ryukyuensis, Bascanichthys Hibino [Y.], Yamashita [K.] & Sakurai [Y.] in Hibino, Yamashita, Sakurai & Ho 2022:106, Figs. 3-4 [Zootaxa 5189 (no. 1); ref. 39627] Yakena, eastern coast of Yokatsu Peninsula, Okinawa-jima Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Holotype: FRLM 52250. Paratype: FRLM 52251 (1). •Valid as Bascanichthys ryukyuensis Hibino, Yamashita & Sakurai 2022. Current status: Valid as Bascanichthys ryukyuensis Hibino, Yamashita & Sakurai 2022. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Okinawa-jima Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Habitat: marine.