kamoharai, Meiacanthus Tomiyama [I.] in Tomiyama & Abe 1956:1083, Pl. 214-215 [Figures and descriptions of the fishes of Japan v. 53; ref. 22721] Kashiwa-jima, near Kochi City, Shikoku, Japan. Holotype (unique): ZUMT 18777. •Valid as Meiacanthus kamoharai Tomiyama 1956 -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:93 [ref. 4144], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:296 [ref. 6441], Fukao 1985:89 [ref. 21281], Smith-Vaniz 1987:5 [ref. 6404], Myers 1999:218 [ref. 23965], Nakabo 2000:1116 [ref. 25182], Smith-Vaniz et al. 2001:32 [ref. 26213], Nakabo 2002:1116 [ref. 26193], Patzner et al. 2009:456 [ref. 30396], Motomura et al. 2010:194 [ref. 31256], Smith-Vaniz & Allen 2011:47 [ref. 31543], Koeda et al. 2016:16 [ref. 35354], Mochizuki et al. 2022:23 [ref. 39612]). Current status: Valid as Meiacanthus kamoharai Tomiyama 1956. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Ryukyu Islands north to Japan. Habitat: marine.