yakkoei, Neotrygon Hata [E.] & Motomura [H.] 2024:2, Figs. 1-2 [Ichthyological Research v. 72 (no. 2); ref. 41351] Off Kumano, Nakatane, Tanega-shima Island, Osumi Islands, Kagoshima, Japan, 30°28'13"N, 130°58'32"E, depth 25 meters. Holotype: KAUM-I 54097. Paratypes: (34) FRMN (= ?), KAUM-I, NSMT, URB. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Neotrygon yakkoei Hata & Motomura 2024 -- (Glaus et al. 2025:9 [ref. 42170], Kai & Gosho 2025:16 [ref. 42505]). Current status: Valid as Neotrygon yakkoei Hata & Motomura 2024. Dasyatidae: Neotrygoninae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Hokkaido (Japan Sea and Pacific sides), Wakasa Bay (Japan Sea), the Izu and Ogasawara islands, the Pacific coast of Japan from Sagami Bay to southern Kyushu, and the Osumi, Amami, Okinawa, and Yaeyama islands. IUCN (2025): Near Threatened. Habitat: marine.