longispinis, Laiphognathus Murase [A.] 2007:288, Figs. 1-5 [Ichthyological Research v. 54 (no. 3); ref. 29243] Hakamagoshi, west coast of Sakura-jima Island, Kinko Bay, Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu, southern Japan. Holotype: NSMT-P 70853. Paratypes: 38 specimens in lots at ASIZP, BSKU, CMNH, KPM, MTUF, NSMT, and OMNH. Type catalog: Ho & Shao 2011:54 [ref. 31432]. •Valid as Laiphognathus longispinis Murase 2007 -- (Patzner et al. 2009:456 [ref. 30396] as longispinus, Ho & Shao 2011:54 [ref. 31432], Sonoyama et al. 2020:99 [ref. 37637], Allen & Erdmann 2024:1309 [ref. 40796], Nagaya et al. 2023:10 [ref. 40939]). Current status: Valid as Laiphognathus longispinis Murase 2007. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Hong Kong (China) and Taiwan north to central Japan, including southeastern Sea of Japan. Habitat: marine.