nativitatis, Blennius Regan [C. T.] 1909:404, Pl. 66 (fig. 2) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1909 (pt 2) (art. 3) (for 6 Apr. 1909); ref. 14412] Christmas Island, Indian Ocean. Lectotype: BMNH 1909.3.4.42. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1909.3.4.43-51 (orig. 16, now 15), USNM 157372 [ex BMNH 1909.3.4.50-51] (2). Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:16 [ref. 18888] as nativitatus. Lectotype designated by Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:33 [ref. 4145]. The original spelling in the text and on the plate was nativitatis, and that spelling apparently should be used. •Valid as Nannosalarias nativitatis (Regan 1909) [sometimes as nativitatus] -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:33 [ref. 4145], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:298 [ref. 6441], Randall et al. 1990:386 [ref. 15987], Bath & Patzner 1991:50 [ref. 19212], Randall et al. 1997:386 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:228 [ref. 23965], Allen 2000:92 [ref. 37268] as nativitatus, Springer in Randall & Lim 2000:633 [ref. 25122] as nativittatis, Nakabo 2000:1105 [ref. 25182] as nativitatus, Hutchins 2001:41 [ref. 25847], Springer 2001:3545 [ref. 26290] as nativitatus, Nakabo 2002:1105 [ref. 26193] as nativitatus, Allen & Adrim 2003:55 [ref. 26830] as nativitatus, Randall et al. 2004:25 [ref. 27624] as nativitatus, Randall 2005:498 [ref. 28239] as nativitatus, Fricke & Kulbicki 2006:347 [ref. 28867] as nativitatus, Hoese & Bray 2006:1555 [ref. 29000], Patzner et al. 2009:457 [ref. 30396], Murase et al. 2011:67 [ref. 32403] as nativitatus, Allen & Erdmann 2012:829 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:151 [ref. 33932], Koeda et al. 2016:85 [ref. 35333], Dewa et al. 2022:24 [ref. 40001]). Current status: Valid as Nannosalarias nativitatis (Regan 1909). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Andaman Islands and Christmas Island (Indian Ocean) east to Philippines and Samoa, north to Kagoshima Prefecture (southern Japan), south to Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.