exilis, Hetereleotris Shibukawa [K.] 2010:91, Figs. 1-3 [Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science (Ser. A) Supplement No. 4; ref. 30808] Off Nagan'nu Island, Okinawa Group, Ryukyu Islands, Japan (26°14.63'N, 127°31.78'E), depth 53 meters. Holotype (unique): NSMT-P 94885. •Valid as Hetereleotris exilis Shibukawa 2010 -- (Kovačić & Bogorodsky 2014:480 [ref. 33169], Kovačić et al. 2014:125 [ref. 33446], Motomura et al. 2015:30 [ref. 34709], Kovačić et al. 2019:504 [ref. 36728], Parenti 2021:185 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Hetereleotris exilis Shibukawa 2010. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Ryukyu Islands (Japan) and Kyushu (southern Japan). Habitat: marine.