ainonaka, Monomitopus Girard [M. G.], Carter [H. J.] & Johnson [G. D.] 2023:268, Figs. 1, 4A [Zootaxa 5330 (no. 2); ref. 40380] North of Maui, Hawai'i, 21°09'N, 156°11'W, depth 768 - 796 meters. Holotype (unique): USNM 267749. •Valid as Monomitopus ainonaka Girard, Carter & Johnson 2023 -- (Girard & Johnson 2024:3 [ref. 41368]). Current status: Valid as Monomitopus ainonaka Girard, Carter & Johnson 2023. Ophidiidae: Neobythitinae. Distribution: Central Pacific: Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.) endemic. Habitat: marine.