ryukyuensis, Equulites Kimura [S.] & Suzuki [H.] in Suzuki & Kimura 2023:41, Figs. 4g, 5g, 6g, 9g, 10h, 24 [Ichthyological Research First online; ref. 40749] Yagachi Fishing Port, Yagachi Island, Nago, Okinawa, Japan, 26.5201N, 128.0346E. Holotype: FRLM 43321. Paratypes: FRLM, KAUM-I, NSMT, URM. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Equulites ryukyuensis Kimura & Suzuki 2023. Current status: Valid as Equulites ryukyuensis Kimura & Suzuki 2023. Leiognathidae: Gazzinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Iriomote, Ishigaki and Okinawa islands, Ryukyu Islands, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Habitat: marine.