japonicus, Neobythites Uiblein [F.] & Nielsen [J. G.] 2023:188, Figs. 3B, 4A [Zootaxa 5336 (no. 2); ref. 40427] West of Okinawa Island, Japan, depth circa 100 meters. Holotype (unique): KAUM-I 37071. •Valid as Neobythites japonicus Uiblein & Nielsen 2023 -- (Su et al. 2023:247 [ref. 40661]). Current status: Valid as Neobythites japonicus Uiblein & Nielsen 2023. Ophidiidae: Neobythitinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: northern Taiwan to Ryukyu Islands (Japan). Habitat: marine.