velatus, Enneapterygius Tashiro [S.], Senou [H.] & Motomura [H.] 2018:[2], Figs. 1-4 [Ichthyological Research v. 65 (no. 3); ref. 35790] Northeast of Kume-jima Island, Okinawa Islands, Ryukyu Islands, Japan, depth 55 meters. Holotype: KPM-NI 6763. Paratypes: YCM-P 36419 (1). •Valid as Enneapterygius velatus Tashiro, Senou & Motomura 2018. Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius velatus Tashiro, Senou & Motomura 2018. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Ryukyu Islands (Japan); New Britain (Papua New Guinea). Record from new Britain based on G. Allen, pers. comm., Oct. 2018. Habitat: marine.