polysticta, Pseudogobio Tominaga [K.] & Kawase [S.] 2019:[6], Figs. 2b, 3c-d, 4b, 5e-h, 8, 9a [Ichthyological Research v. 66 (no. 4); ref. 36681] Hirose River, Kitakami River system, Esashi, Oshu, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. Holotype: NSMT-P 128091. Paratypes: CBM, FAKU, KPM, KUN, LBM, MPMJ, NRM, NSMT, OMNH, RMNH, WMNH. Plus additional non-type material. Combined with a masculine genus, the adjective should be polystictus. •Valid as Pseudogobio polystictus Tominaga & Kawase 2019. Current status: Valid as Pseudogobio polystictus Tominaga & Kawase 2019. Gobionidae. Distribution: Eastern Honshu, Japan. Habitat: freshwater.