chihiroe, Neoclinus Fukao [R.] 1987:301, Fig. 2 B [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 34 (no. 3); ref. 6345] Near Seto Marine Biological Laboratory, Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. Holotype: FAKU 111775 [ex FAKU 49538 b]. Paratypes: FAKU 49538 (2), 49543-45 (1, 2, 1), 111778-79 (1, 1). •Valid as Neoclinus chihiroe Fukao 1987 -- (Fukao & Okazaki 1990:243 [ref. 19210], Nakabo 2000:1089 [ref. 25182], Nakabo 2002:1089 [ref. 26193], Patzner et al. 2009:470 [ref. 30396], Murase et al. 2010:66 [ref. 30997], Motomura et al. 2010:200 [ref. 31256], Myoung et al. 2021:143 [ref. 38860], Kwun 2025:292 [ref. 42564]). Current status: Valid as Neoclinus chihiroe Fukao 1987. Chaenopsidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Ryukyu Islands (Japan) and southern Korea along the Pacific and Sea of Japan coasts of Japan north to southern Kamchatka (Russia). IUCN (2014): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.