modestus, Pungitius Matsumoto [T.], Matsuura [K.] & Hanzawa [N.] 2021:3, Figs. 2-4 [Zootaxa 5005 (no. 1); ref. 38508] Tributary of the Mogami-gawa River, Tendo, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. Holotype: NSMT-P 133674. Paratypes: (17) NSMT. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Pungitius modestus Matsumoto, Matsuura & Hanzawa 2021. Current status: Valid as Pungitius modestus Matsumoto, Matsuura & Hanzawa 2021. Gasterosteidae. Distribution: Yamagata Prefecture, northern Honshu, Japan. Habitat: freshwater.