki 2009:151 [ref. 31129], Iwatsuki in Kimura et al. 2015:53 [ref. 34319], Motomura et al. 2017:141 [ref. 35490], Iwatsuki in Kimura et al. 2018:162 [ref. 36460], Taki et al. 2021:386 [ref. 39830], Wada et al. 2022:131 [ref. 39645], Endruweit 2024:55 [ref. 41040]). Current status: Valid as Gerres shima Iwatsuki, Kimura & Yoshino 2007. Gerreidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Andaman Sea, Malaysia and Western Pacific. Habitat: brackish, marine.