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Species in the family or subfamily Blenniidae: [ 888 ] records

abditus, Meiacanthus (Meiacanthus) Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] 1987:15, Figs. 7b, 8b [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 139; ref. 6404] Tutu Bay, Jolo Island, Sulu Archipelago, Albatross station D5561, 5°50'45"N, 120°01'15"E. Holotype: USNM 276511. Paratypes: USNM 99370 (1), 122384 (28). Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:3 [ref. 18888]. •Valid as Meiacanthus abditus Smith-Vaniz 1987 -- (Smith-Vaniz et al. 2001:33 [ref. 26213], Springer 2001:3545 [ref. 26290], Allen & Adrim 2003:54 [ref. 26830], Patzner et al. 2009:456 [ref. 30396], Smith-Vaniz & Allen 2011:51 [ref. 31543] and also cf albitus, Allen & Erdmann 2012:788 [ref. 31980], Allen et al. 2024:1315, 1318 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Meiacanthus abditus Smith-Vaniz 1987. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Malaysia, Indonesia and Philippines. Habitat: marine.

abruptus, Meiacanthus Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] & Allen [G. R.] 2011:41, Figs. 2-5 [Zootaxa No. 3046; ref. 31543] Slawi Bay, 8°36.746'S, 119°29.338'E, Komodo Island, Indonesia, depth 1.5 meters. Holotype: MZB 20022. Paratypes: WAM P.30964.003 (1). Plus potographed specimens near the type locality and off Bali (not collected). •Valid as Meiacanthus abruptus Smith-Vaniz & Allen 2011 -- (Allen & Erdmann 2012:788 [ref. 31980], Smith-Vaniz & Allen 2019:48 [ref. 36813]). Current status: Valid as Meiacanthus abruptus Smith-Vaniz & Allen 2011. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

acsendens, Blennius Poey [F.] 2000:592, Pl. 325 (fig. 3) [Ictiologia Cubana. Posthumous transcription of original unpublished manuscript (1884) by M. Sánchez Roig and F. Gómez de la Maza v. 1-3; ref. 26366] Not available; not explicitly proposed as new [see Art. 16.1 of the Code]. Posthumous publication. Figured specimen listed as type. Blenniidae.

actesoma, Spinoblennius Fowler [H. W.] 1944:232, 251, 401, Fig. 248 [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 6; ref. 1448] Playa Muerto and Santelmo Bay, Panama; Maria Madre Island, Mexico. Syntypes: (153) ANSP 70086 (1) Playa Muerto, 70087 (1) Playa Muerto, 70088-107 (19) Santelmo Bay, 70108 (1) Mexico. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:27 [ref. 13621] as holotype (ANSP 70086) and paratypes. Fowler did not mention types for this species; therefore they are treated here as syntypes. •Synonym of Hypsoblennius brevipinnis (Günther 1861) -- (Bath 1996:90 [ref. 22687]). Current status: Synonym of Hypsoblennius brevipinnis (Günther 1861). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

adenensis, Antennablennius Fraser-Brunner [A.] 1951:219 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 12) v. 4 (no. 39) (art. 21); ref. 12889] Tide pool at Aden, Yemen, Gulf of Aden, northwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype: BMNH 1954.4.26.1. Paratypes: (16) BMNH 1954.4.26.2-16 (8 of 15), 1954.4.26.17-26 (8 of 10). •Valid as Antennablennius adenensis Fraser-Brunner 1951 -- (Bath 1983:50 [ref. 5393], Randall et al. 1994:236 [ref. 21645], Goren & Dor 1994:58 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:312 [ref. 22896], Carpenter et al. 1997:208 [ref. 23922], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S116 [ref. 27377], Patzner et al. 2009:450 [ref. 30396], Mehraban & Esmaeili 2018:195 [ref. 36242], Golani & Fricke 2018:137 [ref. 36273], Eagderi et al. 2019:40 [ref. 37020], Sharafiniya et al. 2021:67 [ref. 38544], Esmaeili et al. 2022:7 [16] [ref. 39526], Williams & Springer 2022:333 [ref. 39951], Estekani et al. 2024:431 [ref. 41508]). Current status: Valid as Antennablennius adenensis Fraser-Brunner 1951. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Red Sea; northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden and Persian Gulf east to Pakistan. Habitat: marine.

adriaticus, Blennius Steindachner [F.] & Kolombatović [G.] 1883:213 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 20 (no. 25) (for 22 Nov. 1883); ref. 14351] Castella Canal at Vranjica near Split [Spalato], Croatia, Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean Sea. Syntypes: (several) NMW 5049 (8), 59821 (9), 71447 (2), 71450 (9), 77626 (14). Species later illustrated and described in more detail in Steindachner & Kolombatovic 1884:1194 [p. 2 of separate] Pl. 1 (figs. 2-2a) [ref. 18745]. •Valid as Blennius adriaticus Steindachner & Kolombatović 1883 -- (Bath 1973:520 [ref. 7212]). •Valid as Lipophrys adriaticus (Steindachner & Kolombatović 1883) -- (Zander in Whitehead et al. 1986:1101 [ref. 13677], Wirtz & Bath 1989:26 [ref. 9298], Bath 1996:91 [ref. 22687], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:122 [ref. 26753], Parin 2003:S22 [ref. 28536], Fricke et al. 2007:97 [ref. 29533], Vasil'eva 2007:129 [ref. 30517], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:58 [ref. 36649], Parin et al. 2014:468 [ref. 33547]). •Valid as Microlipophrys adriaticus (Steindachner & Kolombatović 1883) -- (Almada et al. 2005:289 [ref. 28398], Patzner et al. 2009:457 [ref. 30396], Levy et al. 2011:410 [ref. 31177], Artüz & Fricke 2019:558 [ref. 36612], Kovačić et al. 2020:32 [ref. 37519], Abliazov et al. 2021:11 [ref. 38576], Kovačić et al. 2021:56 [ref. 39014]). Current status: Valid as Microlipophrys adriaticus (Steindachner & Kolombatović 1883). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea; Sea of Marmara; Black Sea. Habitat: brackish, marine.

aequalis, Ecsenius Springer [V. G.] 1988:115, Pl. 14 (figs. 3-4); Fig. 62 [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 465; ref. 6804] Escape Reef North, Queensland, Australia. Holotype: AMS I.22586-076. Paratypes: AMNH 55722-23 (4, 1); AMS I.18740-017 (10); I.19472-016 (1), I.19473-065 (1), I.19546-024 (5), I.22586-014 (8), I.22633-017 (18), I.25113 (13); BPBM 31040 (6); ROM 40449-51 (3, 5, 3); USNM 217567 (2), 278048 (3). Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:3 [ref. 18888]. •Valid as Ecsenius aequalis Springer 1988 -- (Randall et al. 1990:379 [ref. 15987], Springer 1991:102 [ref. 18995], Randall et al. 1997:379 [ref. 25919], Springer 2001:3544 [ref. 26290], Hoese & Bray 2006:1546 [ref. 29000], Patzner et al. 2009:452 [ref. 30396], Allen & Erdmann 2012:809 [ref. 31980]). Current status: Valid as Ecsenius aequalis Springer 1988. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Coral Sea, Great Barrier Reef and Papua New Guinea, Habitat: marine.

aequipinnis, Blennius Günther [A.] 1861:225 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] Western Africa. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1851.8.26.10. Western Atlantic identifications of this species apparently are in error. •Valid as Hypleurochilus aequipinnis (Günther 1861) -- (Randall 1966:61 [ref. 9054], Greenfield & Johnson 1981:69 [ref. 5580], Robins & Ray 1986:230 [ref. 23100], Bath 1990:906 [ref. 19373], Bath 1994:75 [ref. 21627], Cervigón 1994:120 [ref. 24488], Bath 1996:90 [ref. 22687], Afonso et al. 1999:78 [ref. 25466], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:166 [ref. 27754], Wirtz et al. 2007:16 [ref. 30263], Patzner et al. 2009:454 [ref. 30396], Pinheiro et al. 2013:95 [ref. 32885], Williams & Springer in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2805 [ref. 34618], Reiner 2019:251 [ref. 38139], Baptista et al. 2021:[6] [ref. 38204], Fermon et al. 2022:274 [ref. 39448], Carter et al. 2023:2 [ref. 40556]). Current status: Valid as Hypleurochilus aequipinnis (Günther 1861). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Morocco south to central Angola, including Canary Islands, Cape Verde Islands, and São Tomé and Principe. A similar species in western Atlantic (northern Gulf of Mexico) as H. cf. aequipinnis (Carter et al. 2023:2 [ref. 40556]). Habitat: marine.

aequipinnis, Salarias Günther [A.] 1861:253 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Syntypes: (2) BMNH 1858.4.21.424 (2). •In genus Andamia -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:53 [ref. 4145]). •Valid as Andamia aequipinnis (Günther 1861) -- (Springer 2001:3543 [ref. 26290]). Current status: Valid as Andamia aequipinnis (Günther 1861). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

afilinuchalis, Istiblennius Schultz [L. P.] & Chapman [W. M.] in Schultz et al. 1960:356, Fig. 123 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 202, v. 2; ref. 3972] Hull Island, Phoenix Is, western Pacific. Holotype: USNM 115421. Paratypes: USNM 111886 (28), 115419 (34, now 33), 115420 (53), 115422 (90, now 88), 144718 [ex USNM 115422] (2). Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:3 [ref. 18888]. •Synonym of Istiblennius gibbifrons (Quoy & Gaimard 1824) -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:25 [ref. 4145]). •Synonym of Blenniella gibbifrons (Quoy & Gaimard 1824) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:68 [ref. 21878]). Current status: Synonym of Blenniella gibbifrons (Quoy & Gaimard 1824). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

alauda, Blennius Nardo [G. D.] 1827:212 [Giornale di fisica, chimica e storia naturale, medicina, ed arti. (series 2) Dec. II, v. 10; ref. 26236] Description also appeared in Bull. Sci. Nat. (Ferussac), v. 15 [1828]. •Valid as Salaria pavo (Risso 1810) -- (P. Parenti, pers. comm.). Current status: Synonym of Salaria pavo (Risso 1810). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

alauda, Blennius Forsskål [P. S.] in Niebuhr 1775:xix [Descriptiones animalium (Forsskål); ref. 1351] Malta. No types known. Authorship according to Fricke 2008:52 [ref. 30182]. Not available, name only. •Probably in the synonymy of Salaria pavo (Risso 1810) -- (Fricke 2008:52 [ref. 30182]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Salaria pavo (Risso 1810). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

albicaudatus, Ecsenius Lotan [R.] 1970:372, Fig. 5 [Israel Journal of Zoology v. 18 (no. 4) (for 1969); ref. 7827] Marsa Murach, Egypt, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea. Holotype: HUJ 8309 [ex HUJ 3540]. Paratypes: HUJ 8310 [ex HUJ 3543] (1). Type catalog: Golani 2006:32 [ref. 28840]. •Synonym of Ecsenius frontalis (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Springer 1971:15 [ref. 7707] with question, Dor 1984:229 [ref. 29757], Springer 1988:41 [ref. 6804], Golani & Fricke 2018:139 [ref. 36273], Williams & Springer 2022:349 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Synonym of Ecsenius frontalis (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

albifrons, Laiphognathus Allen [G. R.] & Erdmann [M. V.] 2024:1308, Figs. 1-6, 9D-F [Reef fishes of the East Indies, second edition; ref. 40796] Small patch reef 300 m from shore off Sideia Island, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, 10°35.772'S, 150°46.005'E, depth 6 - 12 meters. Holotype: WAM P.34857-001. Paratypes: WAM P.34324-004 (1), WAM P.34857-006 (1), WAM P.35053-001 (3), •Valid as Laiphognathus albifrons Allen & Erdmann 2024. Current status: Valid as Laiphognathus albifrons Allen & Erdmann 2024. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. Habitat: marine.

alboapicalis, Salarias Ogilby [J. D.] 1899:742 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 23 (pt 4); ref. 3277] Lord Howe Island, 31°33'S, 159°05'E. Lectotype: AMS I.1863. Paralectotypes: AMS I.1860 (1), I.1861 (9), I.1862 (1). Lectotype selected by Williams 1988:22 [ref. 7000]. •Valid as Cirripectes alboapicalis (Ogilby 1899) -- (Williams 1988:20 [ref. 7000], Pequeño 1989:66 [ref. 14125], Paulin et al. 1989:222 [ref. 24556], Randall et al. 1990:376 [ref. 15987], Francis 1993:166 [ref. 25479], Randall et al. 1997:376 [ref. 25919], Randall 1999:25 [ref. 25829], Springer 2001:3543 [ref. 26290], Randall et al. 2004:25 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:484 [ref. 28239], Fricke & Kulbicki 2006:346 [ref. 28867], Hoese & Bray 2006:1544 [ref. 29000], Patzner et al. 2009:451 [ref. 30396], Duffy & Ahyong 2015:117 [ref. 36167], Stewart et al. 2015:1531 [ref. 34301], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2018:131 [ref. 36397], Hoban & Williams 2020:10 [ref. 37406]). Current status: Valid as Cirripectes alboapicalis (Ogilby 1899). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: South Pacific: Queensland (Australia), Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island and Kermadec Islands east to Easter Island. May be a complex of cryptic species, in that case restricted to the western populations. Habitat: marine.

alboguttatus, Salarias Kner [R.] 1867:724 [16], Pl. 4 (fig. 4) [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 56; ref. 2645] Samoa Islands. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Original number of holotype: MGH 3734 (part, together with holotype of Salarias semilineatus). •Valid as Salarias alboguttatus Kner 1867 -- (Bath & Randall 1991:253 [ref. 15518], Bath 1992:43 [ref. 18972], Bath 1992:234 [ref. 20222], Myers 1999:228 [ref. 23965], Springer 2001:3546 [ref. 26290], Randall 2005:503 [ref. 28239], Hoese & Bray 2006:1563 [ref. 29000], Patzner et al. 2009:461 [ref. 30396], Allen & Erdmann 2012:833 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:152 [ref. 33932]). Current status: Valid as Salarias alboguttatus Kner 1867. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines, Palau, Papua New Guinea, eastern Australia, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Fiji and Samoa. Habitat: marine.

alboguttatus, Salarias Day [F.] 1876:334 [The fishes of India Part 2; ref. 1081] Andaman Islands. Syntypes: AMS B.7497 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris et al. 2000:294 [ref. 25110]. Not treated by Whitehead & Talwar 1976 [ref. 23762]. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Salarias alboguttatus Kner 1867, replaced by Salarias dayi Whitley 1929. •Objective synonym of Praealticus dayi (Whitley 1929) -- (Bath 1992:240 [ref. 20223]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Praealticus dayi (Whitley 1929). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

albolinea, Runula Nichols [J. T.] 1924:64, Fig. 11 [Zoologica, Scientific Contributions of the New York Zoological Society v. 5 (no. 4); ref. 15460] Indefatigable [Santa Cruz] Island, Galápagos Islands. Holotype: AMNH 8271 [ex NYZS]. Paratypes: AMNH 8303 (3). Type catalog: Mead 1958:134 [ref. 20648]. •Synonym of Plagiotremus azaleus (Jordan & Bollman 1890) -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:145 [ref. 4144], Nelson et al. 2004:167 [ref. 27807]). Current status: Synonym of Plagiotremus azaleus (Jordan & Bollman 1890). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

aldabrensis, Salarias Regan [C. T.] 1912:302 [The Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. Second Series. Zoology v. 15 (pt 2, no. 18); ref. 3643] Dunes de Maistre, Aldabra Island, Indian Ocean. Syntypes: BMNH 1912.5.3.20-22 (3). The original spelling was aldabrensis, and in the absence of other information, that should be the correct original spelling. •In genus Alticus -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:53 [ref. 4145]). •Valid as Alticus aldabraensis (Regan 1912) -- (Patzner et al. 2009:449 [ref. 30396]). •Synonym of Alticus monochrus Bleeker 1869 -- (Williams & Springer 2022:332 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Synonym of Alticus monochrus Bleeker 1869. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

alexanderi, Graviceps Whitley [G. P.] 1945:33 [Australian Zoologist v. 11 (pt 1); ref. 4707] Fremantle, Western Australia. Holotype: WAM P.671-001. Paratypes: WAM P.398-001 (1), P.671-002 (1). Plus non-type material: WAM P.395-001 (3), P.396-001 (5). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:36 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:40 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Omobranchus alexanderi (Whitley 1945) -- (Springer 1972:13 [ref. 4178]). •Synonym of Omobranchus germaini (Sauvage 1883) -- (Springer & Gomon 1975:41 [ref. 6083], Fricke & Kulbicki 2006:347 [ref. 28867], Hoese & Bray 2006:1557 [ref. 29000], Kottelat 2013:384 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus germaini (Sauvage 1883). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

alleni, Cirripectes Williams [J. T.] 1993:61, Figs. 1-3 [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 20 (no. 2); ref. 21007] Edge of dropoff on west side of Cassini Island, Kimberley Region, Western Australia, 13°56'S, 125°37'E, depth 3-15 meters. Holotype: WAM P.30309. Paratypes: WAM P.29081-014 (32), P.30307-009 (10), P.30309-014 (6), P.30311-032 (5); USNM 323520 (3). Type catalog: Moore et al. 2008:39 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Cirripectes alleni Williams 1993 -- (Allen 1997:210 [ref. 23977], Hutchins 2001:41 [ref. 25847], Springer 2001:3543 [ref. 26290], Hoese & Bray 2006:1544 [ref. 29000], Patzner et al. 2009:451 [ref. 30396]). Current status: Valid as Cirripectes alleni Williams 1993. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Australia: Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

alleni, Ecsenius Springer [V. G.] 1988:81, Pl. 12 (fig. 2); Fig. 42 [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 465; ref. 6804] Central lagoon at Mermaid Reef, Western Australia, depth 15-18 meters. Holotype: WAM P.27666-017. Paratypes: ASM I.21318-014 (1); NTMS.11371-047 (7); USNM 279474 (2), S.11376-033 (3), S.11387-017 (1), S.11389-031 (3); WAM P.27656-021 (1), P.27658-013 (1), P.27659-009 [not P.27660-009] (4), P.27662-026 (2), P.27663-010 (1), P.27665-001 (4), P.27668-014 (1), P.28022-048 (19). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:36 [ref. 19335], Springer et al. 1991:3 [ref. 18888], Moore et al. 2008:40 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Ecsenius alleni Springer 1988 -- (Springer 1991:104 [ref. 18995], Allen 1997:210 [ref. 23977], Springer & Randall 1999:44 [ref. 24274], Hutchins 2001:41 [ref. 25847], Hoese & Bray 2006:1547 [ref. 29000], Patzner et al. 2009:452 [ref. 30396]). Current status: Valid as Ecsenius alleni Springer 1988. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Australia: Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

alpestris, Blennius Blanchard [C. E.] 1866:261, Fig. 49 [Les poissons des eaux douces de la France; ref. 310] Small river flowing into Lake Bourget, Savoy, France. Syntypes: MNHN A-2368-69 (5, 5). Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:8 [ref. 20734]. •Synonym of Salaria fluviatilis (Asso y del Rio 1801) -- (Bath 1986:357 [ref. 6217], Bath 1996:92 [ref. 22687], Kottelat 1997:175 [ref. 22952], Bath 2003:97 [ref. 27343], Kottelat 2004:121 [ref. 27669]). •Synonym of Salariopsis fluviatilis (Asso y del Rio 1801). Current status: Synonym of Salariopsis fluviatilis (Asso y del Rio 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

alticus, Salarias Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:337 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Sri Lanka. Lectotype: MNHN 0000-0855. Paralectotypes: MNHN A-1793 (2) Red Sea, A-1794 (1) Bay of Ganges, A-1795 (1) New Ireland, A-1797 (1) Java; RMNH 17273 (1) Java. Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:24-25 [ref. 20734]. Composite species, based in part (Red Sea) on Alticus magnusi Klausewitz 1964. Lectotype selected by Williams (not researched, possibly unpublished). •Synonym of Alticus saliens (Lacepède 1800) -- (Dor 1984:227 [ref. 29757]). Current status: Synonym of Alticus saliens (Lacepède 1800). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

altivelis, Petroscirtes Steindachner [F.] 1863:1191, Pl. 2 (fig. 3) [Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien v. 13; ref. 18752] Mumbai, India [in error, probably Australia]. Syntypes: NMW 71774 (3). •Synonym of Omobranchus anolius (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Springer 1972:13 [ref. 4178], Springer & Gomon 1975:20 [ref. 6083], Smith-Vaniz 1976:147 [ref. 4144], Hoese & Bray 2006:1556 [ref. 29000]). Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus anolius (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

amblyrhynchos, Petroskirtes Bleeker [P.] 1857:64 [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 2 (art. 7); ref. 356] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 4464. Original genus should have been Petroscirtes. Spelled Petroscirtes amblyrhynchus by Günther 1861:230 [ref. 1964]. •Synonym of Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos (Bleeker 1852) -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:133 [ref. 4144]). Current status: Synonym of Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos (Bleeker 1852). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

amboinensis, Petroskirtes Bleeker [P.] 1853:114 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 4 (no. 1); ref. 16900] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Syntypes: (2). Original genus should have been Petroscirtes. •Synonym of Petroscirtes variabilis Cantor 1849 -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:44 [ref. 4144]). Current status: Synonym of Petroscirtes variabilis Cantor 1849. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

amboinensis, Salarias Bleeker [P.] 1857:67 [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 2 (art. 7); ref. 356] Ambon Island, Moluccas Islands, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 4781. Kottelat (2013) lists inland record. •Valid as Paralticus amboinensis (Bleeker 1857) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:164 [ref. 21878], Allen 1997:210, 212 [ref. 23977], Springer 2001:3545 [ref. 26290], Allen & Adrim 2003:55 [ref. 26830], Patzner et al. 2009:459 [ref. 30396], Allen & Erdmann 2012:830 [ref. 31980], Kottelat 2013:384 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Paralticus amboinensis (Bleeker 1857). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: West Pacific: Malaysia and Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

amphibius, Blennius Walbaum [J. J.] 1792:187 [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] Tanna Island, South Pacific [Vanuatu]. No types known. Based on the jumping blenny ("Blennius saliens") of Forster 1777:v. 2, 343 [ref. 1353]. Original author is not Donndorff 1798: 314 [ref. 17407]. •Valid as Andamia amphibius (Walbaum 1792) -- (Randall & Wheeler 1991:761 [ref. 15994], Springer 2001:3543 [ref. 26290], Fricke & Kulbicki 2006:346 [ref. 28867], Patzner et al. 2009:449 [ref. 30396]). Current status: Valid as Andamia amphibius (Walbaum 1792). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Vanuatu to Solomon Islands. Habitat: marine.

analis, Enchelyurus Smith [H. M.] 1934:318, Pl. 13 [Journal of the Siam Society, Natural History Supplement v. 9 (no. 3); ref. 4052] Koh Tao, Gulf of Thailand. Holotype (unique): KUMF 0175. Type catalog: Monkolprasit 1969:7 [ref. 23217]. •Synonym of Enchelyurus kraussii (Klunzinger 1871) -- (Springer 1972:6 [ref. 4178] as kraussi, Williams & Springer 2022:353 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Synonym of Enchelyurus kraussii (Klunzinger 1871). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

ancylodon, Petroskirtes Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1835:1, Pl. 1 (fig. 1) [Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3844] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Holotype (unique): SMF 1818. Original genus should have been Petroscirtes. •Valid as Petroscirtes ancylodon Rüppell 1835 -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:50 [ref. 4144], Dor 1984:223 [ref. 29757], Smith-Vaniz 1987:3 [ref. 6404], Goren & Galil 1990 [ref. 16647], Goren & Dor 1994:60 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:322 [ref. 22896], Bath & Miroz 1997:2 [ref. 23456], Carpenter et al. 1997:210 [ref. 23922], Golani 1998:97 [ref. 27567], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:126 [ref. 26753], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S117 [ref. 27377], Golani 2005:55 [ref. 37112], Fricke et al. 2007:99 [ref. 29533], Hastings & Springer 2009:72 [ref. 30395], Patzner et al. 2009:459 [ref. 30396], Zenetos et al. 2010:413 [ref. 31201], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[21] 259 [ref. 36492], Golani & Fricke 2018:141 [ref. 36273], Eagderi et al. 2019:43 [ref. 37020], Golani 2021:72 [ref. 38303], Kovačić et al. 2021:58 [ref. 39014], Esmaeili et al. 2022:22 [31] [ref. 39526], Williams & Springer 2022:376 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Valid as Petroscirtes ancylodon Rüppell 1835. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Red Sea; northwestern Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf; Mediterranean Sea (Red Sea immigrant). Habitat: marine.

andamensis, Salarias Day [F.] 1870:611 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1869 (pt 3) (art. 2) (for 9 Dec. 1869); ref. 18820] Mundakhari Bay, Andaman Islands. Neotype: USNM 112032. Syntypes: (3 + 1) ZSI A.285 (1, lost), A.287 (1, lost). Non-types: BMNH 1889.2.1.3606 (1). Possible syntypes AMS B.8062 (1, lost). Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:161 [ref. 23762], Ferraris et al. 2000:294 [ref. 25110]. Spelled andamanensis by Day 1876. Reasons for loss of ZSI type specimens during WWII see Chopra 1947:349-350 [ref. 33077]. Neotype designated by Springer & Williams 1994:30 [ref. 21878]. •Valid as Istiblennius andamanensis [sic] (Day 1870) -- (Dor 1984:230 [ref. 29757], Goren & Dor 1994:60 [ref. 25356]). •Valid as Istiblennius andamensis (Day 1870) -- (Springer 1986:747 [ref. 5719]). •Synonym of Blenniella cyanostigma (Bleeker 1849) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:23 [ref. 21878], Williams & Springer 2022:338 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Synonym of Blenniella cyanostigma (Bleeker 1849). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

andersoni, Salarias Jordan [D. S.] & Starks [E. C.] 1906:703, Fig. 11 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 30 (no. 1462); ref. 10666] Tanegashima, Japan. Holotype: CAS-SU 9362 [not USNM 53273]. Paratypes: (4) CAS-SU 9781 (1), 16450 (1); USNM 53273 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:93-94 [ref. 12291], Springer et al. 1991:3 [ref. 18888]. Type information: Springer & Eschmeyer 1974:567 [ref. 21415]. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Salarias andersonii Day 1876, replaced by Salarias luctuosus Whitley 1929. •Synonym of Salarias luctuosus Whitley 1929 -- (Bath & Randall 1991:253 [ref. 15518]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Salarias luctuosus Whitley 1929. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

andersonii, Salarias Day [F.] 1876:331 [The fishes of India Part 2; ref. 1081] Galle, Sri Lanka. Syntypes: ZSI A.274 (1 or 2). Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:161 [ref. 23762]. •Valid as Alticus andersonii (Day 1876) -- (Williams & Springer 2022:331 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Valid as Alticus andersonii (Day 1876). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: Sri Lanka; Christmas Island (Australia). Habitat: marine.

aneitensis, Salarias Günther [A.] 1877:205, Pl. 118 (fig. A) [Journal des Museum Godeffroy v. 4 (no. 13); ref. 14243] Aneiteum, Island, Vanuatu. Syntypes: BMNH 1860.7.18.20 (1 left half skin), 1860.7.18.56 (1, right half skin). •Synonym of Entomacrodus decussatus (Bleeker 1858) -- (Springer 1967:37 [ref. 18947]). Current status: Synonym of Entomacrodus decussatus (Bleeker 1858). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

anema, Petroskirtes Bleeker [P.] 1852:273 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3 (no. 2); ref. 16825] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 26468 [ex RMNH 4774]. Original genus should have been Petroscirtes. •Valid as Meiacanthus anema (Bleeker 1852) -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:83 [ref. 4144], Smith-Vaniz 1987:5 [ref. 6404], Allen 1991:148 [ref. 21090], Kottelat et al. 1993:129 [ref. 23448], Myers 1999:218 [ref. 23965], Springer in Randall & Lim 2000:633 [ref. 25122], Smith-Vaniz et al. 2001:32 [ref. 26213], Springer 2001:3545 [ref. 26290], Patzner et al. 2009:456 [ref. 30396], Smith-Vaniz & Allen 2011:56 [ref. 31543], Allen & Erdmann 2012:789 [ref. 31980], Kottelat 2013:383 [ref. 32989], Fricke et al. 2014:151 [ref. 33932], Miesen et al. 2016:91 [ref. 34492], Jamandre 2023:162 [ref. 40455]). Current status: Valid as Meiacanthus anema (Bleeker 1852). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific and central Pacific: Indonesia east to Solomon Islands, north to Philippines, south to New Caledonia and Vanuatu. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

angelus, Graviceps Whitley [G. P.] 1959:320 [Australian Zoologist v. 12 (pt 4); ref. 4729] Heron Island, Capricorn Group, Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): AMS IB.3995. •Valid as Omobranchus angelus (Whitley 1959) -- (Springer 1972:13 [ref. 4178]). •Synonym of Omobranchus rotundiceps (Macleay 1881) -- (Hoese & Bray 2006:1558 [ref. 29000]). Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus rotundiceps (Macleay 1881). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

anjouanae, Andamia Fourmanoir [P.] 1955:207, Fig. 4 [Mémoires de l'Institut Scientifique de Madagascar. Série A, Biologie Animale v. 9; ref. 12271] Domoni, Anjouan Island, Comoro Islands, southwestern Indian Ocean. Lectotype: Whereabouts unknown. Lectotype selected by Fricke 1999:473 [ref. 24106] as the specimen illustrated in Fig. 4 of the original description. •In genus Alticus -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:53 [ref. 4145]). •Valid as Damania anjouanae (Fourmanoir 1955) -- (Fricke 1999:476 [ref. 24106], Heemstra et al. 2004:3327 [ref. 27945], Fricke et al. 2009:95 [ref. 30213], Fricke et al. 2024:67 [ref. 41255]). •Valid as Alticus anjouanae (Fourmanoir 1955) -- (Patzner et al. 2009:449 [ref. 30396]). •Valid as Andamia anjouanae Fourmanoir 1955 -- (Fricke et al. 2018:306 [ref. 35805]). •Synonym of Alticus monochrus Bleeker 1869 -- (Williams & Springer 2022:332 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Synonym of Alticus monochrus Bleeker 1869. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

annamensis, Petroscirtes forme Chabanaud [P.] 1924:363 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 30 (no. 5); ref. 15441] Gulf of Annam, coast of Vietnam. Holotype: MNHN 1924-0161. Paratypes: MNHN 1989-0791 (1). Described as "forme" in title and text and as "species vel varietas nova" in heading on p. 363; regarded as available as subspecific. •Synonym of Petroscirtes breviceps (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:38 [ref. 4144]). Current status: Synonym of Petroscirtes breviceps (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

anolis, Petroscirtes Günther [A.] 1861:238 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-1832. Unjustified emendation of Blennechis anolius Valenciennes 1836. •Synonym of Omobranchus anolius (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Springer 1972:13 [ref. 4178], Smith-Vaniz 1976:148 [ref. 4144]). Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus anolius (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

anolius, Blennechis Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:288 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-1832. Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:6 [ref. 20734]. Unjustifiably emended to anolis by Günther 1861:238 [ref. 1964]. •Valid as Omobranchus anolius (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Springer 1972:13 [ref. 4178], Springer & Gomon 1975:20 [ref. 6083], Smith-Vaniz 1976:148 [ref. 4144], Randall et al. 1990:375 [ref. 15987], Kuiter 1993:336 [ref. 23929], Gomon et al. 1994:729 [ref. 22532], Randall et al. 1997:375 [ref. 25919], Johnson 1999:746 [ref. 25471], Springer 2001:3545 [ref. 26290], Francis et al. 2004:671 [ref. 27965], Hoese & Bray 2006:1556 [ref. 29000], Smith-Vaniz 2008:694 [ref. 30654], Patzner et al. 2009:457 [ref. 30396], Stewart et al. 2015:1536 [ref. 34301]). Current status: Valid as Omobranchus anolius (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Australia and New Zealand. Habitat: brackish, marine.

anomalus, Salarias Regan [C. T.] 1905:327, Pl. 2(B) (fig. 4) [Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society v. 16; ref. 15386] Mekran Coast and Persian Gulf. Lectotype: BMNH 1900.5.9.47. Paralectotypes: (several) BMNH 1899.5.8.94-95 (2) Jask, 1900.5.9.48-56 (15) Persian Gulf. Lectotype selected by Attaran-Farimani et al. 2016:174 [ref. 34175]. •Synonym of Ecsenius pulcher (Murray 1887) -- (Springer 1971:20 [ref. 7707], Springer 1988:31 [ref. 6804], Attaran-Farimani et al. 2016:171 [ref. 34175], Eagderi et al. 2019:41 [ref. 37020], Williams & Springer 2022:352 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Synonym of Ecsenius pulcher (Murray 1887). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

antholops, Blennius Springer [V. G.] & Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] 1970:217, Figs. 1-2 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 83 (no. 20); ref. 7784] Gulf of Guinea off Nigeria, 5°19'N, 4°45' to 4°48'E, Pillsbury station P-236, depth 101-128 meters. Holotype (unique): USNM 204644. Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:3 [ref. 18888]. •Valid as Bathyblennius antholops (Springer & Smith-Vaniz 1970) -- (Bath 1990:905 [ref. 19373], Bath 1996:90 [ref. 22687], Bath & Miroz 1997:3 [ref. 23456], Patzner et al. 2009:450 [ref. 30396], Williams & Springer in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2805 [ref. 34618], Fermon et al. 2022:274 [ref. 39448] with question). Current status: Valid as Bathyblennius antholops (Springer & Smith-Vaniz 1970). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Nigeria. Habitat: marine.

anticolus, Blennius Bonaparte [C. L.] 1840:fasc. 28, punt. 145, Pl. 106 (fig. 4) [Iconografia della fauna italica; ref. 514] Lake Nemi and volcanic lakes surrounding Rome, Italy. Syntypes: ?NMW 71651 (1), USNM 2293 (3). Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:3 [ref. 18888]. •Synonym of Salaria fluviatilis (Asso y del Rio 1801) -- (Bath 1986:357 [ref. 6217], Bath 1996:92 [ref. 22687], Kottelat 1997:175 [ref. 22952], Bath 2003:97 [ref. 27343], Kottelat 2004:132 [ref. 27669]). •Synonym of Salariopsis fluviatilis (Asso y del Rio 1801). Current status: Synonym of Salariopsis fluviatilis (Asso y del Rio 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

anuchalis, Antennablennius Springer [V. G.] & Spreitzer [A. E.] 1978:8, Fig. 4 [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 268; ref. 4181] 1 mile east of Beauchamp near Jacotet Bay, 0.3 miles east of Ste. Marie Bridge, Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean, depth to 1.5 meters. Holotype (unique): SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 2136. •Valid as Alloblennius anuchalis (Springer & Spreitzer 1978) -- (Springer et al. 1998:20 [ref. 23434], Fricke 1999:470 [ref. 24106], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S116 [ref. 27377], Patzner et al. 2009:449 [ref. 30396], Smith-Vaniz & Allen 2012:60 [ref. 31806], Arndt & Fricke 2019:11 [ref. 36883], Esmaeili et al. 2022:6 [15] [ref. 39526], Williams & Springer 2022:329 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Valid as Alloblennius anuchalis (Springer & Spreitzer 1978). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: southern Oman; Mascarenes (Mauritius), Habitat: marine.

arboreus, Blennius Bath [H.] 1966:211, Figs. 1-5 [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 47 (no. 3); ref. 8007] Off harbor of Port of Algeria, Mediterranean Sea. Holotype: SMF 8281. Paratypes: SMF 8282 (1), Bath coll. (1). •Synonym of Blennius cristatus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Bath 1973:521 [ref. 7212]). •Synonym of Scartella cristata (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Bath 1990:912 [ref. 19373], Bath 1996:92 [ref. 22687]). Current status: Synonym of Scartella cristata (Linnaeus 1758). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

arcuatus, Blennius Poey [F.] 2000:591, Pl. 324 (fig. 5) [Ictiologia Cubana. Posthumous transcription of original unpublished manuscript (1884) by M. Sánchez Roig and F. Gómez de la Maza v. 1-3; ref. 26366] Not available; not explicitly proposed as new [see Art. 16.1 of the Code]. Posthumous publication. Figured specimen listed as type. Blenniidae.

arenatus, Salarias Bleeker [P.] 1855:173 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 8 (no. 1); ref. 347] Cocos-Keeling Islands, Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): RMNH 4785 (61.5 mm TL of 3 spec.). •Questionably a synonym of Entomacrodus striatus (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Springer 1967:73 [ref. 18947]) Current status: Uncertain as Entomacrodus striatus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

arnoldorum, Blennius Curtiss [A.] 1938:38 [A short zoology of Tahiti in the Society islands; ref. 18057] Rocks in sea towards Ahui, Tautira township, Tahiti, Society Islands. No types known. •Valid as Alticus arnoldorum (Curtiss 1938) -- (Myers 1999:221 [ref. 23965], Springer 2001:3543 [ref. 26290], Myers & Donaldson 2003:639 [ref. 27495], Randall 2005:480 [ref. 28239], Patzner et al. 2009:449 [ref. 30396]). Current status: Valid as Alticus arnoldorum (Curtiss 1938). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

aroni, Ecsenius (Ecsenius) Springer [V. G.] 1971:24, Fig. 19 [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 72; ref. 7707] Bay at El Hamira, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, depth to 18 meters. Holotype: USNM 204468. Paratypes: BMNH 1971.6.11.1 (1); HUJ 5385 (1); USNM 204550 (2), 204556 (1, now 0, 1 to HUJ), 204557 (2, now 0, 2 to HUJ), 204558 (1), 204560 (21), 204561 (1, now 0, 1 to BMNH), 204562 (7), 204690 (12, 4 c&s). Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:4 [ref. 18888], Golani 2006:32 [ref. 28840]. •Valid as Ecsenius aroni Springer 1971 -- (Springer 1971:24 [ref. 7707], Dor 1984:228 [ref. 29757], Springer 1988:28 [ref. 6804], Goren & Dor 1994:59 [ref. 25356], Patzner et al. 2009:452 [ref. 30396], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[6] 244 [ref. 36492], Golani & Fricke 2018:138 [ref. 36273], Allen et al. 2019:76 [ref. 36633], Esmaeili et al. 2022:12 [21] [ref. 39526], Williams & Springer 2022:348 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Valid as Ecsenius aroni Springer 1971. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Red Sea endemic. Habitat: marine.

artedii, Blennius Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:231 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Madeira. Syntypes: MNHN A-1833 (2). Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:8 [ref. 20734]. •Synonym of Coryphoblennius galerita (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Bath 1973:526 [ref. 7212], Bath 1990:906 [ref. 19373], Bath 1996:90 [ref. 22687]). Current status: Synonym of Coryphoblennius galerita (Linnaeus 1758). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

aspilus, Alticus Bleeker [P.] 1869:235 [Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeeling Natuurkunde (Ser. 2) v. 3; ref. 426] Samberano River, Madagascar. Holotype (unique): RMNH 4481 (larger of 2). •Synonym of Alticus monochrus Bleeker 1869 -- (Bath 1986:355 [ref. 6217], Williams & Springer 2022:332 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Synonym of Alticus monochrus Bleeker 1869. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

asterias, Blennius Goode [G. B.] & Bean [T. H.] 1882:416 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 5 (no. 297); ref. 1840] Garden Key, Dry Tortugas, Florida, U.S.A. Syntypes: USNM 2620 (2), 2625 (1), 6596 (3). Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:4 [ref. 18888]. •Synonym of Blennius cristatus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Bath 1973:521 [ref. 7212]). •Synonym of Scartella cristata (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Bath 1990:912 [ref. 19373], Bath 1996:92 [ref. 22687]). Current status: Synonym of Scartella cristata (Linnaeus 1758). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

ater, Blennius Sauvage [H.-E.] 1882:172 [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 6; ref. 3894] Patagonia. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-4268. Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:9 [ref. 20734]. •Synonym of Parablennius pilicornis (Cuvier 1829) -- (Bath 1990:909 [ref. 19373], Bath & Wirtz 1992:274 [ref. 19831], Bath 1996:91 [ref. 22687]). Current status: Synonym of Parablennius pilicornis (Cuvier 1829). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

ater, Petroscirtes Günther [A.] 1877:199, Pl. 115 (fig. C) [Journal des Museum Godeffroy v. 4 (no. 13); ref. 14243] Tahiti, Society Islands. Syntypes: BMNH 1873.8.1.35-36 (2); whereabouts unknown (1). •Valid as Enchelyurus ater (Günther 1877) -- (Springer 1972:5 [ref. 4178], Springer & Gomon 1975:78 [ref. 6083], Smith-Vaniz 1976:148 [ref. 4144], Randall et al. 1990:374 [ref. 15987], Francis 1993:166 [ref. 25479], Randall et al. 1997:374 [ref. 25919], Randall & Earle 2000:18 [ref. 25806], Springer 2001:3544 [ref. 26290], Randall et al. 2004:25 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:490 [ref. 28239], Hoese & Bray 2006:1549 [ref. 29000], Patzner et al. 2009:453 [ref. 30396], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:7 [ref. 33988]). Current status: Valid as Enchelyurus ater (Günther 1877). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Southwestern and south Pacific. Habitat: marine.

atkinsoni, Salarias Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1906:428, Fig. 106 [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 25 (for 1905); ref. 2497] Pago Pago, American Samoa. Holotype: USNM 51791. Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:4 [ref. 18888]. •Synonym of Entomacrodus decussatus (Bleeker 1858) -- (Springer 1967:37 [ref. 18947]). Current status: Synonym of Entomacrodus decussatus (Bleeker 1858). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

atlantica, Salaria Doadrio [I.], Perea [S.] & Yahyaoui [A.] 2012:167, Fig. 7, 8A, 9 [Graellsia v. 67 (no. 2) [for 2011]; ref. 31858] Ouerrha River, Sebou River basin, Khénichèt, Morocco. Holotype: MNCN 279641. Paratypes: MNCN 279642-279660 (19). •Valid as Salaria atlantica Doadrio, Perea & Yahyaoui 2012 -- (Wagner et al. 2021:[4] [ref. 38545]). •Valid as Ichthyocoris atlantica (Doadrio, Perea & Yahyaoui 2012) -- (Duquenne-Delobel et al. 2022:37 [ref. 39186]). •Valid as Salariopsis atlantica (Doadrio, Perea & Yahyaoui 2012) -- (Vecchioni et al. 2022:7 [ref. 38979], Vecchioni et al. 2022:99 [ref. 39372], Yoğurtçuoğlu et al. 90 [ref. 40277]). Current status: Valid as Salariopsis atlantica (Doadrio, Perea & Yahyaoui 2012). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Northwest Africa: Sebou River basin, Morocco. Habitat: freshwater.

atlanticus, Salarias Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:321 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Madeira. Lectotype: MNHN A-2024. Paralectotypes: MNHN A-2027 (1), B-2510 [ex A-2024] (1). Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:25 [ref. 20734]. Lectotype selected by Springer 1962:432 [ref. 6500]. •Valid as Rupiscartes atlanticus (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:250 [ref. 24555]). •Valid as Ophioblennius atlanticus (Valenciennes 1826), subspecies atlanticus -- (Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:309 [ref. 25013], Afonso et al. 1999:78 [ref. 25466], Thomson et al. 2000:201 [ref. 25640], Smith et al. 2003:57 [ref. 27621], Wirtz et al. 2007:38 [ref. 30263]). •Valid as Ophioblennius atlanticus (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Robins & Ray 1986:229 [ref. 23100], Edwards & Glass 1987:657 [ref. 9166], Bath 1990:914 [ref. 19373], Cervigón 1994:129 [ref. 24488], Santos et al. 1997:100 [ref. 23531], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:535 [ref. 24023], Arruda 1997:106 [ref. 24952] as valid species and subspecies, Aguilera 1998:52 [ref. 24221], Rocha & Rosa 2001:991 [ref. 25909], Moura & Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:96 [ref. 27192], Patzner et al. 2009:458 [ref. 30396], Hastings & Springer 2009:7 [ref. 31156], Wirtz et al. 2013:131 [ref. 32972], Williams & Springer in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2805 [ref. 34618], Carneiro et al. 2019:209 [ref. 37250], Reiner 2019:252 [ref. 38139], Carballo et al. 2021:56 [ref. 39250], Fermon et al. 2022:274 [ref. 39448], Hoff et al. 2023:5 [ref. 40463]). Current status: Valid as Ophioblennius atlanticus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Senegal south to Angola, including Azores (Portugal), Madeira (Portugal), Canary Islands (Spain), and São Tomé and Principe. May be restricted to Madeira [Williams & Springer in ref. 34618]. Habitat: marine.

atratus, Salarias Macleay [W.] 1882:361 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 7 (pt 3); ref. 17585] Port Moresby Bay, Papua New Guinea. Syntypes: MAMU F1047 (2, whereabouts unknown). Type catalog: Stanbury 1969:209 [ref. 19518]. •Questionably a synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:103 [ref. 21878], Kottelat 2013:382 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Uncertain as Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

atrimana, Scartella Clark [H. W.] 1936:393 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 4) v. 21 (no. 29); ref. 839] Isabela Island [Albemarle Island], Galápagos Islands (at submerged light). Holotype: CAS 3988. Paratypes: CAS (1, 1, 22, 1, 6, 57, 2, 7, 10, 1, 1, 1) but only CAS 21220 (1) on type shelves. •Synonym of Hypsoblennius brevipinnis (Günther 1861) -- (Bath 1996:90 [ref. 22687]). Current status: Synonym of Hypsoblennius brevipinnis (Günther 1861). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

atrimarginatus, Salarias Fowler [H. W.] 1946:182, Fig. 46 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 98; ref. 1456] Aguni Shima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Holotype (unique): ANSP 72052. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:27 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:103 [ref. 21878], Kottelat 2013:383 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

atrocinctus, Blennius Regan [C. T.] 1909:405, Pl. 66 (fig. 1) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1909 (pt 2) (art. 3) (for 6 Apr. 1909); ref. 14412] Christmas Island, Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1909.3.4.70. •Valid as Mimoblennius atrocinctus (Regan 1909) -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:29 [ref. 4145], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:298 [ref. 6441], Fukao 1985:110 [ref. 21281], Shen et al. 1986:22 [ref. 13821], Allen & Swainston 1988:128 [ref. 25477], Allen 1997:206 [ref. 23977], Fricke 1999:486 [ref. 24106], Allen 2000:92 [ref. 37268], Springer in Randall & Lim 2000:633 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1104 [ref. 25182], Hutchins 2001:41 [ref. 25847], Springer 2001:3545 [ref. 26290], Nakabo 2002:1104 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:55 [ref. 26830], Hoese & Bray 2006:1555 [ref. 29000], Patzner et al. 2009:457 [ref. 30396], Allen & Erdmann 2012:828 [ref. 31980], Williams & Springer 2022:366 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Valid as Mimoblennius atrocinctus (Regan 1909). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: southern India, Sri Lanka and Christmas Island (Australia) east to Indonesia, north to Japan and South China Sea, south to Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

atrodorsalis, Petroscirtes Günther [A.] 1877:198, Pl. 115 (fig. B) [Journal des Museum Godeffroy v. 4 (no. 13); ref. 14243] Samoa. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1876.5.1.37. •Valid as Meiacanthus atrodorsalis (Günther 1877) -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:100 [ref. 4144], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:296 [ref. 6441], Fukao 1985:89 [ref. 21281], Smith-Vaniz 1987:32 [ref. 6404], Randall et al. 1990:368 [ref. 15987], Kuiter 1993:340 [ref. 23929], Allen 1997:210 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:330 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:368 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:218 [ref. 23965], Springer in Randall & Lim 2000:633 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1116 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:394 [ref. 25191], Allen 2000:117 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:41 [ref. 25847], Smith-Vaniz et al. 2001:33 [ref. 26213], Springer 2001:3545 [ref. 26290], Nakabo 2002:1116 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:54 [ref. 26830], Myers & Donaldson 2003:639 [ref. 27495], Adrim et al. 2004:125 [ref. 27715], Randall 2005:496 [ref. 28239], Hoese & Bray 2006:1553 [ref. 29000], Patzner et al. 2009:456 [ref. 30396], Motomura et al. 2010:194 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:789 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:151 [ref. 33932], Fricke et al. 2019:259 [ref. 36673], Smith-Vaniz & Allen 2019:48 [ref. 36813]). Current status: Valid as Meiacanthus atrodorsalis (Günther 1877). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Indonesia east to Caroline Islands and Samoa, north Ryukyu Islands, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

auratus, Petroscirtes Seale [A.] 1936:85 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 4) v. 23 (no. 6); ref. 12410] Suva, Fiji Islands. Holotype: CAS 5527. Paratypes: CAS 5528 (1). •Synonym of Meiacanthus atrodorsalis (Günther 1877), subspecies oualanensis (Günther 1880) -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:103 [ref. 4144] as ovalauensis). •Synonym of Meiacanthus oualaensis (Günther 1880) -- (Smith-Vaniz 1987:42 [ref. 6404] as ovalauensis, Randall 2005:497 [ref. 28239]). Current status: Synonym of Meiacanthus oualanensis (Günther 1880). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

aureopuncticeps, Salarias Fowler [H. W.] 1946:179, Figs. 43-44 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 98; ref. 1456] Aguni Shima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Holotype (unique): ANSP 72050. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:27 [ref. 13621]. Originally as aureo-puncticeps. •Synonym of Blenniella chrysospilos (Bleeker 1857) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:78 [ref. 21878]). Current status: Synonym of Blenniella chrysospilos (Bleeker 1857). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

auridens, Salarias Alleyne [H. G.] & Macleay [W.] 1877:338, Pl. 14 (fig. 2) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 1 (pts 3-4); ref. 101] Erub [= Darnley] Island, 9°35'S, 143°46'E, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): AMS I.16418-001 [ex MAMU F1051]. Type catalog: Stanbury 1969:209 [ref. 19518]. •Synonym of Istiblennius dussumieri (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:131 [ref. 21878], Hoese & Bray 2006:1551 [ref. 29000]). Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius dussumieri (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

auritus, Blennius Pallas [P. S.] 1814:172 [Zoographia Rosso-Asiatica v. 3; ref. 3351] Black Sea. •Synonym of Blennius tentacularis Brünnich 1768 -- (Bath 1973:525 [ref. 7212]). •Synonym of Parablennius tentacularis (Brünnich 1768) -- (Bath 1996:92 [ref. 22687], Parin 2003:S23 [ref. 28536], Parin et al. 2014:469 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Parablennius tentacularis (Brünnich 1768). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

auritus, Cirripectes Carlson [B. A.] 1981:408, Figs. 1-2, 3c [Pacific Science v. 34 (no. 4) (for 1980); ref. 8623] English Harbor, Tabuaeran [= Fanning Island], Line Islands, central Pacific, depth 5 meters. Holotype: BPBM 20478. Paratypes: ANSP 138366 (2); BPBM 14062 (1), 24454 (1); CAS 48948 (1, missing), 34383 (2); USNM 222489-90 (2, 1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:27 [ref. 13621], Springer et al. 1991:4 [ref. 18888]. •Valid as Cirripectes auritus Carlson 1981 -- (Springer 1986:745 [ref. 5719], Williams 1988:24 [ref. 7000], Bath & Patzner 1991:37 [ref. 19212], Myers 1999:223 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:474 [ref. 24106], Springer 2001:3543 [ref. 26290], Allen & Adrim 2003:53 [ref. 26830], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:382 [ref. 28072], Imamura in Imamura & Satapoomin 2009:247 [ref. 31162], Patzner et al. 2009:451 [ref. 30396], Williams 2010:6 [ref. 30923], Allen & Erdmann 2012:805 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2013:268 [ref. 32706], Zajonz et al. 2019:94 [ref. 36871], Hoban & Williams 2020:10 [ref. 37406], Williams & Springer 2022:341 [ref. 39951], Couëdel et al. 2023:3 [ref. 40137], Anto et al. 2024:2 [ref. 40874]). Current status: Valid as Cirripectes auritus Carlson 1981. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa (Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya), Socotra (Yemen), Comoros, Mascarenes (Mauritius) and Lakshadweep (India) east to Line Islands (Kiribati), north to Philippines and Taiwan. Habitat: marine.

aurosplendidus, Blennius Richardson [J.] 1846:265 [Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845]; ref. 3742] Macao. No types known. Originally as Blennius? auro-splendidus. Based solely on illustration by Reeves (see Whitehead 1970:215 [ref. 11606]). •Valid as Omobranchus aurosplendidus (Richardson 1846) -- (Springer 1972:13 [ref. 4178], Springer & Gomon 1975:22 [ref. 6083], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:228 [ref. 25480], Patzner et al. 2009:457 [ref. 30396]). Current status: Valid as Omobranchus aurosplendidus (Richardson 1846). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: South China Sea: Macao. Habitat: marine.

australianus, Ecsenius Springer [V. G.] 1988:82, Pl. 12 (fig. 2); Fig. 43 [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 465; ref. 6804] Yonge Reef, Queensland, Australia. Holotype: AMS I.19481-062. Paratypes: AMS I.18740-018 (6), I.19454-030 (2), I.19472-017 (9), I.19481-018, I.20755-038 (1), I.20756-042 (2), I.22574-026 (1), I.20775-046 (1), I.20779-088 (7), I.22582-035 (4), I.22619-014 (2), I.22621-012 (2), I.22637-016 (2); ANSP 114789 (3); ROM 40529 (1); USNM 278593 (9). Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:4 [ref. 18888]. Genus misspelled Ecenius in main heading. •Valid as Ecsenius australianus Springer 1988 -- (Randall et al. 1990:379 [ref. 15987], Allen 1997:210 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:379 [ref. 25919], Springer & Randall 1999:44 [ref. 24274], Springer 2001:3544 [ref. 26290], Hoese & Bray 2006:1547 [ref. 29000], Patzner et al. 2009:452 [ref. 30396], Fricke et al. 2019:256 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Ecsenius australianus Springer 1988. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: northern Queensland (Australia); New Ireland (Papua New Guinea). Habitat: marine.

australis, Antennablennius Fraser-Brunner [A.] 1951:218, Fig. 5 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 12) v. 4 (no. 39) (art. 21); ref. 12889] Inyak, Delagoa Bay, Mozambique, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype: BMNH 1920.12.6.24. Paratypes: BMNH 1920.7.23.58 (1). •Valid as Antennablennius australis Fraser-Brunner 1951 -- (Bath 1983:52 [ref. 5393], Dor 1984:227 [ref. 29757], Springer 1986:743 [ref. 5719], Goren & Dor 1994:58 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:313 [ref. 22896], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S116 [ref. 27377], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:381 [ref. 28072], Patzner et al. 2009:450 [ref. 30396], Fricke et al. 2013:268 [ref. 32706], Fricke et al. 2018:307 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:137 [ref. 36273], Esmaeili et al. 2022:8 [17] [ref. 39526], Williams & Springer 2022:333 [ref. 39951], Estekani et al. 2024:433 [ref. 41508]). Current status: Valid as Antennablennius australis Fraser-Brunner 1951. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Southern Red Sea; western Indian Ocean: Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) and East Africa east to Madagascar. Habitat: marine.

axelrodi, Ecsenius Springer [V. G.] 1988:84, Pl. 10 (figs. 1-3); Fig. 44 [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 465; ref. 6804] Reef at drop-off at Amot Island, Hermit Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, 1°33'S, 144°59'E, southwestern Pacific, depth 3-6 meters. Holotype: USNM 231432. Paratypes: CAS 56556 (2); USNM 220975-77 (54, 10, 4); WAM P.28182-004 (2). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:36 [ref. 19335], Springer et al. 1991:4 [ref. 18888], Moore et al. 2008:40 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Ecsenius axelrodi Springer 1988 -- (Springer 1991:104 [ref. 18995], Allen 1997:210 [ref. 23977], Myers 1999:224 [ref. 23965], Springer & Randall 1999:43 [ref. 24274], Springer 2001:3544 [ref. 26290], Springer 2002:5 [ref. 26322], Allen & Adrim 2003:54 [ref. 26830], Patzner et al. 2009:452 [ref. 30396], Allen & Erdmann 2012:810 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2019:256 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Ecsenius axelrodi Springer 1988. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: West Papua, Sulawesi (Indonesia), Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. Habitat: marine.

azalea, Runula Jordan [D. S.] & Bollman [C. H.] 1890:171 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 12 (no. 770); ref. 2433] Indefatigable [Santa Cruz] Island, Galápagos Islands. Holotype: USNM 44299. Paratypes: CAS-SU 1848 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:93 [ref. 12291], Springer et al. 1991:4 [ref. 18888]. •Valid as Plagiotremus azaleus (Jordan & Bollman 1890) -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:145 [ref. 4144], Allen & Robertson 1994:255 [ref. 22193], Hastings in Fischer et al. 1995:928 [ref. 22829], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:73 [ref. 24545], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:536 [ref. 24023], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:245 [ref. 24555], Lea & Rosenblatt 2000:125 [ref. 25206], Thomson et al. 2000:202 [ref. 25640], Pondella & Craig 2001:144 [ref. 25752], Love et al. 2005:158 [ref. 37547], Patzner et al. 2009:459 [ref. 30396], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:194 [ref. 30957], Page et al. 2013:168 [ref. 32708], Galván-Villa et al. 2016:149 [ref. 34871], Fourriére et al. 2016:449 [ref. 34668], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:610 [ref. 34923], Kells et al. 2016:294 [ref. 35888], González-Murcia et al. 2019:295 [ref. 36544], Love et al. 2021:196 [ref. 39279], Grove et al. 2022:20 [ref. 41326], Page et al. 2023:159 [ref. 40505], Vela-Espinosa et al. 2023:9 [ref. 40981]). Current status: Valid as Plagiotremus azaleus (Jordan & Bollman 1890). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: southern California (U.S.A.) south to Peru, including Gulf of California (Mexico) and Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). Habitat: marine.

azureus, Petroscirtes Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1906:432, Fig. 109 [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 25 (for 1905); ref. 2497] Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa. Holotype: USNM 51796. Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:4 [ref. 18888]. •Synonym of Aspidontus taeniatus Quoy & Gaimard 1834, subspecies taeniatus -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:57 [ref. 4144]). Current status: Synonym of Aspidontus taeniatus Quoy & Gaimard 1834. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

azureus, Salarias Seale [A.] 1906:87, Fig. 8 [Occasional Papers of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History v. 4 (no. 1); ref. 3999] Tubuai, Austral Islands. [Tubuai Islands], French Polynesia. Holotype (unique): BPBM 783. •Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:103 [ref. 21878], Kottelat 2013:383 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

baliensis, Blennius (Rhabdoblennius) Nichols [J. T.] 1954:1, Fig. 1 [American Museum Novitates No. 1680; ref. 12660] Bali, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): AMNH 16987. •Synonym of Salarias sinuosus Snyder 1908 -- (Bath & Randall 1991:253 [ref. 15518]). Current status: Synonym of Salarias sinuosus Snyder 1908. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

bananensis, Blennius Poll [M.] 1959:63, Fig. 22 [Résultats Scientifiques. Expédition Océanographique Belge dans les Eaux Côtières Africaines de l'Atlantique Sud (1948-1949). Bruxelles. v. 4 (no. 3B); ref. 12014] Moanda Tonde, French Equatorial Africa. Holotype: MRAC 71526. Paratypes: IRSNB 376 (1), MRAC 71114 (1). Type catalog: Walschaerts 1987:44 [ref. 20755], Derijst 1991:31 [ref. 21528]. •Valid as Hypleurochilus bananensis (Poll 1959) -- (Bath 1973:527 [ref. 7212], Zander in Whitehead et al. 1986:1099 [ref. 13677], Bath 1990:907 [ref. 19373], Nieto & Alberto 1990:361 [ref. 23687], Bath 1996:90 [ref. 22687], Gharred et al. 1998:102 [ref. 23486], Golani 2005:53 [ref. 37112], Patzner et al. 2009:454 [ref. 30396], Pinheiro et al. 2013:95 [ref. 32885], Tiralongo et al. 2016:127 [ref. 40560], Williams & Springer in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2805 [ref. 34618], Carneiro et al. 2019:207 [ref. 37250], Golani 2021:70 [ref. 38303], Kovačić et al. 2021:56 [ref. 39014], Tiralongo & Azzurro in Tsagarakis et al. 2021:631 [ref. 38798], Fermon et al. 2022:274 [ref. 39448] possible, Tiralongo 2024:82 [ref. 41074]). Current status: Valid as Hypleurochilus bananensis (Poll 1959). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea; eastern Atlantic; Portugal south to Republic of Congo. Habitat: marine.

bandanus, Ecsenius (Ecsenius) Springer [V. G.] 1971:38, Fig. 35 [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 72; ref. 7707] Banda Sea, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): USNM 195717. Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:4 [ref. 18888]. •Valid as Ecsenius bandanus Springer 1971 -- (Springer 1988:106 [ref. 6804], Bath & Patzner 1991:40 [ref. 19212], Allen 1997:210 [ref. 23977], Myers 1999:224 [ref. 23965], Springer & Randall 1999:44 [ref. 24274], Springer 2001:3544 [ref. 26290], Allen & Adrim 2003:54 [ref. 26830], Springer & Allen 2004:3 [ref. 28002], Patzner et al. 2009:452 [ref. 30396], Allen & Erdmann 2012:810 [ref. 31980]). Current status: Valid as Ecsenius bandanus Springer 1971. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

banditus, Omobranchus Smith [J. L. B.] 1959:232, Pl. 14 (fig. D) [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 14; ref. 4123] Umgazi, South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 233. Paratypes: (numerous) not researched. •Valid as Omobranchus banditus Smith 1959 -- (Springer 1972:13 [ref. 4178], Springer & Gomon 1975:24 [ref. 6083], Springer 1986:750 [ref. 5719], Fricke 1999:487 [ref. 24106], Patzner et al. 2009:457 [ref. 30396], Williams & Springer 2022:369 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Valid as Omobranchus banditus Smith 1959. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: northern Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) East Africa, ?Mascarenes (Mauritius). Habitat: marine.

bankanensis, Petroskirtes Bleeker [P.] 1853:727 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3 (no. 5); ref. 16829] Goessongassam at Koba, Bangka, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 26669 [ex RMNH 4776]. Original genus should have been Petroscirtes. •Synonym of Petroscirtes variabilis Cantor 1849 -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:44 [ref. 4144]). Current status: Synonym of Petroscirtes variabilis Cantor 1849. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

bankieri, Petroscirtes Richardson [J.] 1845:136, Pl. 64 (figs. 8-10) [Ichthyology.--Part 3. The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Sulphur.; ref. 20575] Hong Kong, China. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Petroscirtes breviceps (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:38 [ref. 4144]). Current status: Synonym of Petroscirtes breviceps (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

barbatus, Petroscirtes Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1855:440 [Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1855; ref. 3449] Mozambique. Syntypes: ZMB 1941 (3). Also described as new in Peters 1855:248 [ref. 13448]. •Synonym of Petroscirtes mitratus Rüppell 1830 -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:32 [ref. 4144], Eagderi et al. 2019:43 [ref. 37020], Sharafiniya et al. 2021:65 [ref. 38544]). Current status: Synonym of Petroscirtes mitratus Rüppell 1830. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

barbatus, Salarias Gilchrist [J. D. F.] & Thompson [W. W.] 1908:108 [Annals of the South African Museum v. 6 (pt 2, no. 2); ref. 5840] Bluff, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean. Syntypes: SAM 9891 (2). •Synonym of Istiblennius dussumieri (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:131 [ref. 21878], Williams & Springer 2022:360 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius dussumieri (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

basiliscus, Blennius Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:245 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Toulon, France; Genoa, Italy; Sardinia, Italy, western Mediterranean Sea. Syntypes: MNHN A-1779 (1), A-1829 (1), A-1842 (2). Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:9 [ref. 20734]. •Valid as Blennius basiliscus Valenciennes 1836 -- (Bath 1973:520 [ref. 7212]). •Valid as Lipophrys basiliscus (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Zander in Whitehead et al. 1986:1101 [ref. 13677], Arruda 1997:106 [ref. 24952]). •Valid as Salaria basilisca (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Bath 1996:92 [ref. 22687], Gharred et al. 1998:104 [ref. 23486], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:126 [ref. 26753], Fricke et al. 2007:99 [ref. 29533], Patzner et al. 2009:460 [ref. 30396], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:60 [ref. 36649], Carneiro et al. 2019:211 [ref. 37250], Elbaraasi et al. 2019:99 [ref. 36864], Kovačić et al. 2020:33 [ref. 37519], Kovačić et al. 2021:58 [ref. 39014], Duquenne-Delobel et al. 2022:38 [ref. 39186]). Current status: Valid as Salaria basilisca (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea endemic. Habitat: marine.

basiliscus, Scartichthys Fowler [H. W.] 1904:552, Pl. 25 (upper fig.) [Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. Second series. v. 12 (pt 4); ref. 1367] Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): ANSP 27802. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:27 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:103 [ref. 21878], Kottelat 2013:383 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

bathi, Ecsenius Springer [V. G.] 1988:86, Pl. 11 (figs. 5-6); Fig. 45 [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 465; ref. 6804] Liberty Wrack, about 15 kilometers northwest of east tip of Bali Island, Indonesia, depth 7 meters. Holotype: USNM 277665. Paratypes: BPBM 31533 (1), 31535 (3); CAS 59521 (1); NMW 81944 (1); SMF 17096 (1), 17100 (1). Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:5 [ref. 18888]. •Valid as Ecsenius bathi Springer 1988 -- (Springer 1991:104 [ref. 18995], Chen et al. 1997:148 [ref. 24620], Allen 1997:210 [ref. 23977], Myers 1999:224 [ref. 23965], Springer & Randall 1999:44 [ref. 24274], Springer 2001:3544 [ref. 26290], Springer 2002:5 [ref. 26322], Allen & Adrim 2003:54 [ref. 26830], Adrim et al. 2004:125 [ref. 27715], Patzner et al. 2009:452 [ref. 30396], Allen & Erdmann 2012:811 [ref. 31980], Dalleau-Coudert et al. 2019:127 [ref. 40104]). Current status: Valid as Ecsenius bathi Springer 1988. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

bauchotae, Lipophrys Wirtz [P.] & Bath [H.] 1982:226, Figs. 1-2, 4-6 [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 62 (nos 4/6) (for 1981); ref. 5475] Snake Island, 4°01'N, 9°12'E, Bay of Victoria, Cameroon Republic. Holotype: SMF 15695. Paratypes: ANSP 143066 (34); MNHN 1971-0028 (6); SMF 15696-97 (15, 26); SMNS 13123 (1); UZMK P.75359 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:27 [ref. 13621], Fricke 1995:5 [ref. 28100], Fricke 2005:17 [ref. 29864]. •Valid as Lipophrys bauchotae Wirtz & Bath 1982 -- (Wirtz & Bath 1989:27 [ref. 9298], Bath 1990:908 [ref. 19373], Bath 1996:91 [ref. 22687]). •Valid as Microlipophrys bauchotae (Wirtz & Bath 1982) -- (Patzner et al. 2009:457 [ref. 30396], Levy et al. 2011:410 [ref. 31177], Williams & Springer in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2805 [ref. 34618], Fermon et al. 2022:274 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Microlipophrys bauchotae (Wirtz & Bath 1982). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Cameroon and Bioko (Equatorial Guinea). Habitat: marine.

beani, Salarias Fowler [H. W.] 1928:441 [Memoirs of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum. No. 10; ref. 5596] Faté [Éfaté], Vanuatu. Holotype (unique): BPBM 1063. •Synonym of Blenniella caudolineata (Günther 1877) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:31 [ref. 21878], Randall 2005:483 [ref. 28239]). Current status: Synonym of Blenniella caudolineata (Günther 1877). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

belanskei, Petroscirtes Borodin [N. A.] 1928:33, Pl. 3 (fig. 3) [Bulletin Vanderbilt Oceanographic Museum v. 1 (art. 1); ref. 526] Caños Island, Costa Rica (Pacific). Holotype (unique): VMM 409 (now at AMNH). •Synonym of Plagiotremus azaleus (Jordan & Bollman 1890) -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:146 [ref. 4144]). Current status: Synonym of Plagiotremus azaleus (Jordan & Bollman 1890). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

belemnites, Salarias De Vis [C. W.] 1884:695 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 3); ref. 17383] Queensland coast, Australia. Holotype (unique): QM I.224 (poor condition). •Synonym of Blenniella chrysospilos (Bleeker 1857) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:78 [ref. 21878], Hoese & Bray 2006:1544 [ref. 29000]). Current status: Synonym of Blenniella chrysospilos (Bleeker 1857). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

bellus, Salarias Günther [A.] 1861:256 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] China seas [probably erroneous]. Lectotype: BMNH 1848.3.16.1 (largest specimen). Paralectotypes: BMNH 1855.9.19.643 (1), 1855.9.19.700 (1), 1989.12.13.1 [ex 1848.3.16.1] (1), 2012.10.25.2 [ex 1855.9.19.643] (1), 2012.10.25.3 [ex 1848.3.16.1] (1), 2012.10.25.4 [ex. 1848.3.16.1] (1), 2012.10.25.5 [ex. 1848.3.16.1] (1). Lectotype selected by Springer & Williams 1994:143 [ref. 21878]. •Valid as Istiblennius bellus (Günther 1861) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:143 [ref. 21878], Myers 1999:226 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:481 [ref. 24106], Allen 2000:92 [ref. 37268], Randall & Earle 2000:18 [ref. 25806], Springer 2001:3545 [ref. 26290], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S117 [ref. 27377], Myers & Donaldson 2003:640 [ref. 27495], Randall et al. 2004:25 [ref. 27624], Heemstra et al. 2004:3327 [ref. 27945], Randall 2005:494 [ref. 28239], Randall 2007:383 [ref. 30952], Fricke et al. 2009:96 [ref. 30213], Patzner et al. 2009:455 [ref. 30396], Allen & Erdmann 2012:825 [ref. 31980], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:7 [ref. 33988], Fricke et al. 2018:312 [ref. 35805], Arndt & Fricke 2019:13 [ref. 36883], Williams & Springer 2022:359 [ref. 39951], Fricke et al. 2024:68 [ref. 41255]). Current status: Valid as Istiblennius bellus (Günther 1861). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia) and Easter Island (Chile), north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan), south to Tonga. Habitat: marine.

bermudensis, Hypleurochilus Beebe [W.] & Tee-Van [J.] 1933:155, Fig. 38 [Zoologica, Scientific Contributions of the New York Zoological Society v. 13 (no. 7); ref. 16101] Marshall Island, Bermuda. Holotype (unique): MCZ 33070 [ex NYZS]. Type catalog: Mead 1958:133 [ref. 20648]. •Valid as Hypleurochilus bermudensis Beebe & Tee-Van 1933 -- (Randall 1966:60 [ref. 9054], Robins & Ray 1986:231 [ref. 23100], Boschung 1992:160 [ref. 23239], Bath 1996:90 [ref. 22687], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:309 [ref. 25013], Williams 2003:1772 [ref. 27109], Nelson et al. 2004:166 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:630 [ref. 28815], Patzner et al. 2009:454 [ref. 30396], Page et al. 2013:168 [ref. 32708], Pinheiro et al. 2013:95 [ref. 32885], Carter et al. 2023:2 [ref. 40556], Page et al. 2023:158 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Hypleurochilus bermudensis Beebe & Tee-Van 1933. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico, east coast of Florida to Bermuda. Habitat: marine.

bhattacharyae, Petroscirtes Chaudhuri [B. L.] 1916:107 [Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta) v. 12 (pt. 3) (art. 10); ref. 15055] Barkul Point, Chilka Lake, Orissa, India. Holotype: ZSI F8764/1. Paratypes: (11) ZSI F8770/1 (1), F8774/1-F8779/1 (6). Type catalog: Menon & Yazdani 1968:147 [ref. 20743]. •Valid as Omobranchus bhattacharyae Chaudhuri 1916 -- (Springer 1972:13 [ref. 4178]). •Synonym of Omobranchus zebra (Bleeker 1868) -- (Springer & Gomon 1975:74 [ref. 6083], Smith-Vaniz 1976:148 [ref. 4144], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:914 [ref. 20764], Kottelat 2013:384 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus zebra (Bleeker 1868). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

bicolor, Salarias Day [F.] (ex Tickell) 1888:798 [The fishes of India Suppl.; ref. 1082] Saddle Island, off Kyoukphyoo, Arracan, Myanmar. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:161 [ref. 23762]. We assume Day revised the description in his style and may have taken information from the figure rather than quoting directly from Tickell, therefore authorship is regarded as Day. •Valid as Ecsenius bicolor (Day 1888) -- (Springer 1971:25 [ref. 7707], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:300 [ref. 6441], Springer 1988:44 [ref. 6804], Allen & Swainston 1988:130 [ref. 25477], Randall et al. 1990:380 [ref. 15987], Bath & Patzner 1991:41 [ref. 19212], Allen 1997:208 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:330 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:380 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:224 [ref. 23965], Springer & Randall 1999:39 [ref. 24274], Allen 2000:92 [ref. 37268], Springer in Randall & Lim 2000:633 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1108 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:398 [ref. 25191], Allen 2000:116 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:41 [ref. 25847], Springer 2001:3544 [ref. 26290], Springer & Allen 2001:153 [ref. 25668], Nakabo 2002:1108 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:54 [ref. 26830], Myers & Donaldson 2003:640 [ref. 27495], Randall et al. 2004:25 [ref. 27624], Adrim et al. 2004:125 [ref. 27715], Randall 2005:488 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:462 [ref. 28379], Hoese & Bray 2006:1547 [ref. 29000], Imamura in Imamura & Satapoomin 2009:247 [ref. 31162], Patzner et al. 2009:452 [ref. 30396], Motomura et al. 2010:191 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:811 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:179 [ref. 32988], Fricke et al. 2014:149 [ref. 33932], Duffy & Ahyong 2015:117 [ref. 36167], Francis & Duffy 2015:483 [ref. 36161], Attaran-Farimani et al. 2016:176 [ref. 34175], Allen et al. 2019:77 [ref. 36633], Fricke et al. 2019:256 [ref. 36673], Zajonz et al. 2019:93 [ref. 36871] as cf. bicolor, Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 15 [ref. 38321], Murase in Motomura et al. 2021:63 [ref. 38121], Wada et al. 2021:46 [ref. 38521], Williams & Springer 2022:348 [ref. 39951], Anto et al. 2024:3 [ref. 40874]). Current status: Valid as Ecsenius bicolor (Day 1888). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Lakshadweep (India), Maldives and Sri Lanka east to Phoenix Islands (Kiribati) and Samoa, north to Amami Islands (southern Japan), south to northern Australia, northern New Zealand and Kermadec Islands. Habitat: marine.

bifilum, Blennius Günther [A.] 1861:225 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] No locality stated [is South Africa]. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1859.5.7.70. •Valid as Antennablennius bifilum (Günther 1861) -- (Bath 1983:54 [ref. 5393], Springer 1986:743 [ref. 5719], Randall 1995:313 [ref. 22896], Carpenter et al. 1997:208 [ref. 23922], Fricke 1999:471 [ref. 24106], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S116 [ref. 27377], Heemstra et al. 2004:3327 [ref. 27945], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:381 [ref. 28072], Fricke et al. 2009:94 [ref. 30213], Ghanbarifardi & Malek 2009:[4] 498 [ref. 37937], Patzner et al. 2009:450 [ref. 30396], Fricke et al. 2018:307 [ref. 35805], Mehraban & Esmaeili 2018:195 [ref. 36242], Arndt & Fricke 2019:11 [ref. 36883], Eagderi et al. 2019:40 [ref. 37020], Mehraban et al. 2021:[5] [ref. 38229], Sharafiniya et al. 2021:67 [ref. 38544], Esmaeili et al. 2022:8 [17] [ref. 39526], Williams & Springer 2022:334 [ref. 39951], Estekani et al. 2024:430 [ref. 41508], Fricke et al. 2024:66 [ref. 41255]). Current status: Valid as Antennablennius bifilum (Günther 1861). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Aldabra (Seychelles), Comoros, Mozambique Channel, Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to India. Habitat: marine.

bilineatus, Salarias Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1868:269 [Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1868; ref. 3442] Coral reef east of Lauang, Samar Island, Philippines. Holotype (unique): ZMB 6707. •Valid as Praealticus bilineatus (Peters 1868) -- (Bath 1992:244 [ref. 20223], Springer in Randall & Lim 2000:634 [ref. 25122], Springer 2001:3546 [ref. 26290], Allen & Adrim 2003:55 [ref. 26830], Randall 2005:501 [ref. 28239], Patzner et al. 2009:460 [ref. 30396], Allen & Erdmann 2012:830 [ref. 31980], Koeda et al. 2016:86 [ref. 35333]). Current status: Valid as Praealticus bilineatus (Peters 1868). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia to Solomon Islands and Vanuatu, New Caledonia to Japan. Habitat: marine.

bilitonensis, Salarias Bleeker [P.] 1858:231 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 15 (no. 1); ref. 363] Western Belitung Island, Indonesia. Lectotype: RMNH 4792 (largest spec.). Paralectotypes: RMNH 4792 (smaller spec.). Lectotype selected by Springer & Williams 1994:48 [ref. 21878]. •Valid as Istiblennius bilitonensis (Bleeker 1858) -- (Yu & Chung 1975:6 [ref. 41103], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:300 [ref. 6441], Fukao 1985:103 [ref. 21281], Shen et al. 1986:42 [ref. 13821]). •Valid as Blenniella bilitonensis (Bleeker 1858) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:43 [ref. 21878], Springer in Randall & Lim 2000:632 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1103 [ref. 25182], Springer 2001:3543 [ref. 26290], Nakabo 2002:1103 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:53 [ref. 26830], Adrim et al. 2004:125 [ref. 27715], Hoese & Bray 2006:1543 [ref. 29000], Patzner et al. 2009:450 [ref. 30396], Allen & Erdmann 2012:802 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:179 [ref. 32988], Moore et al. 2020:110 [ref. 37357], Murase in Motomura et al. 2021:63 [ref. 38121], Furuhashi et al. 2024:14 [ref. 41415]). Current status: Valid as Blenniella bilitonensis (Bleeker 1858). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Malaysia and Indonesia east to Philippines, north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan), south to Kimberley (Western Australia) and Northern Territory (Australia). Habitat: marine.

bimaculatus, Ecsenius (Ecsenius) Springer [V. G.] 1971:38, Fig. 34 [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 72; ref. 7707] Pulav Bohidulong, Darvel Bay, east end of Borneo, depth 1.5-3.6 meters. Holotype: USNM 201817. Paratypes: USNM 203922 (2). Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:5 [ref. 18888]. •Valid as Ecsenius bimaculatus Springer 1971 -- (Springer 1988:107 [ref. 6804], Springer in Randall & Lim 2000:633 [ref. 25122], Springer 2001:3544 [ref. 26290], Allen & Adrim 2003:54 [ref. 26830], Springer & Allen 2004:3 [ref. 28002], Patzner et al. 2009:452 [ref. 30396], Allen & Erdmann 2012:812 [ref. 31980]). Current status: Valid as Ecsenius bimaculatus Springer 1971. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Borneo and Philippines. Habitat: marine.

biocellatus, Blennechis Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:289 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Valparaíso, Chile. Holotype: MNHN A-1823. Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:6 [ref. 20734]. •Synonym of Hypsoblennius sordidus (Bennett 1828) -- (Springer 1967:462 [ref. 30243], Bath 1996:90 [ref. 22687]). Current status: Synonym of Hypsoblennius sordidus (Bennett 1828). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

biorni, Salarias Fowler [H. W.] 1946:181, Fig. 45 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 98; ref. 1456] Aguni Shima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Holotype (unique): ANSP 72051. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:28 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Praealticus bilineatus (Peters 1868) -- (Bath 1992:244 [ref. 20223]). Current status: Synonym of Praealticus bilineatus (Peters 1868). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

biporos, Omox Springer [V. G.] 1972:11, Fig. 13-14 [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 130; ref. 4178] Southeast bay of Goh Mak Island, southwest of Trat Bay, 11°48'15"N, 102°29'08"E. east coast of Gulf of Thailand. Holotype: CAS 13520. Paratypes: CAS 13656 (1 c&s), 13657 (2); USNM 205698 (2). Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:5 [ref. 18888]. •Valid as Omox biporos Springer 1972 -- (Springer & Gomon 1975:79 [ref. 6083], Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:651 [ref. 25598], Springer 1981:704 [ref. 8545], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:296 [ref. 6441], Myers 1999:220 [ref. 23965], Springer in Randall & Lim 2000:633 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1112 [ref. 25182], Sakai et al. 2001:105 [ref. 25693], Springer 2001:3545 [ref. 26290], Nakabo 2002:1112 [ref. 26193], Randall 2005:499 [ref. 28239], Hoese & Bray 2006:1559 [ref. 29000], Patzner et al. 2009:458 [ref. 30396], Allen & Erdmann 2012:785 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:181 [ref. 32988], Fricke et al. 2014:152 [ref. 33932]). Current status: Valid as Omox biporos Springer 1972. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Australia and New Caledonia north to Ryukyu Islands; throughout most of the East Indian region. Habitat: brackish, marine.

bipunctatus, Petroscirtes Day [F.] 1876:327, Pl. 71 (fig. 3) [The fishes of India Part 2; ref. 1081] Calicut, Malabar coast, India. Syntypes: ZSI F2082 (2). Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:161 [ref. 23762]. •Valid as Omobranchus bipunctatus (Day 1876) -- (Springer 1972:13 [ref. 4178]). •Valid as Haptogenys bipunctata (Day 1876) -- (Springer & Gomon 1975:78 [ref. 6083], Smith-Vaniz 1976:148 [ref. 4144], Springer in Randall & Lim 2000:633 [ref. 25122], Springer 2001:3545 [ref. 26290], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S117 [ref. 27377], Patzner et al. 2009:454 [ref. 30396], Allen & Erdmann 2012:783 [ref. 31980], Williams & Springer 2022:358 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Valid as Haptogenys bipunctata (Day 1876). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: India; Andaman Sea (Thailand) to Gulf of Thailand. Habitat: marine.

biseriatus, Salarias Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:316 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Indian Archipelago. Holotype: ?MNHN A-2150. Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:25 [ref. 20734]; see also Springer & Williams 1994:67 [ref. 21878] for nomenclatural comments. •Synonym of Istiblennius periophthalmus (Valenciennes 1836), but a valid subspecies -- (Dor 1984:231 [ref. 29757]). •Synonym of Blenniella periophthalmus (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:65 [ref. 21878], Golani & Fricke 2018:138 [ref. 36273]). Current status: Synonym of Blenniella periophthalmus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

bitentacularis, Blennius gattorugine De la Pylaie [A. J. M.] 1835 [Congrès Scientifique de France v. 2 (Sept. 1834) (art. 5); ref. 1086] From France. Minimum distinguishing features. Genus misspelled Blennins. •Synonym of Parablennius gattorugine (Linnaeus 1758). Current status: Synonym of Parablennius gattorugine (Linnaeus 1758). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

bleekeri, Salarias Chapman [W. M.] in de Beaufort & Chapman 1951:338 [Fishes Indo-Australian Archipelago; ref. 16097] Port Blair, Andaman Islands. Holotype: CAS-SU 37136. Paratypes: ZSI 291 (11); RMNH 17949 [ex RMNH 4794] (1); USNM 88014 (1), 195815 [ex ZSI 2047] (1); ZMA 112902 (7 or 6), 109115 (2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:94 [ref. 12291], Nijssen et al. 1982:95 [ref. 19236], Springer et al. 1991:5 [ref. 18888]. Author is W. M. Chapman. •Synonym of Blenniella leopardus (Fowler 1904) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:40 [ref. 21878]). Current status: Synonym of Blenniella leopardus (Fowler 1904). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

bosquianus, Blennius Lacepède [B. G. E.] (ex Bosc d'Antic) 1800:459, 493, Pl. 13 (fig. 1) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 2; ref. 2709] Carolinas [Baie de Charlestown/Charleston Bay, South Carolina, U.S.A.]. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:16-17 [ref. 20734]. Based on Blennius morsitans in manuscript by Bosc (Louis-Augustin Bosc d'Antic, 1759-1828, French naturalist). Spelled boscianus in Günther 1861:229 [ref. 1964]. Also appeared in Sonnini 1803:85, 132 (vol. 7) [ref. 30473]. •Valid as Chasmodes bosquianus (Lacepède 1800) -- (Springer 1959:327 [ref. 22248], Robins & Ray 1986:230 [ref. 23100], Boschung 1992:160 [ref. 23239], Bath 1996:90 [ref. 22687], Murdy et al. 1997:224 [ref. 23144], Schwartz 2000:14 [ref. 24409], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:406 [ref. 24550], Williams 2003:1772 [ref. 27109], Nelson et al. 2004:166 [ref. 27807], Patzner et al. 2009:451 [ref. 30396], Javonillo & Harold 2010:9 [ref. 30906], Page et al. 2013:167 [ref. 32708], Raz-Guzmán et al. 2018:345 [ref. 36407], Page et al. 2023:158 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Chasmodes bosquianus (Lacepède 1800). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: east coast of U.S.A. from New York to Florida. Habitat: brackish, marine.

bouvieri, Blennius Rochebrune [A. T. de] 1880:164 [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 4; ref. 3790] Casamence River, Senegal. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:15 [ref. 20734]. Chech gewus. •Synonym of Parablennius parvicornis (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Bath 1990:910 [ref. 19373], Bath 1996:91 [ref. 22687]). Current status: Synonym of Parablennius parvicornis (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

brasil, Hypleurochilus Pinheiro [H. T.], Gasparini [J. L.] & Rangel [C. A.] 2013:96, Figs. 2-4 [Zootaxa 3709 (no. 1); ref. 32885] Ponta da Calheta, Ilha da Trindade, Espírito Santo, Brazil, 20°30’S, 29°20’W, depth 8 meters. Holotype: CIUFES 1901. Paratype: CAS 235154 (1), 235155 (1); LNEP-UFF 300 (1); ZUEC 6353 (1); CIUFES 1938 (1), 1945 (1), 1945 (1), 1946 (1). •Valid as Hypleurochilus brasil Pinheiro, Gasparini & Rangel 2013 -- (Pinheiro et al. 2015:28 [ref. 34324], Carvalho-Filho 2023:229 [ref. 40480]). Current status: Valid as Hypleurochilus brasil Pinheiro, Gasparini & Rangel 2013. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Southwestern Atlantic: Trindade Island and Martin Vaz Archipelago (Brazil) endemic. Habitat: marine.

brasiliensis, Blennius Lichtenstein [M. H. C.] 1829:63 [Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1826 (art. 4); ref. 17530] Brazil. Holotype (unique): ZMB 1931. •Synonym of Hypleurochilus fissicornis (Quoy & Gaimard 1824) -- (Bath 1994:73 [ref. 21627], Bath 1996:90 [ref. 22687]). Current status: Synonym of Hypleurochilus fissicornis (Quoy & Gaimard 1824). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

brasiliensis, Salarias Sauvage [H.-E.] 1880:217 [7] [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 4; ref. 19970] Indo-Pacific (possibly Nouméa) (not St. Catherine, Brazil). Lectotype: MNHN A-2148. Paralectotypes: MNHN B-2190 [ex MNHN A-2148] (2). Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:25-26 [ref. 20734]. On p. 7 of separate. Lectotype selected by Springer 1963:452 [ref. 10211] who corrected locality. •Synonym of Salarias fasciatus (Bloch 1786) -- (Bath & Randall 1991:253 [ref. 15518]). Current status: Synonym of Salarias fasciatus (Bloch 1786). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

brea, Blennius Risso [A.] 1810:129 [Ichthyologie de Nice; ref. 3755] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:15 [ref. 20734]. •Synonym of Blennius tentacularis Brünnich 1768 -- (Bath 1973:525 [ref. 7212]). •Synonym of Parablennius tentacularis (Brünnich 1768) -- (Bath 1996:92 [ref. 22687]). Current status: Synonym of Parablennius tentacularis (Brünnich 1768). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

breviceps, Blennechis Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:283 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Bay of Bengal, northeastern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-0999. Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:6 [ref. 20734]. •Valid as Petroscirtes breviceps (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:38 [ref. 4144], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:297 [ref. 6441], Fukao 1985:90 [ref. 21281], Springer 1986:753 [ref. 5719], Shen et al. 1986:52 [ref. 13821], Smith-Vaniz 1987:2 [ref. 6404], Allen & Swainston 1988:128 [ref. 25477], Allen 1997:206 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:328 [ref. 25488], Myers 1999:219 [ref. 23965], Mizuno et al. 1999:10 [ref. 25311], Springer in Randall & Lim 2000:633 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1115 [ref. 25182], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:231 [ref. 25480], Sakai et al. 2001:105 [ref. 25693], Shinohara et al. 2000:181 [ref. 25987], Shimizu 2001:36 [ref. 25799], Hutchins 2001:41 [ref. 25847], Springer 2001:3546 [ref. 26290], Nakabo 2002:1115 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:388, 651 [ref. 26218], Allen & Adrim 2003:55 [ref. 26830], Shibukawa et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:170 [ref. 27510], Smith-Vaniz 2005:35 [ref. 28343], Hoese & Bray 2006:1561 [ref. 29000], Patzner et al. 2009:459 [ref. 30396], Motomura et al. 2010:195 [ref. 31256], Murase et al. 2011:70 [ref. 32403], Allen & Erdmann 2012:794 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:152 [ref. 33932], Koeda et al. 2016:16 [ref. 35354], Kwun et al. 2017:143 [ref. 37287], Fricke et al. 2018:314 [ref. 35805], Kimura in Kimura et al. 2018:246 [ref. 36460], Fricke et al. 2019:260 [ref. 36673], Hoschke et al. 2019:159 [ref. 36626], Mohanty et al. 2019:1692 [ref. 37128], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 15 [ref. 38321], Kim et al. 2020:165 [ref. 39118], Sonoyama et al. 2020:99 [ref. 37637], Murase in Motomura et al. 2021:65 [ref. 38121], Williams & Springer 2022:377 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Valid as Petroscirtes breviceps (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: South Africa, East Africa and Madagascar east to Mariana Islands and New Ireland (Papua New Guinea), north to southern Korea, central Japan and Ogasawara Islands (Japan), south to Rottnest Island (Western Australia) and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

brevipinnis, Blennius Günther [A.] 1861:226 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] (Pacific) Panama. Lectotype: BMNH 1861.8.13.17. Paralectotype: BMNH 1855.9.19.751 (1) Sandwich Is. Also appeared as new in Günther 1862:373 [4] [ref. 1968]. Lectotype selected by Krejsa 1960:331 [ref. 11927]. The original locality of Sandwich Islands is in error. •Valid as Hypsoblennius brevipinnis (Günther 1861) -- (Allen & Robertson 1994:253 [ref. 22193], Hastings in Fischer et al. 1995:928 [ref. 22829], Bath 1996:90 [ref. 22687], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:71 [ref. 24545], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:533 [ref. 24023], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:248 [ref. 24555], Bath 2000:176 [ref. 25102], Thomson et al. 2000:199 [ref. 25640], Williams 2003:1772 [ref. 27109], Nelson et al. 2004:166 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:158 [ref. 37547], Mundy 2005:464 [ref. 28379], Patzner et al. 2009:455 [ref. 30396], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:194 [ref. 30957], Page et al. 2013:168 [ref. 32708], Galván-Villa et al. 2016:149 [ref. 34871], González-Murcia et al. 2019:295 [ref. 36544], Love et al. 2021:195 [ref. 39279], Grove et al. 2022:20 [ref. 41326], Page et al. 2023:158 [ref. 40505], Siccha-Ramirez et al. 2023:179). Current status: Valid as Hypsoblennius brevipinnis (Günther 1861). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Pacific coast of Baja California Sur (Mexico) south to northern Peru, including Gulf of California (Mexico) and Galapagos Islands (Ecuador); western Atlantic immigrant through Panama Canal. Habitat: marine.

brevis, Salarias Kner [R.] 1868:29 [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 58 (nos 1-2); ref. 6074] Savai'i Island, Schiffer Island, Samoa. Holotype: NMW 75387. Possible types: ZMH H463 (1) [ex MGH 5062] Ponape. Type catalog: Ladiges 1958:171 [ref. 19182], Wilkens & Dohse 1993:409 [ref. 21161]. Appeared in more detail in Kner 1868:334 [42 of separate], Pl. 6 (fig. 18) [ref. 2646]. •Valid as Exallias brevis (Kner 1868) -- (Dor 1984:229 [ref. 29757], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:299 [ref. 6441], Fukao 1985:101 [ref. 21281], Shen et al. 1986:14 [ref. 13821], Springer 1986:746 [ref. 5719], Allen & Swainston 1988:128 [ref. 25477], Winterbottom et al. 1989:60 [ref. 13251], Randall et al. 1990:383 [ref. 15987], Goren & Dor 1994:60 [ref. 25356], Allen 1997:206 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:383 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:226 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:480 [ref. 24106], Randall 1999:25 [ref. 25829], Allen 2000:92 [ref. 37268], Springer in Randall & Lim 2000:633 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1093 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:399 [ref. 25191], Randall & Earle 2000:18 [ref. 25806], Allen 2000:117 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:41 [ref. 25847], Springer 2001:3544 [ref. 26290], Nakabo 2002:1093 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:54 [ref. 26830], Myers & Donaldson 2003:640 [ref. 27495], Randall et al. 2004:25 [ref. 27624], Heemstra et al. 2004:3327 [ref. 27945], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:384 [ref. 28072], Randall 2005:494 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:463 [ref. 28379], Hoese & Bray 2006:1551 [ref. 29000], Randall 2007:382 [ref. 30952], Fricke et al. 2009:96 [ref. 30213], Patzner et al. 2009:454 [ref. 30396], Allen & Erdmann 2012:824 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2013:269 [ref. 32706], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:7 [ref. 33988], Golani & Fricke 2018:139 [ref. 36273], Dalleau-Coudert et al. 2019:126 [ref. 40104], Esmaeili et al. 2022:15 [24] [ref. 39526], Williams & Springer 2022:356 [ref. 39951], Fricke et al. 2024:67 [ref. 41255]). Current status: Valid as Exallias brevis (Kner 1868). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Seychelles, Comoros, Mozambique Channel and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.), Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia)and Henderson Island (Pitcairn Group), north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan) and Ogasawara Islands (Japan), south to Western Australia, New Caledonia and Rapa (French Polynesia). Habitat: marine.

brevoorti, Salarias Fowler [H. W.] 1946:177, Fig. 41 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 98; ref. 1456] Aguni Shima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Holotype (unique): ANSP 72048. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:28 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Blenniella bilitonensis (Bleeker 1858) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:43 [ref. 21878]). Current status: Synonym of Blenniella bilitonensis (Bleeker 1858). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

brunneolus, Aspidontus Jenkins [O. P.] 1903:510, Fig. 50 [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 22 (1902); ref. 2341] Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Holotype: USNM 50718. Paratypes: (18). Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:5 [ref. 18888]. •Valid as Enchelyurus brunneolus (Jenkins 1903) -- (Springer 1972:6 [ref. 4178], Mundy 2005:463 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:377 [ref. 30952], Patzner et al. 2009:453 [ref. 30396]). Current status: Valid as Enchelyurus brunneolus (Jenkins 1903). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine.

bryani, Salarias Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1906:430, Fig. 108 [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 25 (for 1905); ref. 2497] Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa. Holotype (unique): USNM 51794 [not 31794]. Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:5 [ref. 18888]. •Synonym of Blenniella chrysospilos (Bleeker 1857) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:78 [ref. 21878]). Current status: Synonym of Blenniella chrysospilos (Bleeker 1857). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

bufo, Pholis Lowe [R. T.] 1843:87 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1843 (pt 11); ref. 2832] Off Madeira. Syntypes: BMNH 1863.9.10.12-14 (now 2), 1953.11.15.1 [ex 1863.9.10.12-14] (1). •Valid as Blennius bufo (Lowe 1843) -- (Bath 1973:520 [ref. 7212]). •Synonym of Lipophrys pholis (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Bath & Wirtz 1992:272 [ref. 19831], Bath 1996:91 [ref. 22687], Santos et al. 1997:99 [ref. 23531], Stefanni et al. 2006:282 [ref. 30525] as a race). Current status: Synonym of Lipophrys pholis (Linnaeus 1758). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

bunares, Cirrisalarias Springer [V. G.] 1976:202, Fig. 1 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 89 (no. 13); ref. 4179] N'Gouni Reef, Grand Comore Island, about 0.5 kilometer north of Iconi, in surge channel at far end of small cove, Comoro Islands, western Indian Ocean, depth to 5 meters. Holotype: CAS 33598. Paratypes: ANSP 134000 [ex CAS 33602] (20); CAS 33607 (1), 34623 (106); USNM 205453 (1), 214974 (5, c&s), 214975 (3). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:28 [ref. 13621], Springer et al. 1991:5 [ref. 18888]. •Valid as Cirrisalarias bunares Springer 1976 -- (Fricke 1999:476 [ref. 24106], Allen 2000:92 [ref. 37268], Springer 2001:3544 [ref. 26290], Randall et al. 2004:25 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:487 [ref. 28239], Patzner et al. 2009:451 [ref. 30396], Murase et al. 2011:62 [ref. 32403], Allen & Erdmann 2012:809 [ref. 31980], Arndt & Fricke 2019:12 [ref. 36883], Williams & Springer 2022:346 [ref. 39951], Fricke et al. 2024:67 [ref. 41255]). Current status: Valid as Cirrisalarias bunares Springer 1976. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Comoros and western Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius); Sri Lanka; Christmas Island (Australia) east to Philippines, Fiji and Tonga, north to southern Japan, south to Solomon Islands. Habitat: marine.

bundoon, Meiacanthus (Meiacanthus) Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] 1976:107, Fig. 158 [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 19; ref. 4144] Patch reef .5 miles north of Moala Island, 18°34'S, 179°56'E, Lau Group, Fiji Islands. depth 15 meters. Holotype: USNM 212257. Paratypes: AMS I.17917-001 (1); ANSP 128523 (1); BPBM 17873 (1); USNM 212258 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:28 [ref. 13621], Springer et al. 1991:5 [ref. 18888]. •Valid as Meiacanthus bundoon Smith-Vaniz 1976 -- (Smith-Vaniz 1987:44 [ref. 6404], Smith-Vaniz et al. 2001:33 [ref. 26213], Springer 2001:3545 [ref. 26290] dated 1977, Randall et al. 2004:25 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:496 [ref. 28239], Patzner et al. 2009:456 [ref. 30396]). Current status: Valid as Meiacanthus bundoon Smith-Vaniz 1976. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Fiji. Habitat: marine.

burcuae, Salariopsis Yoğurtçuoğlu [B.], Kaya [C.], Atalay [M. A.], Ekmekçi [F. G.] & Freyhof [J.] 2023:90, Figs. 3-7 [Zootaxa 5311 (no. 1); ref. 40277] Körkün River at Hacih, Adana Province, Turkey, 37.2947, 35.1539. Holotype: FFR 4260. Paratypes: FFR 4261 (5), FSJF 4114 (4). Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Salariopsis burcuae Yoğurtçuoğlu, Kaya, Atalay, Ekmekçi & Freyhof 2023 -- (Çiçek et al. 2023:474 [ref. 40601], Çiçek et al. 2023:448 [ref. 40625], Saad et al. 2023:46 [ref. 40501], Çiçek et al. 2024:371 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Salariopsis burcuae Yoğurtçuoğlu, Kaya, Atalay, Ekmekçi & Freyhof 2023. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Asia Minor and Middle East: Bay of Antalya to Jordan River basin, eastern Mediterranean coastal streams (Turkey, Syria and Israel). Habitat: freshwater.

burmanicus, Salarias Hora [S. L.] & Mukerji [D. D.] 1936:34, Pl. 1 (fig. 1) [Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta) v. 38 (pt 1); ref. 2217] Maungmagan, Tavoy District, Lower Myanmar. Holotype (unique): ZSI F11872/1. Type catalog: Menon & Yazdani 1968:147 [ref. 20743]. See Das 2003:371 [ref. 27706]. •Synonym of Ecsenius bicolor (Day 1888) -- (Springer 1971:25 [ref. 7707], Springer 1988:44 [ref. 6804], Bath & Patzner 1991:41 [ref. 19212]). Current status: Synonym of Ecsenius bicolor (Day 1888). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

caboverdensis, Lipophrys Wirtz [P.] & Bath [H.] 1989:15, Figs. 1-13 [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 69 (nos 1/3); ref. 9298] Murdeira Bay, Sal Island, Cape Verde Islands, 16°45'N 22°55'W. Holotype: SMF 18002. Paratypes: RMNH 29591 (1), 29598-99 (1, 2); SMF 18003 (6 or 5), 18004-05 (8, 2); SMNS 13124-26 (4, 6, 5); USNM 282944 (12). Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:5 [ref. 18888], Fricke 1995:5 [ref. 28100], Fricke 2005:17 [ref. 29864]. •Valid as Lipophrys caboverdensis Wirtz & Bath 1989 -- (Bath 1996:91 [ref. 22687], Almada et al. 2005:289 [ref. 28398]). •Valid as Microlipophrys caboverdensis (Wirtz & Bath 1989) -- (Almada et al. 2005:289 [ref. 28398], Patzner et al. 2009:457 [ref. 30396], Levy et al. 2011:410 [ref. 31177], Wirtz et al. 2013:131 [ref. 32972], Williams & Springer in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2805 [ref. 34618]). Current status: Valid as Microlipophrys caboverdensis (Wirtz & Bath 1989). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Cape Verde Islands (endemic). Habitat: marine.

caboverdiana, Scartella Bath [H.] 1990:397, Figs. 1-3, 4a-e, 5 [Mitteilungen Pollichia v. 77; ref. 15517] Palmeira, Sal Island, Cape Verde Islands. Holotype: SMF 18032. Paratypes: SMF 18033-34 (4, 5); Bath personal coll. (2); SMNS 13122 (12), 13524 (2). Type catalog: Fricke 1995:6 [ref. 28100], Fricke 2005:19 [ref. 29864]. •Valid as Scartella caboverdiana Bath 1990 -- (Bath 1996:92 [ref. 22687], Rangel et al. 2004:90 [ref. 27822], Rangel & Mendes 2009:52 [ref. 30055], Patzner et al. 2009:461 [ref. 30396], Wirtz et al. 2013:131 [ref. 32972], Williams & Springer in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2806 [ref. 34618], Araujo et al. 2019:[2] 55 [ref. 37808]). Current status: Valid as Scartella caboverdiana Bath 1990. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Cape Verde Islands (endemic). Habitat: marine.

cadenati, Entomacrodus Springer [V. G.] 1967:59, Pl. 4 [Atlantide Report No. 9 (for 1966); ref. 9069] Rocky shore at Gorée, Senegal. Holotype: MNHN 1965-0705. Paratypes: CUMV 44175-76 (12); IRSNB 504 (1); MNHN 1965-0706 (38), 1892-0024 (2), MNHN [ex IFAN uncat.] (5); RMNH 5323 (8); USNM 199481 (10), 199623 (15). Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:21 [ref. 20734], Walschaerts 1987:44 [ref. 20755], Springer et al. 1991:5 [ref. 18888]. •Valid as Entomacrodus cadenati Springer 1967 -- (Springer 1967:122 [ref. 18947], Springer 1972:12 [ref. 7647], Bath 1990:913 [ref. 19373], Afonso et al. 1999:78 [ref. 25466], Springer & Fricke 2000:387 [ref. 24575], Wirtz et al. 2007:38 [ref. 30263], Patzner et al. 2009:453 [ref. 30396], Wirtz et al. 2013:131 [ref. 32972], Williams & Springer in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2805 [ref. 34618], Reiner 2019:251 [ref. 38139], Fermon et al. 2022:274 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Entomacrodus cadenati Springer 1967. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Senegal south to Guinea, including Cape verde Islands, Annobón Island (Equatorial Guinea), and São Tomé and Principe. Habitat: marine.

cadens, Blennius Poey [F.] 2000:592, Pl. 325 (fig. 1) [Ictiologia Cubana. Posthumous transcription of original unpublished manuscript (1884) by M. Sánchez Roig and F. Gómez de la Maza v. 1-3; ref. 26366] Not available; not explicitly proposed as new [see Art. 16.1 of the Code]. Posthumous publication. Figured specimen listed as type. Blenniidae.

caeruleopunctatus, Enchelyurus Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1939:340, Pl. 1 [Philippine Journal of Science v. 70 (no. 4); ref. 2128] Nasugbu, Batangus Province, Luzon Island, Philippines. Holotype: CAS-SU 33023. Paratypes: CAS-SU 33024 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:92 [ref. 12291]. Originally as caeruleo-punctatus. •Synonym of Parenchelyurus hepburni (Snyder 1908) -- (Springer 1972:12 [ref. 4178], Williams & Springer 2022:375 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Synonym of Parenchelyurus hepburni (Snyder 1908). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

caeruliventris, Ecsenius Springer [V. G.] & Allen [G. R.] 2004:3, Figs. 1a-c, 2a [Zootaxa No. 791; ref. 28002] South entrance to Batudak Passage, Togean Islands, Sulawesi, Indonesia, 00.27'S, 125°56'E, depth 3-5 meters. Holotype: MZB 12094. Paratypes: USNM 379435 (1), WAM P.31492-001 (4). Type catalog: Moore et al. 2008:40 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Ecsenius caeruliventris Springer & Allen 2004 -- (Patzner et al. 2009:452 [ref. 30396], Allen & Erdmann 2012:812 [ref. 31980]). Current status: Valid as Ecsenius caeruliventris Springer & Allen 2004. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Sulawesi, Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

caesius, Salarias Seale [A.] 1906:88, Fig. 8 [Occasional Papers of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History v. 4 (no. 1); ref. 3999] Tubuai, Austral Islands. [Tubuai Islands], French Polynesia. Holotype: BPBM 785. Paratypes: (should be 4) ANSP 82157 (3), BPBM 10079 (2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:28 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Praealticus caesius (Seale 1906) -- (Bath 1992:251 [ref. 20223], Randall 1999:26 [ref. 25829], Springer 2001:3546 [ref. 26290], Randall et al. 2004:25 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:501 [ref. 28239], Patzner et al. 2009:460 [ref. 30396]). Current status: Valid as Praealticus caesius (Seale 1906). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

cagnota, Blennius Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:249 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Toulon, France, western Mediterranean Sea. Lectotype: MNHN A-1667. Paralectotypes: MNHN A-1776 (1), A-1778-79 (1, 1), A-1829 (1), A-1842 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:9-10 [ref. 20734] as holotype and paratypes. Lectotype selected by Kottelat 1997:175 [ref. 22952]. •Valid as Blennius cagnota Valenciennes 1836 -- (Herrera 1896:66 [ref. 39336]). •Synonym of Salaria fluviatilis (Asso y del Rio 1801) -- (Bath 1986:357 [ref. 6217], Bath 1996:92 [ref. 22687], Kottelat 1997:175 [ref. 22952], Bath 2003:97 [ref. 27343], Kottelat 2004:121 [ref. 27669]). •Synonym of Salariopsis fluviatilis (Asso y del Rio 1801). Current status: Synonym of Salariopsis fluviatilis (Asso y del Rio 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

caledoniensis, Parablennius tasmanianus Bath [H.] 1989:293, Figs. 1-4, 5a-e, 6a-b, 9 [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 69 (nos 4/6); ref. 13310] Ducos Peninsula, Nouméa, New Caledonia. Holotype: USNM 195795. Paratypes: SMF 18007 (1); USNM 195794 (1), 195796 (1), 280244 (1). Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:5 [ref. 18888]. •Synonym of Parablennius tasmanianus (Richardson 1842), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Bath 1996:91 [ref. 22687], Springer 2001:3545 [ref. 26290], Bath 2008:83 [ref. 29600]). •Synonym of Parablennius tasmanianus (Richardson 1842) -- (Fricke & Kulbicki 2006:347 [ref. 28867] dated Richardson 1849). Current status: Synonym of Parablennius tasmanianus (Richardson 1842). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: New Caledonia (subspecies). Habitat: marine.

calurus, Entomacrodus Fowler [H. W.] 1904:555, Pl. 26 [Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. Second series. v. 12 (pt 4); ref. 1367] Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia. Holotype: ANSP 27807 [in jar with paratypes]. Paratypes: (5) ANSP 27808-12 (7). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:28 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Blenniella cyanostigma (Bleeker 1849) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:23 [ref. 21878], Williams & Springer 2022:338 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Synonym of Blenniella cyanostigma (Bleeker 1849). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

calvus, Salarias De Vis [C. W.] 1884:697 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 3); ref. 17383] Murray Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia. QM I.1355. Paratypes: AMS I.365 (1), ?QM I.1356 (1). •Synonym of Salarias guttatus Valenciennes 1836 -- (Bath & Randall 1991:254 [ref. 15518], Hoese & Bray 2006:1564 [ref. 29000]). Current status: Synonym of Salarias guttatus Valenciennes 1836. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

canariensis, Blennius Jordan [D. S.] & Gunn [J. A., Jr.] 1898:346 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 50; ref. 10630] Canary Islands. Syntypes: CAS-SU 4285 (2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:92 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Blennius parvicornis Valenciennes 1836 -- (Bath 1973:522 [ref. 7212]). •Synonym of Parablennius parvicornis (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Bath 1990:910 [ref. 19373], Bath 1996:91 [ref. 22687]). Current status: Synonym of Parablennius parvicornis (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

canescens, Blennius Garman [S.] 1903:236, Pl. 4 (fig. 1) [Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 39 (no. 8); ref. 15030] Eastern entrance of Mbengha Passage, Fiji Islands. Holotype (unique): MCZ 28294. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Blennius canescens Bloch & Schneider 1801. •Synonym of Cirripectes polyzona (Bleeker 1868) -- (Williams 1988:54 [ref. 7000], Bath & Patzner 1991:38 [ref. 19212], Randall 2005:486 [ref. 28239]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Cirripectes polyzona (Bleeker 1868). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

canestrinii, Blennius Facciolà [L.] 1881:212, Fig. 2 [Annuario della Società dei naturalisti in Modena v. 14 (ser. 2) (for 1880); ref. 17480] Sea of Messina, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Possible synonym of Parablennius incognitus (Bath 1968) -- (Bath 1990:909 [ref. 19373], Bath 1996:91 [ref. 22687] as canestrini). Current status: Uncertain as Parablennius incognitus (Bath 1968). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

canevae, Blennius Vinciguerra [D.] 1880:448, Figured [Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova v. 15; ref. 14282] Gulf of Genoa, Italy, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Syntypes: MNHN A-2503 (2), MSNG 12382 (6), MZUF 5659-60 (2), NMW 71485 (2), ZMB 10886 (1). Type catalog: Tortonese 1963:340 [ref. 10350], Bauchot 1967:10 [ref. 20734], Vanni 1991:226 [ref. 20099]. •Valid as Blennius canevae Vinciguerra 1880 -- (Bath 1973:520 [ref. 7212]). •Valid as Lipophrys canevae (Vinciguerra 1880) -- (Zander in Whitehead et al. 1986:1102 [ref. 13677], Wirtz & Bath 1989:26 [ref. 9298], Bath 1996:91 [ref. 22687], Gharred et al. 1998:102 [ref. 23486], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:122 [ref. 26753], Golani 2005:53 [ref. 37112], Fricke et al. 2007:98 [ref. 29533], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:58 [ref. 36649], Golani 2021:70 [ref. 38303]). •Valid as Microlipophrys canevae (Vinciguerra 1880) -- (Almada et al. 2005:289 [ref. 28398] as canevai, Patzner et al. 2009:457 [ref. 30396], Levy et al. 2011:410 [ref. 31177], Tiralongo et al. 2015:98 [ref. 35855], Carneiro et al. 2019:208 [ref. 37250], Kovačić et al. 2020:32 [ref. 37519] as canevai, Kovačić et al. 2021:56 [ref. 39014]). Current status: Valid as Microlipophrys canevae (Vinciguerra 1880). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea; northeastern Atlantic: adjacent coast of southern Portugal. Habitat: marine.

caninus, Cirripectes Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1936:284 [Philippine Journal of Science v. 59 (no. 2); ref. 2125] Ternate, Maluku, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 29082. Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:92 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Exallias brevis (Kner 1868) -- (Strasburg & Schultz 1953:128 [ref. 12719], Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:54 [ref. 4145]). Current status: Synonym of Exallias brevis (Kner 1868). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

capillus, Ophioblennius Reid [E. D.] 1943:381, Fig. 2 [Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences v. 33 (no. 12); ref. 3686] Diamond Head Light, Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands, Albatross station 3921. Holotype (unique): USNM 120032. Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:5 [ref. 18888]. •Synonym of Cirripectes vanderbilti (Fowler 1938) -- (Williams 1988:68 [ref. 7000], Mundy 2005:462 [ref. 28379]). Current status: Synonym of Cirripectes vanderbilti (Fowler 1938). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

capito, Blennius Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:260 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Syntypes: MNHN A-1841 (2). Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:10 [ref. 20734]. •Valid as Chalaroderma capito (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Springer 1986:744 [ref. 5719], Bath 1996:90 [ref. 22687], Patzner et al. 2009:451 [ref. 30396], Williams & Springer 2022:339 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Valid as Chalaroderma capito (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Southeastern Atlantic, southwestern Indian Ocean: Western Cape and Eastern Cape (South Africa) endemic. Habitat: marine.

carolinus, Pholis Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:276 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Coast of Carolina [probably in error for eastern Atlantic]. Lectotype: MNHN A-2101. Paralectotypes: MNHN B-2539 [ex A-2101] (1). Lectotype selected by Springer 1967:683 [ref. 21721]. •Synonym of Blennius pholis Linnaeus 1758 -- (Bath 1973:523 [ref. 7212]). •Synonym of Lipophrys pholis (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Bath & Wirtz 1992:272 [ref. 19831], Bath 1996:91 [ref. 22687]). Current status: Synonym of Lipophrys pholis (Linnaeus 1758). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

cas, Mimoblennius Springer [V. G.] & Spreitzer [A. E.] 1978:18, Fig. 9 [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 268; ref. 4181] Tidal flats 1 kilometer north of Hotel Coelacanthe, Grand Comore Island, Comoro Islands, western Indian Ocean, depth to 5 meters. Holotype: CAS 33603. Paratypes: ANSP 137863 (20); BMNH 1977.1.10.4-12 (9); BPBM 20466 (20); CAS 33430 (29), 36965 (28); SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 914 (20); USNM 216307 (4), 216308 (10, 5 c&s). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:28 [ref. 13621], Springer et al. 1991:5 [ref. 18888]. •Valid as Mimoblennius cas Springer & Spreitzer 1978 -- (Fricke 1999:486 [ref. 24106], Patzner et al. 2009:457 [ref. 30396], Williams & Springer 2022:366 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Valid as Mimoblennius cas Springer & Spreitzer 1978. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Comoros endemic. Habitat: marine.

castaneus, Blennius Macleay [W.] 1881:5 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 6 (pt 1); ref. 4931] Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Holotype (unique): AMS I.16407-001 [ex MAMU F1034]. Type catalog: Stanbury 1969:209 [ref. 19518]. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Blennius castaneus Castelnau 1861, replaced by Pictiblennius iredalei Whitley 1931. •Wrongly treated as valid as Cirripectes castaneus (Macleay 1881) -- (Allen 1997:208 [ref. 23977]). •Synonym of Parablennius intermedius (Ogilby 1815) -- (Hoese & Bray 2006:1559 [ref. 29000], Bath 2008:79 [ref. 29600]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Parablennius. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

castaneus, Blennius Castelnau [F. L.] 1861:50 [Mémoire sur les poissons de l'Afrique australe; ref. 767] Algoa Bay, South Africa. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:15 [ref. 20734]. Blenniidae. Habitat: marine.

castaneus, Salarias Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:324 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-1799. Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:26 [ref. 20734]. •Valid as Cirripectes castaneus (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Fukao 1984:111 [ref. 6726], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:299 [ref. 6441], Fukao 1985:92 [ref. 21281], Springer 1986:745 [ref. 5719], Shen et al. 1986:15 [ref. 13821], Williams 1988:27 [ref. 7000], Winterbottom et al. 1989:60 [ref. 13251], Randall et al. 1990:377 [ref. 15987], Francis 1993:166 [ref. 25479], Goren & Dor 1994:59 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:315 [ref. 22896], Randall et al. 1997:377 [ref. 25919], Suzuki et al. 1999:5 [ref. 24391], Myers 1999:223 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:474 [ref. 24106], Allen 2000:92 [ref. 37268], Springer in Randall & Lim 2000:632 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1096 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:396 [ref. 25191], Allen 2000:116 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:41 [ref. 25847], Springer 2001:3543 [ref. 26290], Nakabo 2002:1096 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:53 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S116 [ref. 27377], Randall et al. 2004:25 [ref. 27624], Heemstra et al. 2004:3327 [ref. 27945], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:382 [ref. 28072], Randall 2005:485 [ref. 28239], Hoese & Bray 2006:1545 [ref. 29000], Fricke et al. 2009:94 [ref. 30213], Patzner et al. 2009:451 [ref. 30396], Allen & Erdmann 2012:805 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2013:268 [ref. 32706], Fricke et al. 2014:148 [ref. 33932], Duffy & Ahyong 2015:117 [ref. 36167], Stewart et al. 2015:1532 [ref. 34301], Koeda et al. 2016:84 [ref. 35333], Koeda et al. 2016:14 [ref. 35354], Fricke et al. 2018:309 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:138 [ref. 36273], Arndt & Fricke 2019:12 [ref. 36883], Dalleau-Coudert et al. 2019:128 [ref. 40104], Fricke et al. 2019:255 [ref. 36673], Zajonz et al. 2019:93 [ref. 36871], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 15 [ref. 38321], Hoban & Williams 2020:10 [ref. 37406], Wada et al. 2021:46 [ref. 38521], Esmaeili et al. 2022:11 [20] [ref. 39526], Williams & Springer 2022:341 [ref. 39951], Couëdel et al. 2023:3 [ref. 40137], Fricke et al. 2024:67 [ref. 41255]). Current status: Valid as Cirripectes castaneus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Socotra (Yemen), Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Samoa and Tonga, north to Amami Islands (southern Japan) and Ogasawara Islands (Japan), south to New South Wales (Australia), Lord Howe Island (Australia) and Kermadec Islands. Habitat: marine.

caudofasciatus, Salarias Regan [C. T.] 1909:405, Pl. 66 (fig. 3) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1909 (pt 2) (art. 3) (for 6 Apr. 1909); ref. 14412] Christmas Island, Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1909.3.4.68. •Valid as Entomacrodus caudofasciatus (Regan 1909) -- (Springer 1967:126 [ref. 18947], Springer 1972:13 [ref. 7647], Yu & Chung 1975:8 [ref. 41103], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:299 [ref. 6441], Fukao 1985:93 [ref. 21281], Shen et al. 1986:32 [ref. 13821], Paulin et al. 1989:222 [ref. 24556], Francis 1993:166 [ref. 25479], Myers 1999:225 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:478 [ref. 24106], Randall 1999:25 [ref. 25829], Allen 2000:92 [ref. 37268], Springer & Fricke 2000:387 [ref. 24575], Springer in Randall & Lim 2000:633 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1098 [ref. 25182], Springer 2001:3544 [ref. 26290], Nakabo 2002:1098 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:54 [ref. 26830], Randall et al. 2004:25 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:491 [ref. 28239], Patzner et al. 2009:453 [ref. 30396], Williams & Bogorodsky 2010:67 [ref. 30822], Motomura et al. 2010:192 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:822 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:150 [ref. 33932], Duffy & Ahyong 2015:117 [ref. 36167], Stewart et al. 2015:1533 [ref. 34301], Idegomori & Hagiwara 2024:17 [ref. 41273]). Current status: Valid as Entomacrodus caudofasciatus (Regan 1909). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Andaman Islands, Christmas and Cocos-Keeling islands east to Tuamotu and Pitcairn islands, north to Sagami Bay (central Japan), south to New Caledonia and Kermadec Islands. Habitat: marine.

caudolineatus, Salarias Günther [A.] 1877:209, Pl. 116 (fig. F) [Journal des Museum Godeffroy v. 4 (no. 13); ref. 14243] Tahiti, Society Islands. Lectotype: BMNH 1873.4.3.177. Paralectotypes: BMNH 187.4.3.179 (1). Lectotype selected by Springer & Williams 1994:33 [ref. 21878]. •Valid as Blenniella caudolineata (Günther 1877) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:31 [ref. 21878], Myers 1999:222 [ref. 23965], Springer in Randall & Lim 2000:632 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1103 [ref. 25182], Randall & Earle 2000:18 [ref. 25806], Springer 2001:3543 [ref. 26290], Nakabo 2002:1103 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:53 [ref. 26830], Myers & Donaldson 2003:639 [ref. 27495], Randall et al. 2004:24 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:483 [ref. 28239], Patzner et al. 2009:450 [ref. 30396], Allen & Erdmann 2012:802 [ref. 31980], Fricke 2015:5 [ref. 33807], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:7 [ref. 33988], Fricke et al. 2019:255 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Blenniella caudolineata (Günther 1877). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: eastern Indonesia east to Society Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Solomon Islands. Habitat: marine.

caudovittatus, Hypleurochilus Bath [H.] 1994:70, Figs. 26-28 [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 74 (nos 1/2); ref. 21627] Bayside of Egmont Key, about 2/3 from north end of Pinellas County, Florida, U.S.A. Holotype: UF 100283. Paratypes: SMF 18074 (1 or 2); UF 100284 (10); USNM 319831 (2). •Valid as Hypleurochilus caudovittatus Bath 1994 -- (Williams 2003:1772 [ref. 27109], Nelson et al. 2004:166 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:631 [ref. 28815], Patzner et al. 2009:454 [ref. 30396], Pinheiro et al. 2013:95 [ref. 32885], Carter et al. 2023:2 [ref. 40556], Page et al. 2023:158 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Hypleurochilus caudovittatus Bath 1994. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: northeastern Gulf of Mexico. Habitat: marine.

caulopus, Homesthes Gilbert [C. H.] in Jordan & Evermann 1898:2394 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 47; ref. 2445] Panama Bay, (Pacific) Panama. Holotype: CAS-SU 5623 (figured specimen). Paratypes: CAS-SU 5623 (1, with holotype). Author is C. H. Gilbert. Holotype figured in Gilbert & Starks 1904, Pl. 32 (fig. 61) [ref. 1639]. •Valid as Hypsoblennius caulopus (Gilbert 1898) -- (Allen & Robertson 1994:253 [ref. 22193], Hastings in Fischer et al. 1995:928 [ref. 22829], Bath 1996:90 [ref. 22687], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:248 [ref. 24555], Bath 2000:176 [ref. 25102], Patzner et al. 2009:455 [ref. 30396]). Current status: Valid as Hypsoblennius caulopus (Gilbert 1898). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

cavernosus, Blennius Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:168, Pl. 37 (lower fig.) [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] No locality. Blenniidae. Habitat: marine.

celebesensis, Lembeichthys Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1936:283, Pl. 1 (fig. 3) [Philippine Journal of Science v. 59 (no. 2); ref. 2125] Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Holotype: CAS-SU 29081. Paratypes: CAS-SU 67356 [ex CAS-SU 29081] (1, c&s). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:93 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Plagiotremus celebesensis (Herre 1936) -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:128 [ref. 4144]). •Synonym of Plagiotremus spilistius Gill 1865 -- (Smith-Vaniz 1987:47 [ref. 6404], Allen & Erdmann 2012:797 [ref. 31980]). Current status: Synonym of Plagiotremus spilistius Gill 1865. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

celebicus, Salarias Bleeker [P.] 1854:250 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 7 (no. 2); ref. 345] Kema, northern Sulawesi, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 4786 (1 of 2). •Synonym of Salarias guttatus Valenciennes 1836 -- (Bath & Randall 1991:254 [ref. 15518]). Current status: Synonym of Salarias guttatus Valenciennes 1836. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

cephalotes, Salarias Thiollière [V. J. de l'I.] in Montrouzier 1857:464 [186] [Annales de la Société d'Agriculture, Histoire Naturelle et Arts Utiles de Lyon (sér. 2) v. 8 (1856); ref. 17789] Woodlark Island, South Pacific. No types known. On p. 186 of reprint. Described twice on p. 186 in separate accounts. •Unidentifiable -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:61 [ref. 4145]). •Synonym of Cirripectes castaneus (Valenciennes 1836) -- (R. Fricke, personal communication 09/09). Current status: Synonym of Cirripectes castaneus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

ceramensis, Salarias Bleeker [P.] 1853:701 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3 (no. 5); ref. 16833] Wahai, northern Ceram, Indonesia. Syntypes: (4) RMNH 4783 (some of 9). •Valid as Salarias ceramensis Bleeker 1853 -- (Bath & Randall 1991:254 [ref. 15518], Bath 1992:234 [ref. 20222], Springer in Randall & Lim 2000:634 [ref. 25122], Springer 2001:3546 [ref. 26290], Allen & Adrim 2003:55 [ref. 26830], Hoese & Bray 2006:1564 [ref. 29000], Patzner et al. 2009:461 [ref. 30396], Fricke et al. 2019:262 [ref. 36673], Murase in Motomura et al. 2021:65 [ref. 38121]). Current status: Valid as Salarias ceramensis Bleeker 1853. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: eastern Malaya (Malaysia) and Indonesia east to New Ireland (Papua New Guinea), north to Philippines, south to Solomon Islands. Habitat: marine.

cervus, Salarias Sauvage [H.-E.] (ex Hemprich & Ehrenberg) 1880:218 [8] [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 4; ref. 19970] Red Sea. Holotype: MNHN 0000-2208. Other Ehrenberg specimens: ZMB 1959 (3). Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:26-27 [ref. 20734]. On p. 8 of separate. •Synonym of Istiblennius flaviumbrinus (Rüppell 1830) -- (Dor 1984:230 [ref. 29757], Springer & Williams 1994:158 [ref. 21878], Williams & Springer 2022:361 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius flaviumbrinus (Rüppell 1830). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

ceylonensis, Antennablennius Bath [H.] 1983:58, Figs. 1, 10-11, 21 (a-d), 22 [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 64 (nos 1/3); ref. 5393] Marble Point, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka. Holotype: SMF 17041. Paratypes: Bath coll. (orig. 17) and (orig. 14); ?HUJ 11165-66 (2, 2); SMF 17042 (13), 17043 (6); USNM 205452 (1), 206401 (1), 224514-15 (4, 5), 224519 (6), 224521-23 (1, 1, 49). Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:6 [ref. 18888], Golani 2006:31 [ref. 28840] as HUJ paratypes not listed in the original description. •Valid as Antennablennius ceylonensis Bath 1983 -- (Patzner et al. 2009:450 [ref. 30396], Williams & Springer 2022:334 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Valid as Antennablennius ceylonensis Bath 1983. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: Sri Lanka endemic. Habitat: marine.

chani, Medusablennius Springer [V. G.] 1966:56, Figs. 1-3 [Copeia 1966 (no. 1); ref. 4177] Raroia, Tuamotu Archipelago, 16°10'S, 142°26'W. Holotype: CAS-SU 62057 (not present in 1995). Paratypes: USNM 313886 [ex CAS-SU 62057] (1, c&s). •In genus Medusablennius -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:54 [ref. 4145]). •Valid as Medusablennius chani Springer 1966 -- (Springer 2001:3545 [ref. 26290], Randall 2005:496 [ref. 28239], Patzner et al. 2009:456 [ref. 30396]). Current status: Valid as Medusablennius chani Springer 1966. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Tuamotu Archipelago. Habitat: marine.

chapmani, Entomacrodus Springer [V. G.] 1967:95, Pls. 16, 17b [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 122 (no. 3582); ref. 18947] Easter Island, southeastern Pacific. Holotype: MCZ 29446. Paratypes: BMNH 1913.12.7.10 (1); MNHN 1942-0076 (2); UBC 65-410 (2), 65-428 (2), 65-429 (2), 65-430 (9), 65-438 (1), 65-440 (1), 65-449 (1), 65-455 (3), 65-458 (1); USNM 202478 [not mentioned in original, ? ex UBC 65-430] (9). Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:22 [ref. 20734], Springer et al. 1991:6 [ref. 18888]. •Valid as Entomacrodus chapmani Springer 1967 -- (Pequeño 1989:66 [ref. 14125], Pequeño & Lamilla 2000:434 [ref. 24906], Pequeño & Sáez B. 2004:114 [ref. 28124], Patzner et al. 2009:453 [ref. 30396], Dyer & Westneat 2010:610 [ref. 31446]). Current status: Valid as Entomacrodus chapmani Springer 1967. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Southeastern Pacific: Easter Island, Desventuradas Islands (Chile). Habitat: marine.

chelomatus, Cirripectes Williams [J. T.] & Maugé [A. L.] 1984:1140, Figs. 1-2 [Bulletin du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Série 4: Section A: Zoologie, Biologie et Écologie Animales v. 5 (no. 4) [for 1983]; ref. 8196] Lady Musgrave Reef, 23°55'S, 152°24'E, Queensland, Australia. Holotype: AMS I.21495-027. Paratypes: AMS (16 lots, 38); ANSP 109717 (6), 147659 (1); BMNH 1982.11.3.1 (1); BPBM 14449 (2), 15024 (1), 28196-97 (1, 2); CAS 13832 (10), 48957-58 (1, 1), 48903 (1); LACM 33723-20 (1); MNHN 1983-0257 (1); ROM 40368 (2); UF 35398 (2); USNM (16 lots, 100); WAM P.27754-001 (2). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:35 [ref. 19335], Springer et al. 1991:6 [ref. 18888], Moore et al. 2008:39 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Cirripectes chelomatus Williams & Maugé 1984 -- (Williams 1988:32 [ref. 7000], Randall et al. 1990:377 [ref. 15987], Francis 1993:166 [ref. 25479], Randall et al. 1997:377 [ref. 25919], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:396 [ref. 25191], Springer 2001:3543 [ref. 26290] dated 1983, Randall et al. 2004:25 [ref. 27624] dated 1983, Randall 2005:485 [ref. 28239], Hoese & Bray 2006:1545 [ref. 29000], Patzner et al. 2009:451 [ref. 30396], Allen & Erdmann 2012:805 [ref. 31980], Hoban & Williams 2020:10 [ref. 37406]). Current status: Valid as Cirripectes chelomatus Williams & Maugé 1984. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Papua New Guinea, Great Barrier Reef (Australia), Lord Howe Island, east to Fiji and Tonga. Habitat: marine.

cheverti, Salarias Macleay [W.] 1881:12 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 6 (pt 1); ref. 4931] Erub [= Darnley] Island, Queensland, Australia. Syntypes: AMS I.16419-001 [ex MAMU F1051a] (now 9). Type catalog: Stanbury 1969:209 [ref. 19518]. •Synonym of Istiblennius dussumieri (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:131 [ref. 21878], Hoese & Bray 2006:1552 [ref. 29000]). Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius dussumieri (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

chilensis, Salarias Clark [H. W.] 1938:182 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 4) v. 22 (no. 7); ref. 12316] Valparaíso Harbor, Chile. Holotype: CAS 5535. Paratypes: CAS 5536-5541 (5), 5542 (1); USNM 120025 [ex CAS] (1, missing); ?ZMB uncat. (1). Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:6 [ref. 18888]. •Synonym of Hypsoblennius sordidus (Bennett 1828) -- (Springer 1967:462 [ref. 30243], Bath 1996:91 [ref. 22687]). Current status: Synonym of Hypsoblennius sordidus (Bennett 1828). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

chiostictus, Salarias Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] 1882:363 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 4 (no. 237); ref. 2470] Deep rock pool at Mazatlán, Sinaloa, western Mexico. Lectotype: USNM 28117. Paralectotypes: USNM 200284 (1), plus 2 paralectotypes missing. Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:6 [ref. 18888]. Lectotype selected by Springer 1967:110 [ref. 15268]. •Valid as Entomacrodus chiostictus (Jordan & Gilbert 1882) -- (Springer 1967:106 [ref. 18947], Allen & Robertson 1994:253 [ref. 22193], Hastings in Fischer et al. 1995:928 [ref. 22829], Allen & Robertson 1997:831 [ref. 41086], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:70 [ref. 24545], Springer & Fricke 2000:387 [ref. 24575], Thomson et al. 2000:201 [ref. 25640], Nelson et al. 2004:166 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:158 [ref. 37547], Béarez & Séret 2009:150 [ref. 36646], Patzner et al. 2009:453 [ref. 30396], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:194 [ref. 30957], Page et al. 2013:168 [ref. 32708], Galván-Villa et al. 2016:149 [ref. 34871], Fourriére et al. 2016:449 [ref. 34668], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:610 [ref. 34923], Love et al. 2021:195 [ref. 39279], Grove et al. 2022:20 [ref. 41326], Page et al. 2023:158 [ref. 40505], Vela-Espinosa et al. 2023:9 [ref. 40981]). Current status: Valid as Entomacrodus chiostictus (Jordan & Gilbert 1882). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Pacific coast of Baja California Sur (Mexico) south to Colombia, including Gulf of California (Mexico), Clipperton Island (France) and Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). Habitat: marine.

chrysospilos, Salarias Bleeker [P.] 1857:66 [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 2 (art. 7); ref. 356] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Lectotype: RMNH 4788 (smallest spec.). Paralectotypes: RMNH 4788 (1 of 2, with lectotype). Lectotype selected by Springer & Williams 1994:84 [ref. 21878]. •Valid as Istiblennius chrysospilos (Bleeker 1857) -- (Allen & Swainston 1988:130 [ref. 25477], Randall et al. 1990:383 [ref. 15987], Bath & Patzner 1991:48 [ref. 19212], Hastings & Springer 2009:72 [ref. 30395]). •Valid as Blenniella chrysospilos (Bleeker 1857) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:78 [ref. 21878], Allen 1997:208 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:383 [ref. 25919], Anderson et al. 1998:26 [ref. 23611], Myers 1999:222 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:472 [ref. 24106], Springer in Randall & Lim 2000:632 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1102 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:396 [ref. 25191], Allen 2000:116 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:41 [ref. 25847], Springer 2001:3543 [ref. 26290], Nakabo 2002:1102 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:53 [ref. 26830], Myers & Donaldson 2003:639 [ref. 27495], Randall et al. 2004:25 [ref. 27624], Heemstra et al. 2004:3327 [ref. 27945], Randall 2005:483 [ref. 28239], Hoese & Bray 2006:1543 [ref. 29000], Fricke et al. 2009:94 [ref. 30213], Patzner et al. 2009:450 [ref. 30396], Motomura et al. 2010:190 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:803 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2013:268 [ref. 32706], Fricke et al. 2014:147 [ref. 33932], Fricke et al. 2018:307 [ref. 35805], Arndt & Fricke 2019:12 [ref. 36883], Fricke et al. 2019:255 [ref. 36673], Williams & Springer 2022:338 [ref. 39951], Fricke et al. 2024:66 [ref. 41255]). Current status: Valid as Blenniella chrysospilos (Bleeker 1857). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa (Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya), Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Society Islands (French Polynesia), north to southern Japan, south to Queensland (Australia), New Caledonia and Tonga. Habitat: marine.

cinereus, Blennius Castelnau [F. L.] 1875:26 [Official Record, containing Introduction, Catalogues, Official Awards of the Commissioners, Report and Recommendations of the Experts, and Essays and Statistics on the Social and Economic Resources of the Colony of Victoria.; ref. 768] One Tree Island, Capricorn Group, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, depth 3 feet. Neotype: USNM 291700. Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:15 [ref. 20734]. Neotype designated by Springer & Williams 1994:122 [ref. 21878]. •Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:103 [ref. 21878], Hoese & Bray 2006:1552 [ref. 29000], Kottelat 2013:382 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

cirrosus, Mimoblennius Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] & Springer [V. G.] 1971:31, Figs. 13b, 39 [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 73; ref. 4145] Off lighthouse at south end of Harat Island, 16°08'N, 39°26'30"E, Sheikh el Abu, Eritrea, Red Sea, depth 0-4 meters. Holotype: USNM 204491. Paratypes: HUJ 5383 [ex USNM 204565] (2), 7935 (4); USNM 204563-64 (1, 1), 204565 (orig. 2, now 0), 204566 (1, c&s), 204569 (6), 204645 (14). Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:6 [ref. 18888], Golani 2006:33 [ref. 28840]. •Valid as Mimoblennius cirrosus Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971 -- (Dor 1984:232 [ref. 29757], Randall et al. 1994:238 [ref. 21645], Goren & Dor 1994:60 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:318 [ref. 22896], Carpenter et al. 1997:209 [ref. 23922], Fricke 1999:486 [ref. 24106], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S117 [ref. 27377], Patzner et al. 2009:457 [ref. 30396], Golani & Fricke 2018:141 [ref. 36273], Eagderi et al. 2019:42 [ref. 37020], Zajonz et al. 2019:93 [ref. 36871], Esmaeili et al. 2022:17 [26] [ref. 39526], Williams & Springer 2022:367 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Valid as Mimoblennius cirrosus Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Red Sea; northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden and Socotra (Yemen) to Persian Gulf. Habitat: marine.

clandestinus, Spaniblennius Bath [H.] & Wirtz [P.] 1989:278, Figs. 1-4, 6, 13i, 18, 23 [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 69 (nos 4/6); ref. 13307] Gorée, Senegal. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1988-0291 [ex IFAN 6702]. •Valid as Spaniblennius clandestinus Bath & Wirtz 1989 -- (Patzner et al. 2009:461 [ref. 30396], Williams & Springer in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2806 [ref. 34618], Fermon et al. 2022:273 [ref. 39448] with question). Current status: Valid as Spaniblennius clandestinus Bath & Wirtz 1989. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Senegal south to Angola, including Cape Verde Islands. Habitat: marine.

clarki, Ophioblennius Reid [E. D.] 1943:380 [Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences v. 33 (no. 12); ref. 3686] Taiohae Bay, Nukuhiva Island, Marquesas Islands. Holotype (unique): CAS 24686. •Synonym of Cirripectes variolosus (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Williams 1988:70 [ref. 7000]). Current status: Synonym of Cirripectes variolosus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

clippertonensis, Ophioblennius steindachneri Springer [V. G.] 1962:431, Fig. 2 [Copeia 1962 (no. 2); ref. 6500] West end of Clipperton Island, eastern Pacific, 10°18'N, 109°13'W. Holotype: USNM 196130 [not 196030]. Paratypes: ANSP 90024 (3), 90042 (10); SIO 15-1131 (153) (ex UCLA W58-296), USNM 177795 (17). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:28 [ref. 13621], Springer et al. 1991:6 [ref. 18888]. •In genus Ophioblennius -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:60 [ref. 4145]). •Valid as Ophioblennius clippertonensis Springer 1962 -- (Patzner et al. 2009:458 [ref. 30396], Hastings & Springer 2009:7 [ref. 31156]). Current status: Valid as Ophioblennius clippertonensis Springer 1962. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Clipperton Island endemic. Habitat: marine.

colei, Salarias Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1934:96 [Notes on fishes in the Zoological Museum of Stanford University. 1. The fishes of the Herre Philippine expedition of 1931.; ref. 2108] Culion Harbor, Philippines. Holotype: CAS-SU 25520. Paratypes: CAS-SU 25521 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:94 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Istiblennius colei (Herre 1934) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:161 [ref. 21878], Allen 2000:117 [ref. 25868], Allen 2000:117 [ref. 25868], Springer 2001:3545 [ref. 26290], Patzner et al. 2009:455 [ref. 30396], Allen & Erdmann 2012:826 [ref. 31980]). Current status: Valid as Istiblennius colei (Herre 1934). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines. Habitat: marine.

collettei, Ecsenius (Ecsenius) Springer [V. G.] 1972:6, Fig. 3 [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 134; ref. 7647] Bay in Krankett Island, Madang harbor, Papua New Guinea, depth 1.6-8.2 meters. Holotype: USNM 206379. Paratypes: USNM 205701-02 (1, 2), 206380 (1). Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:6 [ref. 18888]. •Valid as Ecsenius collettei Springer 1972 -- (Springer 1988:109 [ref. 6804], Springer 2001:3544 [ref. 26290], Springer & Allen 2004:3 [ref. 28002], Patzner et al. 2009:452 [ref. 30396], Allen & Erdmann 2012:812 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:149 [ref. 33932]). Current status: Valid as Ecsenius collettei Springer 1972. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Papua New Guinea. Habitat: marine.

coloratus, Salarias macneilli Whitley [G. P.] 1928:229 [Records of the Australian Museum v. 16 (no. 4); ref. 4661] Carlisle Bay, Santa Cruz Islands, Melanesia. Holotype: AMS IA.2943. Paratypes: AMS IA.2944 (1). Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Salarias quadricornis coloratus Klunzinger 1871, replaced by Salarias sanna Whitley 1929. •In the synonymy of Praealticus bilineatus (Peters 1868) -- (Bath 1992:244 [ref. 20223]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Praealticus bilineatus (Peters 1868). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

coloratus, Salarias quadricornis var. Klunzinger [C. B.] 1871:488 [Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien v. 21; ref. 2622] Al-Qusair, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt, Red Sea. Syntypes: ZMB 8085 (3). •Synonym of Istiblennius rivulatus (Rüppell 1830) -- (Dor 1984:213 [ref. 29757]). Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius rivulatus (Rüppell 1830). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

comatus, Blennius Solander [D. C.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:235 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Name mentioned in synonymy, not available; from Plymouth, U.K. Nomen Nudum. Blenniidae.

concolor, Salarias Philippi [R. A.] 1896:380 [Anales de la Universidad de Chile 93-95; ref. 3465] Algarrobo, Chile. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Scartichthys viridis (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Williams 1990:27 [ref. 13549]). Current status: Synonym of Scartichthys viridis (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

coquillad, Blennius Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1800:458, 477 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 2; ref. 2709] European Ocean; Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:19 [ref. 20734]. Unnecessary replacement name for Blennius galerita Linnaeus 1758. Also appeared in Sonnini 1803:83, 111 (vol. 7) [ref. 30473] with spelling coquilladus on p. 83 and coquillad on p. 111. •Synonym of Coryphoblennius galerita (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Bath 1973:526 [ref. 7212], Bath 1990:906 [ref. 19373], Bath 1996:90 [ref. 22687]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Coryphoblennius galerita (Linnaeus 1758). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

corneliae, Giffordella Fowler [H. W.] 1932:14, Fig. 4 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 80 (no. 2906); ref. 1412] Nukuhiva, Marquesas Islands. Holotype: USNM 91821. Paratypes: USNM 91822 (11, now 10, 1 unaccounted for). Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:6 [ref. 18888]. •Valid as Entomacrodus corneliae (Fowler 1932) -- (Springer 1967:103 [ref. 18947], Springer & Fricke 2000:395 [ref. 24575], Randall & Earle 2000:18 [ref. 25806], Springer 2001:3544 [ref. 26290], Patzner et al. 2009:453 [ref. 30396], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:7 [ref. 33988]). •Valid as Entomacrodus corneliae (Fowler 1932) but might best be considered a synonym of Entomacrodus sealei Bryan & Herre 1903 -- (Randall 2005:491 [ref. 28239]). Current status: Valid as Entomacrodus corneliae (Fowler 1932). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Marquesas Islands. Habitat: marine.

cornifer, Blennius Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1830:112 [Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Africa. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3843] Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea. Holotype (unique): SMF 589. •Valid as Hirculops cornifer (Rüppell 1830) -- (Dor 1984:230 [ref. 29757], Springer 1986:747 [ref. 5719], Randall et al. 1994:237 [ref. 21645], Goren & Dor 1994:60 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:316 [ref. 22896], Carpenter et al. 1997:209 [ref. 23922], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S117 [ref. 27377], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:381 [ref. 28072], Patzner et al. 2009:454 [ref. 30396], Fricke et al. 2018:311 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:140 [ref. 36273], Eagderi et al. 2019:41 [ref. 37020], Esmaeili et al. 2022:15 [24] [ref. 39526], Williams & Springer 2022:358 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Valid as Hirculops cornifer (Rüppell 1830). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Red Sea; Western Indian Ocean: Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Persian Gulf and Madagascar, east to Gujarat (India). Habitat: marine.

cornucervi, Blennius Risso [A.] 1827:231 [Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale v. 3; ref. 3757] Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:15 [ref. 20734]. Original as cornu cervi. Blenniidae. Habitat: marine.

cornutus, Blennius Linnaeus [C.] 1758:256 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] India. Syntypes: NRM 4711 (1). •Valid as Parablennius cornutus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Springer 1986:752 [ref. 5719], Bath 1996:91 [ref. 22687], Patzner et al. 2009:458 [ref. 30396], Williams & Springer in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2805 [ref. 34618], Mehraban & Esmaeili 2018:202 [ref. 36242], Esmaeili et al. 2022:21 [30] [ref. 39526], Williams & Springer 2022:373 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Valid as Parablennius cornutus (Linnaeus 1758). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Southeastern Atlantic and western Indian Ocean: Namibia south to Cape of Good Hope (South Africa), then north to KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa); Iran. Habitat: marine.

coronatus, Salarias Günther [A.] 1872:424 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4) v. 10 (no. 60) (art,. 60); ref. 18195] Solomon Islands. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1871.3.29.42. •Valid as Istiblennius coronatus (Günther 1872) -- (Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:300 [ref. 6441], Shen et al. 1986:42 [ref. 13821]). •Synonym of Istiblennius chrysospilos (Bleeker 1857) -- (Randall et al. 1990:383 [ref. 15987]). •Synonym of Blenniella chrysospilos (Bleeker 1857) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:78 [ref. 21878], Randall 2005:483 [ref. 28239], Hoese & Bray 2006:1543 [ref. 29000]). Current status: Synonym of Blenniella chrysospilos (Bleeker 1857). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

crapulatus, Scartichthys Williams [J. T.] 1990:23, Fig. [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 492; ref. 13549] Montemar Biological station, Montemar, Chile. Holotype: USNM 276344. Paratypes: ANSP 158678 (4); BMNH 1850.6.14.20 (1); MNHNC P.6411 (8); SIO 87-133 (1), 87-136 (2), 87-140 (3). Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:7 [ref. 18888], Meléndez C. et al. 1993:189 [ref. 24124]. •Valid as Scartichthys crapulatus Williams 1990 -- (Pequeño 1997:84 [ref. 23536], Patzner et al. 2009:461 [ref. 30396], Cornejo et al. 2018:17 [ref. 36409]). •Synonym of Scartichthys viridis (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2021:[1] [ref. 39082]). Current status: Synonym of Scartichthys viridis (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Southeastern Pacific: Chile [if valid]. Habitat: marine.

crenulatus, Salarias Weber [M.] 1909:144 [Notes from the Leyden Museum v. 31 (note 4); ref. 4600] Sanana, Sula Besi; Tiur Island, Indonesia. Syntypes: AMS IA.2609 (1); ZMA 109062-63 (1, 1). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:95 [ref. 19236]. •Synonym of Salarias sinuosus Snyder 1908 -- (Bath & Randall 1991:254 [ref. 15518]). Current status: Synonym of Salarias sinuosus Snyder 1908. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

crinitus, Blennius Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:237 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] La Rochelle, France, Bay of Biscay, northeastern Atlantic. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-1807. Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:10 [ref. 20734]. •Synonym of Blennius cristatus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Bath 1973:520 [ref. 7212]). •Synonym of Scartella cristata (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Zander in Whitehead et al. 1986:1112 [ref. 13677], Bath 1990:912 [ref. 19373], Bath 1996:92 [ref. 22687], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:127 [ref. 26753]). Current status: Synonym of Scartella cristata (Linnaeus 1758). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

crinitus, Meiacanthus (Meiacanthus) Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] 1987:20, Figs. 7e-f [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 139; ref. 6404] Marchesa Bay, Hawaii Island, northwestern tip of Irian Jaya, Batana Islands, New Guinea. Holotype: USNM 276512. Paratypes: ANSP 157993 (2), USNM 258768 (7). Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:7 [ref. 18888]. •Valid as Meiacanthus crinitus Smith-Vaniz 1987 -- (Smith-Vaniz et al. 2001:33 [ref. 26213], Springer 2001:3545 [ref. 26290], Allen & Adrim 2003:55 [ref. 26830], Patzner et al. 2009:456 [ref. 30396], Smith-Vaniz & Allen 2011:47, 53 [ref. 31543] as crinatus in map, Allen & Erdmann 2012:789 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:151 [ref. 33932], Smith-Vaniz & Allen 2019:48 [ref. 36813], Fricke et al. 2019:259 [ref. 36673], Allen et al. 2024:1315 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Meiacanthus crinitus Smith-Vaniz 1987. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: eastern Indonesia east to New Ireland (Papua New Guinea) and Solomon Islands. Habitat: marine.

cristatus, Blennius Linnaeus [C.] 1758:256 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] [Indiis] Ascension Island, South Atlantic. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1853.11.12.55 (skin). Type catalog: Wheeler 1958:233-234 [ref. 13434]. •Valid as Blennus cristatus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Baughman 1947:280 [ref. 41409], Bath 1973:520 [ref. 7212]). •Valid as Scartella cristata (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Greenfield & Johnson 1981:72 [ref. 5580], Balma & Delmastro 1984:1 [ref. 41155], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:295 [ref. 6441], Fukao 1985:84 [ref. 21281], Zander in Whitehead et al. 1986:1112 [ref. 13677], Robins & Ray 1986:230 [ref. 23100], Bath 1990:402 [ref. 15517], Bath 1990:912 [ref. 19373], Boschung 1992:161 [ref. 23239], Cervigón 1994:133 [ref. 24488], Bath 1996:92 [ref. 22687], Gharred et al. 1998:104 [ref. 23486], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:405 [ref. 24550], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:310 [ref. 25013], Afonso et al. 1999:78 [ref. 25466], Nieder et al. 2000:367 [ref. 25158], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:167 [ref. 27754], Cardona & Elices 2001:82 [ref. 26221], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:127 [ref. 26753], Falcón et al. 2003:146 [ref. 39343], Williams 2003:1772 [ref. 27109], Moura & Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:96 [ref. 27192], Smith et al. 2003:57 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:167 [ref. 27807], Rangel et al. 2004:90 [ref. 27822], Almada et al. 2005:289 [ref. 28398], Golani 2005:55 [ref. 37112], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:640 [ref. 28815], Fricke et al. 2007:99 [ref. 29533], Wirtz et al. 2007:38 [ref. 30263], Rangel & Mendes 2009:51 [ref. 30055], Patzner et al. 2009:461 [ref. 30396], Page et al. 2013:168 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:72 [ref. 33341], Wirtz et al. 2014:10 [ref. 33516] with type locality possible in error, Williams & Springer in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2806 [ref. 34618], Robertson et al. 2016:147 [ref. 34961], Spier et al. 2018:15 [ref. 36103], Araujo et al. 2019:[2] 55 [ref. 37808], Artüz & Fricke 2019:559 [ref. 36612], Carneiro et al. 2019:212 [ref. 37250], Reiner 2019:253 [ref. 38139], Ribeiro et al. 2019:5 [ref. 36717], Bariche & Fricke 2020:57 [ref. 37515], Carballo et al. 2021:72 [ref. 39250], Carvalho-Filho et al. in Marceniuk et al. 2021:286 [ref. 38945], Golani 2021:72 [ref. 38303], Kovačić et al. 2021:58 [ref. 39014], Fermon et al. 2022:275 [ref. 39448], Carvalho-Filho 2023:231 [ref. 40480], Hoff et al. 2023:6 [ref. 40463], Page et al. 2023:159 [ref. 40505], Ergüden et al. 2024:91 [ref. 41050]). Current status: Valid as Scartella cristata (Linnaeus 1758). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Bermuda and Florida (U.S.A.) south to Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil), including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea; southern-central Atlantic: Ascension Island; Mediterranean Sea; Sea of Marmara; eastern Atlantic: Bay of Biscay south to Namibia, including Azores (Portugal), Madeira (Portugal), Canary Islands (Spain), and São Tomé and Principe. Habitat: marine.

cristatus, Omobranchus Fraser-Brunner [A.] 1951:213, Fig. 1 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 12) v. 4 (no. 39) (art. 21); ref. 12889] Tide pools at Sirah Island, Aden [Yemen]. Holotype: BMNH 1954.4.26.68. Paratypes: BMNH 1954.4.26.69-74 (6). Subjectively invalid; secondarily preoccupied in Omobranchus by Petroscirtes cristatus Zugmayer 1913. •Valid as Omobranchus cristatus Fraser-Brunner 1951 -- (Springer 1972:13 [ref. 4178]). •Synonym of Omobranchus fasciolatus (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Springer & Gomon 1975:35 [ref. 6083], Mehraban & Esmaeili 2018:205 [ref. 36242], Sharafiniya et al. 2021:63 [ref. 38544]). 2°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus fasciolatus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

cristatus, Petroscirtes Zugmayer [E.] 1913:20 [Abhandlungen der Königlich Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Physikalische Klasse, München v. 26 (no. 6); ref. 14994] Ormara, Baluchistan, Pakistan. Syntypes: ZSM [old collection] (4) Destroyed in WWII. Type catalog: Neumann 2006:267 [ref. 28925]. •Synonym of Omobranchus mekranensis (Regan 1905) -- (Springer & Gomon 1975:50 [ref. 6083], Smith-Vaniz 1976:148 [ref. 4144], Sharafiniya et al. 2021:64 [ref. 38544], Williams & Springer 2022:371 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus mekranensis (Regan 1905). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

cristiceps, Petroscirtes Macleay [W.] 1881:9 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 6 (pt 1); ref. 4931] Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Syntypes: AMS I.16411-001 [ex MAMU F1037b] (4). Type catalog: Stanbury 1969:209 [ref. 19518]. •Synonym of Omobranchus anolius (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Springer 1972:13 [ref. 4178], Springer & Gomon 1975:20 [ref. 6083], Smith-Vaniz 1976:148 [ref. 4144], Hoese & Bray 2006:1556 [ref. 29000]). Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus anolius (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

cristiceps, Salarias Alleyne [H. G.] & Macleay [W.] 1877:338, Pl. 14 (fig. 3) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 1 (pts 3-4); ref. 101] Darnley [Erub] Island, 9°35'S, 143°46'E, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): AMS I.16417-001 [ex MAMU F1050b]. Type catalog: Stanbury 1969:209 [ref. 19518]. •Synonym of Istiblennius dussumieri (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:131 [ref. 21878], Hoese & Bray 2006:1552 [ref. 29000]). Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius dussumieri (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

cruentatus, Entomacrodus Garman [S.] 1899:123, Pl. L' (fig. 1) [Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 24; ref. 1540] Off Cocos Island, eastern Pacific. Holotype (unique): MCZ 28695. •Synonym of Entomacrodus chiostictus (Jordan & Gilbert 1882) -- (Springer 1967:106 [ref. 18947]). Current status: Synonym of Entomacrodus chiostictus (Jordan & Gilbert 1882). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

cruentipinnis, Salarias Day [F.] (ex Tickell) 1888:797 [The fishes of India Suppl.; ref. 1082] Saddle Island, off Kyoukphyoo, Arracan, Myanmar. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. We assume Day revised the description in his style and may have taken information from the figure rather than quoting directly from Tickell. •Synonym of Cirripectes filamentosus (Alleyne & Macleay 1877) -- (Bath & Patzner 1991:37 [ref. 19212], Williams 1988:33 [ref. 7000], Williams & Springer 2022:342 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Synonym of Cirripectes filamentosus (Alleyne & Macleay 1877). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

cruentus, Cirripectus Smith [J. L. B.] 1959:238, Pl. 18 (fig. F) [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 14; ref. 4123] Baizo Pinda, Mozambique, western Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 246. •Synonym of Cirripectes stigmaticus Strasburg & Schultz 1953 -- (Williams 1988:65 [ref. 7000], Bath & Patzner 1991:40 [ref. 19212], Randall 2005:487 [ref. 28239], Williams & Springer 2022:345 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Synonym of Cirripectes stigmaticus Strasburg & Schultz 1953. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

cubensis, Rupiscartes Mowbray [L. L.] in Breder 1927:85, Fig. 35 [Bulletin of the Bingham Oceanographic Collection Yale University v. 1 (art. 1); ref. 635] Near Cayman Point, Cuba. Holotype (unique): YPM 376. Type catalog: Moore & Boardman 1991:8 [ref. 16741]. •Synonym of Ophioblennius macclurei (Silvester 1915) -- on advice of Vic Springer, 2 Feb. 2015. Current status: Synonym of Ophioblennius macclurei (Silvester 1915). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

curtus, Salarias Boulenger [G. A.] 1897:422 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 20 (no. 119) (art. 49); ref. 14628] Mekran coast, Iran. Syntypes: BMNH 1897.9.22.10-19 (20). •Synonym of Parablennius opercularis (Murray 1887) -- (Bath 1989:312 [ref. 13309], Bath 1996:91 [ref. 22687], Williams & Springer 2022:374 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Synonym of Parablennius opercularis (Murray 1887). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

cuvieri, Salarias Günther [A.] 1861:248 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] Chile. Lectotype: BMNH 1850.6.14.21. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1850.6.14.21 (1). Unneeded replacement name for Salarias variolatus Valenciennes 1836, not preoccupied by Salarias variolosus. Lectotype selected by Williams 1990:27 [ref. 13549]. •Synonym of Scartichthys viridis (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Williams 1990:27 [ref. 13549]). •Synonym of Scartichthys variolatus (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Dyer & Westneat 2010:610 [ref. 31446]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Scartichthys viridis (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

cyanopterus, Meiacanthus Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] & Allen [G. R.] 2011:49, Figs. 14-16 [Zootaxa No. 3046; ref. 31543] Pura Island, 8°16.944'S, 124°19.543"E, Alor Strait, Indonesia, depth 44 meters. Holotype: ZMB 20021. Paratypes: WAM P.33398=002 (3), 33400-002 (2); USNM 402709 (1). Plus one specimen observed off the north coast of Bali (not collected). •Valid as Meiacanthus cyanopterus Smith-Vaniz & Allen 2011 -- (Allen & Erdmann 2012:790 [ref. 31980], Allen et al. 2024:1315 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Meiacanthus cyanopterus Smith-Vaniz & Allen 2011. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: northwestern Australia, Timor Leste and Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

cyanostigma, Salarias Bleeker [P.] 1849:18 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 22 [6]; ref. 319] Pagotang, Java, Indonesia. Lectotype: RMNH 4794. Paralectotypes: RMNH 17946 (1), 17948-49 (2, 1), 26062 (1 of 2). Lectotype selected by Springer & Williams 1994:29 [ref. 21878]. •Valid as Istiblennius cyanostigma (Bleeker 1849) -- (Yu & Chung 1975:6 [ref. 41103], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:300 [ref. 6441], Shen et al. 1986:44 [ref. 13821]). •Valid as Blenniella cyanostigma (Bleeker 1849) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:23 [ref. 21878], Myers 1999:222 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:472 [ref. 24106], Allen 2000:92 [ref. 37268], Springer 2001:3543 [ref. 26290], Allen & Adrim 2003:53 [ref. 26830], Adrim et al. 2004:125 [ref. 27715], Randall 2005:483 [ref. 28239], Fricke et al. 2009:94 [ref. 30213], Imamura in Imamura & Satapoomin 2009:246 [ref. 31162], Patzner et al. 2009:450 [ref. 30396], Allen & Erdmann 2012:803 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2018:308 [ref. 35805], Williams & Springer 2022:338 [ref. 39951], Fricke et al. 2024:66 [ref. 41255]). Current status: Valid as Blenniella cyanostigma (Bleeker 1849). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: East Africa (Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya), Aldabra (Seychelles), Comoros, Madagascar and western Mascarenes (La Réunion) east to Andaman Islands (India) and Bali (Indonesia). Habitat: marine.

cyclocheilus, Andamia Weber [M.] 1909:143 [Notes from the Leyden Museum v. 31 (note 4); ref. 4600] Atjatuning, western New Guinea. Holotype (unique): ZMA 109061. Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:93 [ref. 19236]. •In genus Andamia -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:55 [ref. 4145]). •Valid as Andamia cyclocheilus Weber 1909 -- (Springer 2001:3543 [ref. 26290], Patzner et al. 2009:449 [ref. 30396]). Current status: Valid as Andamia cyclocheilus Weber 1909. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

cyclops, Salarias Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1830:113, Pl. 28 (fig. 3) [Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Africa. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3843] El -Tor, Sinai coast, Egypt, Gulf of Suez, Red Sea. Holotype (unique): SMF 1845. Genus misspelled Salaris. •Valid as Pictiblennius cyclops (Rüppell 1830) -- (Dor 1984:222 [ref. 29757]). •Valid as Parablennius cyclops (Rüppell 1830) -- (Bath 1989:305 [ref. 13309], Goren & Dor 1994:60 [ref. 25356], Bath 1996:91 [ref. 22687], Patzner et al. 2009:458 [ref. 30396], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[6] 244 [ref. 36492], Golani & Fricke 2018:141 [ref. 36273], Esmaeili et al. 2022:21 [30] [ref. 39526], Williams & Springer 2022:373 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Valid as Parablennius cyclops (Rüppell 1830). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Red Sea; northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden. Habitat: marine.

cymatobiotus, Entomacrodus Schultz [L. P.] & Chapman [W. M.] in Schultz et al. 1960:335, Fig. 119 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 202, v. 2; ref. 3972] Ocean reef in surf, Eman Island, Bikini Atoll, western Pacific. Holotype: USNM 142183. Paratypes: USNM 142182 (orig. 4, now 3, 1 unaccounted for). Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:7 [ref. 18888]. •Valid as Entomacrodus cymatobiotus Schultz & Chapman 1960 -- (Springer 1967:91 [ref. 18947], Paulin et al. 1989:222 [ref. 24556], Francis 1993:166 [ref. 25479], Myers 1999:225 [ref. 23965], Springer 2001:3544 [ref. 26290], Randall et al. 2004:25 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:491 [ref. 28239], Patzner et al. 2009:453 [ref. 30396], Duffy & Ahyong 2015:117 [ref. 36167], Stewart et al. 2015:1534 [ref. 34301]). Current status: Valid as Entomacrodus cymatobiotus Schultz & Chapman 1960. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

cynodon, Petroscirtes Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1855:439 [Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1855; ref. 3449] Haufig bei Mossambique, 15°S. Syntypes: ?BMNH 1861.5.2.78-79 (2); ZMB 1938-39 (4, 4). Also described as new in Peters 1855:247 [ref. 13448]. •Synonym of Petroscirtes breviceps (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:38 [ref. 4144], Williams & Springer 2022:377 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Synonym of Petroscirtes breviceps (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

cypho, Salarias Jenkins [O. P.] 1903:506, Fig. 47 [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 22 (1902); ref. 2341] Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Holotype: USNM 50697. Paratypes: (57) CAS-SU 23318 (54). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:94 [ref. 12291], Springer et al. 1991:7 [ref. 18888]. •Synonym of Istiblennius zebra (Vaillant & Sauvage 1875) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:139 [ref. 21878], Mundy 2005:464 [ref. 28379]). Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius zebra (Vaillant & Sauvage 1875). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

cypriacus, Blennius nigriceps Bath [H.] 1972:343, Figs. 1-4, 7-8 [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 53 (nos 5/6); ref. 7603] Northwestern Cape Pyla, Cyprus, Mediterranean Sea, under overhanging rocks, depth 0-2 meters. Holotype: HUJ 5772. Paratypes: Bath coll. (1); HUJ 5770-74 (1, 2, 1, 1, 2); SMF 11539 (1), 12231-32 (2, 2). Type catalog: Golani 2006:31-32 [ref. 28840]. •Synonym of Blennius nigriceps Vinciguerra 1883, but a valid subspecies as described -- (Bath 1973:522 [ref. 7212], Bath 1996:91 [ref. 22687]). •Synonym of Lipophrys nigriceps (Vinciguerra 1883), subspecies portmahonis Castanos 1933 -- (Zander in Whitehead et al. 1986:1104 [ref. 13677]). •Synonym of Blennius nigriceps Vinciguerra 1883 -- (Hastings & Springer 2009:8 [ref. 31156]). Current status: Synonym of Microlipophrys nigriceps (Vinciguerra 1883). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

cyprinoides, Blennechis Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:286 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] No locality. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-0717 (5). Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:6-7 [ref. 20734]. •Synonym of Petroscirtes breviceps (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:38 [ref. 4144]). Current status: Synonym of Petroscirtes breviceps (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

dalmatinus, Blennius Steindachner [F.] & Kolombatović [G.] 1883:213 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 20 (no. 25) (for 22 Nov. 1883); ref. 14351] Castella Canal, Croatia, Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean Sea. Syntypes: MZUF 5656-57 (2); NMW 5037-38 (7, 4), 77634 (10). Type catalog: Vanni 1991:226 [ref. 20099]. Species illustrated and described in more detail in Steindachner & Kolombatovic 1884:1198 [p. 6 of separate] Pl. 2 (fig. 2) [ref. 18745]. •Valid as Blennius dalmatinus Steindachner & Kolombatović 1883 -- (Bath 1973:521 [ref. 7212], Almeida et al. 1980:239 [ref. 41008]). •Valid as Lipophrys dalmatinus (Steindachner & Kolombatović 1883) -- (Zander in Whitehead et al. 1986:1102 [ref. 13677], Wirtz & Bath 1989:26 [ref. 9298], Bath 1996:91 [ref. 22687], Gharred et al. 1998:102 [ref. 23486], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:123 [ref. 26753], Almada et al. 2005:289 [ref. 28398], Fricke et al. 2007:98 [ref. 29533], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:58 [ref. 36649]). •Valid as Microlipophrys dalmatinus (Steindachner & Kolombatović 1883) -- (Almada et al. 2005:289 [ref. 28398], Patzner et al. 2009:457 [ref. 30396], Levy et al. 2011:410 [ref. 31177], Tiralongo et al. 2015:98 [ref. 35855], Artüz & Fricke 2019:558 [ref. 36612], Carneiro et al. 2019:209 [ref. 37250], Kovačić et al. 2020:32 [ref. 37519], Kovačić et al. 2021:57 [ref. 39014]). Current status: Valid as Microlipophrys dalmatinus (Steindachner & Kolombatović 1883). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea; Sea of Marmara; eastern Atlantic: southern Portugal. Habitat: marine.

dama, Blennius Hemprich [F. W.] & Ehrenberg [C. G.] 1899:9, Pl. 9 (fig. 3) [Symbolae physicae; ref. 4977] Not available, name published in synonymy of Salarias flaviumbrinus Rüppell 1830. •In genus Istiblennius -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:55 [ref. 4145]). Nomen Nudum. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

dama, Salarias Valenciennes [A.] (ex Ehrenberg) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:336 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Red Sea. Syntypes: ZMB 1958 (3). Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:36 [ref. 20734]. Perhaps validates Blennius dama Hemprich & Ehrenberg 1899 that was a name in synonymy. •Synonym of Istiblennius flaviumbrinus (Rüppell 1830) -- (Dor 1984:230 [ref. 29757], Springer & Williams 1994:158 [ref. 21878], Williams & Springer 2022:361 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius flaviumbrinus (Rüppell 1830). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

darwini, Graviceps Whitley [G. P.] 1958:47 [Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales v. for 1956-57; ref. 4728] Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Holotype (unique): AMS IA.4298. •Valid as Omobranchus darwini (Whitley 1958) -- (Springer 1972:13 [ref. 4178]). •Synonym of Omobranchus lineolatus (Kner 1868) -- (Springer & Gomon 1975:45 [ref. 6083], Hoese & Bray 2006:1557 [ref. 29000], Larson et al. 2013:180 [ref. 32988]). Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus lineolatus (Kner 1868). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

dasson, Aspidontus Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.] 1902:456, Fig. 8 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 25 (no. 1293); ref. 2516] Wakanoura, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, Inland Sea. Holotype: CAS-SU 7070. Paratypes: USNM 50300 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:92 [ref. 12291], Springer et al. 1991:7 [ref. 18888]. •Synonym of Omobranchus japonicus (Bleeker 1869) -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:33 [ref. 7348]). •Synonym of Omobranchus punctatus (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Springer 1972:13 [ref. 4178], Springer & Gomon 1975:53 [ref. 6083], Smith-Vaniz 1976:148 [ref. 4144], Lasso-Alcalá et al. 2011:572 [ref. 31520], Kottelat 2013:384 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus punctatus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

dayi, Salarias Whitley [G. P.] 1929:136 [Records of the Australian Museum v. 17 (no. 3); ref. 4665] Andaman Islands. No types known. Syntypes: AMS B.7497 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris et al. 2000:294 [ref. 25110]. Replacement name for Salarias alboguttatus Day 1876, preoccupied by Salarias alboguttatus Kner 1867. •Valid as Praealticus dayi (Whitley 1929) -- (Bath 1992:240 [ref. 20223], Patzner et al. 2009:460 [ref. 30396]). Replacement Name. Current status: Valid as Praealticus dayi (Whitley 1929). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: Andaman Islands. Habitat: marine.

dealmeida, Omobranchus Smith [J. L. B.] 1949:104 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 12) v. 2 (no. 14) (art. 13); ref. 4077] Delagoa Bay, Mozambique, western Indian Ocean. Syntypes: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 232 (2, now 1). •Synonym of Omobranchus kranjiensis (Herre 1940) -- (Springer 1972:13 [ref. 4178]). •Synonym of Omobranchus ferox (Herre 1927) -- (Springer 1986:751 [ref. 5719], Kottelat 2013:384 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus ferox (Herre 1927). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

deani, Salarias Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1905:799, Fig. 17 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 28 (no. 1407); ref. 2495] Negros, Philippines. Holotype (unique): USNM 51950. Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:7 [ref. 18888]. •Synonym of Blenniella bilitonensis (Bleeker 1858) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:43 [ref. 21878]). Current status: Synonym of Blenniella bilitonensis (Bleeker 1858). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

decipiens, Salarias De Vis [C. W.] 1884:694 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 3); ref. 17383] Cardwell Island, Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): QM I.1352. •Synonym of Omobranchus punctatus (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Springer 1972:13 [ref. 4178], Springer & Gomon 1975:53 [ref. 6083], Hoese & Bray 2006:1557 [ref. 29000], Kottelat 2013:384 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus punctatus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

decoratus, Entomacrodus Poey [F.] 1868:398 [Repertorio Fisico-Natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3505] Cuba. No types known. •Synonym of Entomacrodus nigricans Gill 1859 -- (Springer 1967:126 [ref. 18947]). Current status: Synonym of Entomacrodus nigricans Gill 1859. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

decussatus, Salarias Bleeker [P.] 1858:230 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 15 (no. 1); ref. 363] Western Belitung [Biliton] Island and Sangi [Sungihe] Island, Indonesia. Lectotype: RMNH 4778 (128 mm TL). Paralectotypes: RMNH 4778 (3 of 4). Lectotype selected by Springer 1967:41 [ref. 18947]. •Valid as Entomacrodus decussatus (Bleeker 1858) -- (Springer 1967:37 [ref. 18947], Springer 1972:10 [ref. 7647], Yu & Chung 1975:7 [ref. 41103], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:299 [ref. 6441], Shen et al. 1986:34 [ref. 13821], Allen & Swainston 1988:130 [ref. 25477], Randall et al. 1990:382 [ref. 15987], Allen 1997:208 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:382 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:225 [ref. 23965], Springer in Randall & Lim 2000:633 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1099 [ref. 25182], Allen 2000:117 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:41 [ref. 25847], Springer 2001:3544 [ref. 26290], Nakabo 2002:1099 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:54 [ref. 26830], Myers & Donaldson 2003:640 [ref. 27495] dated 1857, Randall et al. 2004:25 [ref. 27624], Adrim et al. 2004:125 [ref. 27715], Randall 2005:492 [ref. 28239], Hoese & Bray 2006:1550 [ref. 29000], Patzner et al. 2009:454 [ref. 30396], Allen & Erdmann 2012:822 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:150 [ref. 33932], Murase in Motomura et al. 2021:64 [ref. 38121]). Current status: Valid as Entomacrodus decussatus (Bleeker 1858). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: eastern Malaya (Malaysia) and Indonesia east to Mariana Islands, Tonga and Samoa, north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan), south to Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

delicatulus, Glyptoparus Smith [J. L. B.] 1959:249, Pl. 16 (fig. 3) [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 14; ref. 4123] Malindi, Kenya, western Indian Ocean. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 257. Paratypes: not researched. •Valid as Glyptoparus delicatulus Smith 1959 -- (Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:298 [ref. 6441], Winterbottom et al. 1989:61 [ref. 13251], Randall et al. 1997:523 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:226 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:481 [ref. 24106], Springer in Randall & Lim 2000:633 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1105 [ref. 25182], Hutchins 2001:41 [ref. 25847], Springer 2001:3545 [ref. 26290], Nakabo 2002:1105 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:54 [ref. 26830], Myers & Donaldson 2003:640 [ref. 27495], Randall et al. 2004:25 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:494 [ref. 28239], Hoese & Bray 2006:1551 [ref. 29000], Patzner et al. 2009:454 [ref. 30396], Allen & Erdmann 2012:825 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:150 [ref. 33932], Koeda et al. 2016:85 [ref. 35333], Fricke et al. 2018:311 [ref. 35805], Bourjon & Fricke 2020:260 [ref. 37438], Williams & Springer 2022:357 [ref. 39951], Anto et al. 2024:3 [ref. 40874]). Current status: Valid as Glyptoparus delicatulus Smith 1959. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa (Mozambique, Kenya), Seychelles, Madagascar, western Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius) and Lakshadweep (India) east to Pohnpei (Micronesia) and Austral Islands (French Polynesia), north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan) and Ogasawara Islands (Japan), south to Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

deloachi, Adelotremus Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] 2017:180, Figs. 1-4 [Zootaxa 4258 (no. 2); ref. 35282] Off Seraya, Bali, Indonesia, ca. 8°17'20"S, 115°36'26"E, depth 17 meters. Holotype: ZMB 23004. Paratypes: USNM, ZMB. Museum is given correctly in acknowledgments as MZB, but as ZMA in text (Smith-Vaniz 2017:180 [ref. 35282]). •Valid as Adelotremus deloachi Smith-Vaniz 2017. Current status: Valid as Adelotremus deloachi Smith-Vaniz 2017. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Bali and Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

dentex, Ecsenius Springer [V. G.] 1988:69, Pl. 8 (fig. 4); Fig. 35d [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 465; ref. 6804] Reef near road at Marsa Muqabila, northwestern coast of Gulf of Aqaba, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, Red Sea, depth to 4.1 meters. Holotype: USNM 276351. Paratypes: BPBM 13394 (2), 29663 (5, now 4); HUI E63/33 (2), E63/36 (3), 3531 (1), F-3542 (1), F-3551 (3), F-3553 (3); F-4376 (6); F-4384 (1); ROM 43606 (4); SMF 5119 (1); USNM 200602 (4, 1 c&s), 201754 (3), 204567 (62, not 61), 204568 (20), 204570-71 (36, 39), 276352 (9) Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:7 [ref. 18888]. •Valid as Ecsenius dentex Springer 1988 -- (Goren & Dor 1994:59 [ref. 25356], Springer & Randall 1999:45 [ref. 24274], Patzner et al. 2009:452 [ref. 30396], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[16] 254 [ref. 36492], Golani & Fricke 2018:138 [ref. 36273], Allen et al. 2019:76 [ref. 36633], Esmaeili et al. 2022:12 [21] [ref. 39526], Williams & Springer 2022:349 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Valid as Ecsenius dentex Springer 1988. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Northern Red Sea: Gulf of Aqaba endemic. Habitat: marine.

descendens, Blennius Poey [F.] 2000:590, Pl. 324 (fig. 4) [Ictiologia Cubana. Posthumous transcription of original unpublished manuscript (1884) by M. Sánchez Roig and F. Gómez de la Maza v. 1-3; ref. 26366] Not available; not explicitly proposed as new [see Art. 16.1 of the Code]. Posthumous publication. Figured specimen listed as type. Blenniidae.

dialloi, Parablennius Bath [H.] 1990:42, Figs. 37-42, 16d [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 70 (nos 1/3) [1989]; ref. 14132] Ponte Senti, Joal, Senegal. Holotype: MNHN 1987-2109. Paratypes: Bath coll. (1), IFAN 55-2904 (13), MNHN 1987-2110 (1), SMF 18009 (2), SMNS 13116-18 (2, 1, 1), 13120-21 (1, 1); USNM 291683 (1). Type catalog: Fricke 1995:5 [ref. 28100], Fricke 2005:17 [ref. 29864] •Valid as Parablennius dialloi Bath 1990 -- (Patzner et al. 2009:458 [ref. 30396], Williams & Springer in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2805 [ref. 34618], Fermon et al. 2022:275 [ref. 39448] possible). Current status: Valid as Parablennius dialloi Bath 1990. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Senegal south to Angola, including Cape Verde Islands. Habitat: marine.

digueti, Hypsoblennius Chabanaud [P.] 1943:392 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 15 (no. 6); ref. 13169] Gulf of California, Mexico. Holotype: MNHN 1901-0275. Paratypes: MNHN 1901-0276 to 0279 (1, 1, 1, 1), 1942-0027 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:20-21 [ref. 20734]. •Synonym of Hypsoblennius gentilis (Girard 1854) -- (Bath 1996:90 [ref. 22687]), Current status: Synonym of Hypsoblennius gentilis (Girard 1854). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

dilemma, Ecsenius Springer [V. G.] 1988:88, Pl. 11 (figs. 2-4); Fig. 46 [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 465; ref. 6804] Sombrero Island, Batangas Province, Philippines, depth 0-10 meters. Holotype: USNM 231319. Paratypes: AMS I.21908-021 (2), I.21915-045 (2), I.21918-003 (2), I.21918-004 (1); BPBM 26848 (1), 28481 (1); USNM 220973-74 (6, 3), 225052-53 (2, 10), 228919 (1). Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:7 [ref. 18888]. •Valid as Ecsenius dilemma Springer 1988 -- (Myers 1999:224 [ref. 23965] as dilema, Springer & Randall 1999:44 [ref. 24274], Springer 2001:3544 [ref. 26290], Patzner et al. 2009:452 [ref. 30396], Allen & Erdmann 2012:813 [ref. 31980]). Current status: Valid as Ecsenius dilemma Springer 1988. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines. Habitat: marine.

diproktopterus, Salarias Bleeker [P.] 1857:69 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 13 (no. 1); ref. 16866] Kajeli, Buru Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 4468. •Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:103 [ref. 21878], Kottelat 2013:382 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

dispar, Lupinoblennius Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1942:303 [19] [Stanford University Publications, University Series, Biological Sciences v. 7 (no. 2); ref. 2135] English Harbor, Antigua Island, West Indies. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 37288. Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:93 [ref. 12291]. On p. 19 of separate. •Valid as Lupinoblennius dispar Herre 1942 -- (Dawson 1970 [ref. 21120], Greenfield & Johnson 1981:70 [ref. 5580], Robins & Ray 1986:228 [ref. 23100], Cervigón 1994:126 [ref. 24488], Greenfield & Thomerson 1997:220 [ref. 22947], Aguilera 1998:52 [ref. 24221] as cf. dispar). •Synonym of Lupinoblennius vinctus (Poey 1867) -- (Bath 1996:91 [ref. 22687], Greenfield & Thomerson 1997:footnote on 221 [ref. 22947], Sazima & Carvalho-Filho 2003:175 [ref. 26880]). Current status: Synonym of Lupinoblennius vinctus (Poey 1867). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: brackish, marine.

dispar, Petroscirtes Fowler [H. W.] 1937:258, Fig. 287 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 89; ref. 1425] Bangkok, Thailand. Holotype (unique): ANSP 68255. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:28 [ref. 13621]. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Petroscirtes dispar Günther 1861. •Synonym of Omobranchus elongatus (Peters 1855) -- (Springer & Gomon 1975:28 [ref. 6083], Kottelat 2013:383 [ref. 32989]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus elongatus (Peters 1855). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

dispar, Petroscirtes Günther [A.] 1861:232 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] Amoy, China. Lectotype: BMNH 1860.7.20.99. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1860.7.20.100 (1). Lectotype selected by Springer & Gomon 1975:57 [ref. 6083]. •Synonym of Omobranchus punctatus (Valenciennes 1836) and Omobranchus fasciolatoceps (Richardson 1846) -- (Springer 1972:13 [ref. 4178]). •Synonym of Omobranchus punctatus (Valenciennes 1836) after lectotype selection -- (Springer & Gomon 1975:53 [ref. 6083], Smith-Vaniz 1976:148 [ref. 4144], Kottelat 2013:384 [ref. 32989], Sharafiniya et al. 2021:64 [ref. 38544]). Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus punctatus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

ditrema, Meiacanthus (Allomeiacanthus) Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] 1976:87, Figs. 41, 135-136 [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 19; ref. 4144] Small bay in Ngarahelngael Pass, 7°19'13"N, 134°29'28"E, Auluptagel Island, Palau Islands, western Pacific, depth 0-18 meters. Holotype: USNM 205293. Paratypes: AMS I.18232-1 (5); ANSP 128341 (1), 128490 (3), 128491 (2, c&s); BPBM 7453 (4), 7456 (2); 18852 (2); CAS 28921-22 (1, 2); USNM 195706 (2, 1 c&s), 205294 (12). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:28 [ref. 13621], Springer et al. 1991:7 [ref. 18888]. •Valid as Meiacanthus ditrema Smith-Vaniz 1976 -- (Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:297 [ref. 6441], Smith-Vaniz 1987:9 [ref. 6404], Randall et al. 1990:368 [ref. 15987], Allen 1997:210 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:368 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:218 [ref. 23965], Nakabo 2000:1116 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:395 [ref. 25191], Hutchins 2001:41 [ref. 25847], Smith-Vaniz et al. 2001:30 [ref. 26213], Springer 2001:3545 [ref. 26290], Nakabo 2002:1116 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:55 [ref. 26830], Randall et al. 2004:25 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:496 [ref. 28239], Hoese & Bray 2006:1554 [ref. 29000], Patzner et al. 2009:456 [ref. 30396], Motomura et al. 2010:194 [ref. 31256], Smith-Vaniz & Allen 2011:56 [ref. 31543], Allen & Erdmann 2012:790 [ref. 31980]). Current status: Valid as Meiacanthus ditrema Smith-Vaniz 1976. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Western and central Pacific: East Indian region to Tonga and Samoa, Australia north to Ryukyu Islands. Habitat: marine.

doliatus, Salarias Sauvage [H.-E.] 1880:217 [7] [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 4; ref. 19970] Atlantic [in error, possibly New Guinea]. Holotype: MNHN 0000-2548. Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:27 [ref. 20734]. On p. 7 of separate. •Synonym of Istiblennius dussumieri (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Bath 1986:356 [ref. 6217], Springer & Williams 1994:131 [ref. 21878], Williams & Springer 2022:360 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius dussumieri (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

duperreyi, Dasson Whitley [G. P.] 1945:31 [Australian Zoologist v. 11 (pt 1); ref. 4707] Shark Bay, Western Australia. Holotype: WAM P.2152-001. Paratypes: AMS IB.323-325 (3), IB.347 (1), WAM P.2153-001 (1). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:36 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:39 [ref. 30117]. •Synonym of Petroscirtes breviceps (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:38 [ref. 4144], Hoese & Bray 2006:1561 [ref. 29000]). Current status: Synonym of Petroscirtes breviceps (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

dussumieri, Blennechis Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:282 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Réunion, western Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-2084. Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:7 [ref. 20734]. •Valid as Aspidontus dussumieri (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:63 [ref. 4144], Dor 1984:222 [ref. 29757], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:297 [ref. 6441], Fukao 1985:88 [ref. 21281], Springer 1986:744 [ref. 5719], Allen & Swainston 1988:128 [ref. 25477], Randall et al. 1990:367 [ref. 15987], Kuiter 1993:340 [ref. 23929], Goren & Dor 1994:59 [ref. 25356], Allen 1997:206 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:332 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:367 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:218 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:471 [ref. 24106], Springer in Randall & Lim 2000:632 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1117 [ref. 25182], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:225 [ref. 25480], Hutchins 2001:41 [ref. 25847], Springer 2001:3543 [ref. 26290], Nakabo 2002:1117 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:53 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S117 [ref. 27377], Myers & Donaldson 2003:639 [ref. 27495], Randall et al. 2004:24 [ref. 27624], Heemstra et al. 2004:3327 [ref. 27945], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:382 [ref. 28072], Randall 2005:481 [ref. 28239], Hoese & Bray 2006:1542 [ref. 29000], Shao et al. 2008:259 [ref. 29952], Fricke et al. 2009:94 [ref. 30213], Patzner et al. 2009:450 [ref. 30396], Motomura et al. 2010:190 [ref. 31256], Murase et al. 2011:70 [ref. 32403], Allen & Erdmann 2012:787 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:147 [ref. 33932], Fricke et al. 2018:307 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:137 [ref. 36273], Zajonz et al. 2019:94 [ref. 36871], Esmaeili et al. 2022:9 [18] [ref. 39526], Williams & Springer 2022:336 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Valid as Aspidontus dussumieri (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Socotra (Yemen), Seychelles, Aldabra (Seychelles), Comoros, Madagascar, Saint Brandon's Shoals (Cargados Carajos) and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Society Islands and Tuamotu Archipelago (French Polynesia), north to southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands (Japan), south to Western Australia, northern New South Wales (Australia) and Tonga. Habitat: marine.

dussumieri, Salarias Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:310 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Malabar [Malabar region, India, Arabian Sea]. Lectotype: MNHN A-1740 (smaller spec., 68 mm SL). Paralectotypes: MNHN A-1740 (1, 77 mm SL). Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:27 [ref. 20734]. Lectotype selected by Springer & Williams 1994:137 [ref. 21878]. Salarias forsteri and Salarias dussumieri were published simultaneously; Springer & Williams 1994:121 [ref. 21878] act as first revisers, selecting dussumieri over forsteri. •Valid as Istiblennius dussumieri (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Springer 1986:748 [ref. 5719], Bath 1986:356 [ref. 6217], Shen et al. 1986:40 [ref. 13821], Randall et al. 1990:384 [ref. 15987], Krishnan & Mishra 1993:232 [ref. 24016], Francis 1993:166 [ref. 25479], Springer & Williams 1994:131 [ref. 21878], Poll & Gosse 1995:119 [ref. 24781], Randall et al. 1997:384 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:226 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:482 [ref. 24106], Springer in Randall & Lim 2000:633 [ref. 25122], Lee et al. 2000:20 [ref. 25175], Allen 2000:117 [ref. 25868], Springer 2001:3545 [ref. 26290], Allen & Adrim 2003:54 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S117 [ref. 27377], Heemstra et al. 2004:3327 [ref. 27945], Randall 2005:495 [ref. 28239], Hoese & Bray 2006:1551 [ref. 29000], Fricke et al. 2009:96 [ref. 30213], Imamura in Imamura & Satapoomin 2009:249 [ref. 31162], Patzner et al. 2009:455 [ref. 30396], Motomura et al. 2010:193 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:826 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:150 [ref. 33932], Kwun et al. 2017:142 [ref. 37287], Fricke et al. 2018:312 [ref. 35805], Arndt & Fricke 2019:13 [ref. 36883]. Zajonz et al. 2019:93 [ref. 36871], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 15 [ref. 38321], Akash et al. 2021:6 [ref. 38095], Fuad et al. 2020:[2] [ref. 38755], Murase in Motomura et al. 2021:64 [ref. 38121], Williams & Springer 2022:360 [ref. 39951], Fricke et al. 2024:68 [ref. 41255]). Current status: Valid as Istiblennius dussumieri (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Socotra (Yemen), Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Society Islands (French Polynesia), north to southern Japan, south to New South Wales (Australia), Lord Howe Island (Australia) and Norfolk Island (Australia). Habitat: brackish, marine.

economidisi, Salaria Kottelat [M.] 2004:122, Figs. 1-2 [Revue Suisse de Zoologie v. 111 (no. 1); ref. 27669] Lake Trichonis east of Panetolio, 38°35'28.1"N, 21°27'51.2"E, Greece. Holotype: MHNG 2641.89. Paratypes: CMK 13428 (5), 16968 (158); MHNG 2641.90 (1) •Valid as Salaria economidisi Kottelat 2004 -- (Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:546 [ref. 29996], Patzner et al. 2009:460 [ref. 30396], Doadrio et al. 2012:153 [ref. 31858], Barbieri et al. 2015:105 [ref. 35029], Wagner et al. 2021:[4] [ref. 38545]). •Valid as Ichthyocoris economidisi (Kottelat 2004) -- (Duquenne-Delobel et al. 2022:37 [ref. 39186]). •Valid as Salariopsis economidisi (Kottelat 2004) -- (Vecchioni et al. 2022:7 [ref. 38979], Vecchioni et al. 2022:99 [ref. 39372], Yoğurtçuoğlu et al. 90 [ref. 40277]). Current status: Valid as Salariopsis economidisi (Kottelat 2004). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Southeastern Europe: Lake Trichonis (Greece). Habitat: freshwater.

edentulus, Blennius Forster [J. R.] & Schneider [J. G.] in Bloch & Schneider 1801:172 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Tahiti, Society Islands [originally from Huahine, Society Islands]. Neotype: USNM 292529. Name attributable to Forster & Schneider, description taken from Forster manuscript (reproduced in Lichtenstein 1844:231-232 [ref. 17531]). Based on Forster painting, folio 182, at BMNH. Neotype designated by Springer & Williams 1994:120 [ref. 21878]. Freshwater record from Philippines (Leyet, pers. comm) cited by Kottelat (2013). •Valid as Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801) -- (Dor 1984:230 [ref. 29757], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:300 [ref. 6441], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984: [ref. 6441], Fukao 1985:104 [ref. 21281], Springer 1986:748 [ref. 5719], Shen et al. 1986:38 [ref. 13821], Allen & Swainston 1988:130 [ref. 25477] as edentululus, Winterbottom et al. 1989:61 [ref. 13251], Randall et al. 1990:384 [ref. 15987], Bath & Patzner 1991:49 [ref. 19212], Krishnan & Mishra 1993:232 [ref. 24016], Francis 1993:166 [ref. 25479], Springer & Williams 1994:103 [ref. 21878], Goren & Dor 1994:60 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:317 [ref. 22896], Allen 1997:208 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:326 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:384 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:226 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:482 [ref. 24106], Johnson 1999:746 [ref. 25471], Randall 1999:25 [ref. 25829], Allen 2000:92 [ref. 37268], Springer in Randall & Lim 2000:633 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1101 [ref. 25182] with authors as Schneider & Forster, Randall & Earle 2000:19 [ref. 25806], Hutchins 2001:41 [ref. 25847], Springer 2001:3545 [ref. 26290] with author as Schneider, Nakabo 2002:1101 [ref. 26193] with authors as Schneider & Forster, Allen & Adrim 2003:54 [ref. 26830] with author as Forster, Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S117 [ref. 27377], Myers & Donaldson 2003:640 [ref. 27495], Lobel & Lobel 2004:75 [ref. 27576] with author as Bloch & Schneider, Randall et al. 2004:25 [ref. 27624] with author as Forster, Adrim et al. 2004:125 [ref. 27715] with author as Schneider, Heemstra et al. 2004:3327 [ref. 27945], Randall 2005:495 [ref. 28239], Hoese & Bray 2006:1552 [ref. 29000] with authorship as Bloch & Schneider, Randall 2007:383 [ref. 30952], Fricke et al. 2009:96 [ref. 30213], Ghanbarifardi & Malek 2009:[4] 498 [ref. 37937], Imamura in Imamura & Satapoomin 2009:249 [ref. 31162], Patzner et al. 2009:455 [ref. 30396], Motomura et al. 2010:193 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:827 [ref. 31980], Biswas et al. 2012:110 [ref. 41578], Fricke et al. 2013:269 [ref. 32706], Kottelat 2013:382 [ref. 32989], Fricke et al. 2014:150 [ref. 33932], Attaran-Farimani et al. 2016:176 [ref. 34175], Koeda et al. 2016:85 [ref. 35333], Fricke et al. 2018:312 [ref. 35805] with authorship as Schneider [ex Forster], Golani & Fricke 2018:140 [ref. 36273], Mehraban & Esmaeili 2018:197 [ref. 36242], Arndt & Fricke 2019:13 [ref. 36883], Eagderi et al. 2019:41 [ref. 37020], Fricke et al. 2019:258 [ref. 36673], Hoschke et al. 2019:159 [ref. 36626], Kim et al. 2020:165 [ref. 39118], Sharafiniya et al. 2021:70 [ref. 38544], Esmaeili et al. 2022:15 [24] [ref. 39526], Mochizuki et al. 2022:23 [ref. 39612], Williams & Springer 2022:360 [ref. 39951], Fricke et al. 2024:68 [ref. 41255], Noushad K. et al. 2024:46 [ref. 40947] as edentulous). Current status: Valid as Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Persian Gulf, Socotra (Yemen), Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Wake Atoll and Pitcairn, north to Korea, southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands (Japan), south to Rottnest Island (Western Australia), New South Wales (Australia), Lord Howe Island (Australia) and Rapa (French Polynesia). IUCN (2014): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

edmondsoni, Enchelyurus Fowler [H. W.] 1923:389 [Occasional Papers of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History v. 8 (no. 7); ref. 1398] Honomuni, Molokai Island, Hawaiian Islands. Holotype (unique): BPBM 3401. •Synonym of Enchelyurus brunneolus (Jenkins 1903) -- (Springer 1972:6 [ref. 4178], Mundy 2005:463 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:377 [ref. 30952]). Current status: Synonym of Enchelyurus brunneolus (Jenkins 1903). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

edwardsii, Blennius Walbaum [J. J.] 1792:187 [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] No locality stated. Blenniidae. Habitat: marine.

elatus, Petroscirtes Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.] 1902:452, Fig. 5 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 25 (no. 1293); ref. 2516] Ishigaki Island, Yaeyama Islands, southern Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 7071. Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:93 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Petroscirtes mitratus Rüppell 1830 -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:32 [ref. 4144]). Current status: Synonym of Petroscirtes mitratus Rüppell 1830. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

elegans, Petroscirtes Steindachner [F.] 1876:217 [169] [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 74 (1. Abth.); ref. 4225] Nagasaki, Japan. Syntypes: (several) NMW 76203 (2). On p. 169 of separate. •Valid as Omobranchus elegans (Steindachner 1876) -- (Springer 1972:14 [ref. 4178], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:33 [ref. 7348], Springer & Gomon 1975:26 [ref. 6083], Smith-Vaniz 1976:148 [ref. 4144], Springer 1981:700 [ref. 8545], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:296 [ref. 6441], Fukao 1985:86 [ref. 21281], Cheng & Zhou 1997:325 [ref. 26385], Nakabo 2000:1113 [ref. 25182], Shimizu 2001:36 [ref. 25799], Nakabo 2002:1113 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:388, 650 [ref. 26218], Patzner et al. 2009:457 [ref. 30396], Kwun et al. 2017:142 [ref. 37287], Kim et al. 2020:165 [ref. 39118], Sonoyama et al. 2020:99 [ref. 37637]). Current status: Valid as Omobranchus elegans (Steindachner 1876). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: East China Sea to Korea and central Japan. Habitat: marine.

ellipes, Blennius Jordan [D. S.] & Starks [E. C.] 1906:702, Fig. 9 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 30 (no. 1462); ref. 10666] Tanegashima, Japan. Holotype: CAS-SU 9361 [not USNM 53272]. Paratypes: CAS-SU 9778 (14); USNM 53272 (11), 61164 (4). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:92 [ref. 12291], Springer et al. 1991:7 [ref. 18888]. Type information: Springer & Eschmeyer 1974:567 [ref. 21415]. •Valid as Rhabdoblennius ellipes (Jordan & Starks 1906) -- (Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:298 [ref. 6441], Fukao 1985:114 [ref. 21281], Shen et al. 1986:23 [ref. 13821], Randall et al. 1990:386 [ref. 15987], Randall et al. 1997:386 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:228 [ref. 23965], Randall 1999:26 [ref. 25829], Springer in Randall & Lim 2000:634 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1104 [ref. 25182] as Rhadoblennius, Randall & Earle 2000:19 [ref. 25806], Nakabo 2002:1104 [ref. 26193] as Rhadoblennius, Myers & Donaldson 2003:640 [ref. 27495], Lobel & Lobel 2004:75 [ref. 27576], Randall et al. 2004:25 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:502 [ref. 28239]). •Synonym of Rhabdoblennius nitidus (Günther 1861) -- (Bath 2004:12 [ref. 28017]). Current status: Synonym of Rhabdoblennius nitidus (Günther 1861). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

elongatus, Blennius Cadenat [J.] 1951:272 [Initiations Africaines. III. Poissons de mer du Sénégal; ref. 12676] Senegal. No types known. •Synonym of Lipophrys velifer (Norman 1935) -- (Bath 1990:908 [ref. 19373], Bath & Wirtz 1992:272 [ref. 19831], Bath 1996:91 [ref. 22687]). •Synonym of Microlipophrys velifer (Norman 1935). Current status: Synonym of Microlipophrys velifer (Norman 1935). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

elongatus, Petroscirtes Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1855:440 [Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1855; ref. 3449] Mozambique, western Indian Ocean. Syntypes: ZMB 1940 (2). Also described as new in Peters 1855:249 [ref. 13448]. •Valid as Omobranchus elongatus (Peters 1855) -- (Springer 1972:14 [ref. 4178], Smith-Vaniz 1976:148 [ref. 4144], Springer 1981:700 [ref. 8545], Springer 1986:750 [ref. 5719], Winterbottom et al. 1989:61 [ref. 13251], Aizawa & Senou 1992:2 [ref. 24315], Kottelat et al. 1993:129 [ref. 23448], Randall 1995:319 [ref. 22896], Anderson et al. 1998:26 [ref. 23611], Fricke 1999:487 [ref. 24106], Springer in Randall & Lim 2000:633 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1113 [ref. 25182], Sakai et al. 2001:105 [ref. 25693], Springer 2001:3545 [ref. 26290], Nakabo 2002:1113 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:55 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S117 [ref. 27377], Hoese & Bray 2006:1556 [ref. 29000], Imamura in Imamura & Satapoomin 2009:250 [ref. 31162], Patzner et al. 2009:457 [ref. 30396], Lasso-Alcalá et al. 2011:575 [ref. 31520], Allen & Erdmann 2012:784 [ref. 31980], Kottelat 2013:383 [ref. 32989], Fricke et al. 2018:313 [ref. 35805], Arndt & Fricke 2019:13 [ref. 36883], Esmaeili et al. 2022:19 [28] [ref. 39526], Williams & Springer 2022:369 [ref. 39951], Fricke et al. 2024:68 [ref. 41255]). Current status: Valid as Omobranchus elongatus (Peters 1855). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa (Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya), Oman, Seychelles, Madagascar and western Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius) east to Fiji, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia. Invasive in Guam and Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.). Habitat: brackish, marine.

emarginatus, Blennius Günther [A.] 1861:224 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] No locality. Syntypes: (5) BMNH 1846.9.11.82 (1), 1846.9.11.85 (1). Type locality is Pakistan according to Randall 1995:323 [ref. 22896]. •Valid as Scartella emarginata (Günther 1861) -- (Springer 1986:754 [ref. 5719], Shen et al. 1986:6 [ref. 13821], Krishnan & Mishra 1993:232 [ref. 24016], Randall 1995:323 [ref. 22896], Bath 1996:92 [ref. 22687], Nakabo 2000:1091 [ref. 25182], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:233 [ref. 25480], Nakabo 2002:1091 [ref. 26193], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S117 [ref. 27377], Rangel & Mendes 2009:52 [ref. 30055], Patzner et al. 2009:461 [ref. 30396], Mehraban & Esmaeili 2018:204 [ref. 36242], Araujo et al. 2019:[2] 55 [ref. 37808], Zajonz et al. 2019:93 [ref. 36871] as cf. emarginata, Mochizuki et al. 2021:4 [ref. 38772], Sharafiniya et al. 2021:73 [ref. 38544], Esmaeili et al. 2022:24 [33] [ref. 39526], Williams & Springer 2022:382 [ref. 39951], Luo et al. 2024:8 [ref. 41630]). Current status: Valid as Scartella emarginata (Günther 1861). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Southeastern Atlantic: southern Angola; Indo-West Pacific: South Africa and Gulf of Oman east to Indonesia, north to Sea of Japan (Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan) and Pacific coast of Kanagawa Prefecture (Japan). Habitat: marine.

enosimae, Scartichthys Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.] 1902:460, Fig. 9 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 25 (no. 1293); ref. 2516] Misaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan; Enoshima, Japan. Holotype: CAS-SU 7068. Paratypes: USNM 50297 (2, not 1). Additional material: CAS-SU 7105 (3). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:94 [ref. 12291], Springer et al. 1991:7 [ref. 18888]. Types: Shinohara & Williams 2006:562[ref. 31656]. •Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:103 [ref. 21878], Kottelat 2013:383 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Istiblennius enosimae (Jordan & Snyder 1902) -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:31 [ref. 7348], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:299 [ref. 6441], Nakabo 2000:1101 [ref. 25182], Nakabo 2002:1101 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:387, 650 [ref. 26218], Motomura et al. 2010:193 [ref. 31256], Motomura et al. 2015:28 [ref. 34709], Kwun et al. 2017:142 [ref. 37287], Sonoyama et al. 2020:99 [ref. 37637]). Current status: Valid as Istiblennius enosimae (Jordan & Snyder 1902). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Russia, Korea, Japan. Habitat: marine.

epalzeocheilos, Salarias Bleeker [P.] 1859:344 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 19; ref. 368] Karangbollong [Karang-Bollong Bay, on northeastern tip of Nusa Kambangan Island, 4.5 kilometers southeast to Cilacap, Jawa Tengah Province, Java, Indonesia, eastern Indian Ocean, ca. 7°45'34''S, 109°02'32''E]. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Valid as Entomacrodus epalzeocheilos (Bleeker 1859) -- (Springer 1967:61 [ref. 18947], Springer 1972:10 [ref. 7647] as epalzeocheilus, Yu & Chung 1975:8 [ref. 41103] as epalzeocheilus, Springer 1986:746 [ref. 5719] as epalzeocheilus, Shen et al. 1986:30 [ref. 13821] as epalzeocheilus, Goren & Dor 1994:59 [ref. 25356] as epalzeocheilus, Fricke 1999:479 [ref. 24106], Allen 2000:92 [ref. 37268] as epalzeocheilus, Springer in Randall & Lim 2000:633 [ref. 25122], Springer 2001:3544 [ref. 26290] as epalzeocheilus, Allen & Adrim 2003:54 [ref. 26830] as epalzeocheilus, Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S117 [ref. 27377] as epalzeocheilus, Randall et al. 2004:25 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:492 [ref. 28239], Fricke et al. 2009:95 [ref. 30213], Patzner et al. 2009:454 [ref. 30396], Williams & Bogorodsky 2010:64 [ref. 30822], Allen & Erdmann 2012:822 [ref. 31980], Duffy & Ahyong 2015:117 [ref. 36167], Fricke et al. 2018:310 [ref. 35805], Arndt & Fricke 2019:12 [ref. 36883], Williams & Springer 2022:354 [ref. 39951], Fricke et al. 2024:67 [ref. 41255]). Current status: Valid as Entomacrodus epalzeocheilos (Bleeker 1859). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and western Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius) east to Easter Island (Chile), north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan) and Ogasawara Islands (Japan), south to Kermadec Islands and Tonga. Habitat: marine.

eques, Salarias Steindachner [F.] 1898:307, Pl. 19 (figs. 5-5a) [Zoologische Jahrbücher, Jena, Supplementband v. 4; ref. 4238] Cavancha at Iquique, Chile. Holotype (unique): ZMB 15658. •Synonym of Scartichthys gigas (Steindachner 1876) -- (Williams 1990:24 [ref. 13549]). Current status: Synonym of Scartichthys gigas (Steindachner 1876). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

erdmanni, Meiacanthus Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] & Allen [G. R.] 2011:47, Figs. 12-13 [Zootaxa No. 3046; ref. 31543] Cenderawasih Bay, patch reef north of Tridacna Atoll, 2°25.830'S, 134°54.409'E, West Papua Province, Indonesia, depth 65 meters. Holotype (unique): MZB 20023. •Valid as Meiacanthus erdmanni Smith-Vaniz & Allen 2011 -- (Allen & Erdmann 2012:790 [ref. 31980], Allen et al. 2024:1315 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Meiacanthus erdmanni Smith-Vaniz & Allen 2011. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua Province, Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

eretes, Petroscirtes Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1905:801, Fig. 19 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 28 (no. 1407); ref. 2495] Bais, Negros Oriental Province, Philippines. Holotype: USNM 51949. Paratypes: MCZ 35987 [ex USNM 51949] (1), CAS-SU 9132 (2), USNM 210617 (2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:93 [ref. 12291], Springer et al. 1991:8 [ref. 18888]. •Synonym of Petroscirtes variabilis Cantor 1849 -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:44 [ref. 4144]). Current status: Synonym of Petroscirtes variabilis Cantor 1849. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

erythraeus, Ophioblennius Fowler [H. W.] 1944:251, 308, Fig. 253 [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 6; ref. 1448] Santelmo Bay, Rey Island, Perlas Islands, (Pacific) Panama. Holotype: ANSP 69997. Paratypes: ANSP 69998-70023 (25). Additional material: (7). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:28 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Ophioblennius steindachneri Jordan & Evermann 1898. Current status: Synonym of Ophioblennius steindachneri Jordan & Evermann 1898. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

erythrocephalus, Blennius Risso [A.] 1820:252 [Journal de Physique, de Chimie et d'Histoire Naturelle v. 91; ref. 18636] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:15 [ref. 20734]. In 1826 [ref. 3757] Risso spelled erithrocephalus in text and erythrocephalus on plate; first reviser not researched. •Synonym of Blennius pavo Risso 1810 -- (Bath 1973:522 [ref. 7212]). •Synonym of Salaria pavo (Risso 1810) -- (Bath 1996:92 [ref. 22687] as erithrocephalus). Current status: Synonym of Salaria pavo (Risso 1810). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

euskalherriensis, Blennius pilicornis Motos [L.] & Ibañez [M.] 1977:231, Pl. 1 [Munibe v. 29 (no. 3-4); ref. 7269] Aiztxuri, Zumaya, Bay of Biscay. Syntypes: (5). •Synonym of Parablennius pilicornis (Cuvier 1829) -- (Bath 1990:910 [ref. 19373]). Current status: Synonym of Parablennius pilicornis (Cuvier 1829). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

evermanni, Alticus Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1906:422 [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 25 (for 1905); ref. 2497] Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa. Holotype: USNM 51789. Paratypes: BPBM 5322 [ex USNM 51789] (2); CAS-SU 8689 (9); MCZ 35980 [ex USNM 51789] (1); USNM 52308 (4), 126334 (4), 126602 (3), ?292586 (3). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:91 [ref. 12291], Springer et al. 1991:8 [ref. 18888]. •Synonym of Blenniella chrysospilos (Bleeker 1857) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:78 [ref. 21878]). Current status: Synonym of Blenniella chrysospilos (Bleeker 1857). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

ewaensis, Petroscirtes Brock [V. E.] 1948:125, Fig. [Pacific Science v. 2 (no. 2); ref. 13000] Off Ewa Beach, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands, depth 30 feet. Holotype (unique): USNM 133821. Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:8 [ref. 18888]. •Valid as Petroscirtes ewaensis Brock 1948 -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:136 [ref. 4144]). •Valid as Plagiotremus ewaensis (Brock 1948) -- (Myers 1999:220 [ref. 23965], Randall 2005:500 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:466 [ref. 28379], Patzner et al. 2009:459 [ref. 30396], Randall 2007:376 [ref. 30952]). Current status: Valid as Plagiotremus ewaensis (Brock 1948). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine.

expansa, Andamia Blyth [E.] 1858:271 [Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 27 (no. 3); ref. 476] Port Blair, Andaman Islands. Syntypes and/or Blyth specimens: ?AMS B.8355 (1), BMNH 1924.3.7.3 [ex ZSI] (1). •In genus Andamia -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:56 [ref. 4145]). •Valid as Andamia expansa Blyth 1858 -- (Patzner et al. 2009:449 [ref. 30396]). Current status: Valid as Andamia expansa Blyth 1858. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Andaman Islands. Habitat: marine.

exstochilus, Hypsoblennius Böhlke [J. E.] 1959:1, Fig. 1 [Notulae Naturae (Philadelphia) No. 321; ref. 11980] South shore of western tip of Treasure Island (Salt Cay), Bahamas, 25°06'14"N, 77°18'46"W. Holotype: ANSP 87107. Paratypes: ANSP 87108 (3), 90307 (1), 101976 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:28 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Hypsoblennius exstochilus Böhlke 1959 -- (Bath 1996:90 [ref. 22687], Bath 2000:176 [ref. 25102], Williams 2003:1772 [ref. 27109], Patzner et al. 2009:455 [ref. 30396], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:72 [ref. 33341], Sánchez-Jiménez et al. 2017:266 [ref. 37365], Robertson et al. 2020:151 [ref. 38098], Page et al. 2023:158 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Hypsoblennius exstochilus Böhlke 1959. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Bahamas; northern Caribbean Sea from eastern Yucatan (Mexico), Cuba and Jamaica east to Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands. Habitat: marine.

fabbri, Blennius Nichols [J. T.] 1910:161 [Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History v. 28 (art. 16); ref. 14795] Miami, Florida, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): AMNH 2537. •Synonym of Chasmodes saburrae Jordan & Gilbert 1882, or of Chasmodes bosquianus (Lacepède 1800) -- (Springer 1959:329 [ref. 22248]). •Synonym of Chasmodes saburrae Jordan & Gilbert 1882 -- (Bath 1996:90 [ref. 22687], Javonillo & Harold 2010:11 [ref. 30906]). Current status: Synonym of Chasmodes saburrae Jordan & Gilbert 1882. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

fakfakensis, Meiacanthus Allen [G. R.], Erdmann [M. V.] & Hidayat [N. I.] in Allen & Erdmann 2024:1314, Figs. 1-2 [Reef fishes of the East Indies, second edition; ref. 40796] Pulau Panjang, Fakfak Peninsula, West Papua Province, Indonesia, 02°57.995'S, 132°11.558'E, depth 4 - 6 meters. Holotype: MZB 26490. Paratypes: MZB 26491 (1), WAM P.34970-001 (3). •Valid as Meiacanthus fakfakensis Allen, Erdmann & Hidayat 2024. Current status: Valid as Meiacanthus fakfakensis Allen, Erdmann & Hidayat 2024. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Fakfak Peninsula, West Papua Province, Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

fallax, Petroscirtes (Dasson) Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] 1976:42, Figs. 13, 113 [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 19; ref. 4144] One Tree Island, Capricorn Group, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia. Holotype: USNM 201365. Paratypes: AMS I.11418 (1), I.7188 (1), IA.1788 (1), IA.6179 (2); IB.3970 (1); IB.4318-19 (4), IB.6062 (1), IB.6200 (9); BMNH 1933.8.12.45 (1); QM I.10205-06 (2); USNM 201797-99 (3, 3, 4), 201800 (6, 2 c&s), 201801-03 (1, 1, 1), 205290 (1), 205425 (1), 205643 (12). Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:8 [ref. 18888]. •Valid as Petroscirtes fallax Smith-Vaniz 1976 -- (Randall et al. 1990:370 [ref. 15987], Kuiter 1993:338 [ref. 23929], Allen 1997:210 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:328 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:370 [ref. 25919], Johnson 1999:746 [ref. 25471], Springer 2001:3546 [ref. 26290], Smith-Vaniz 2005:34 [ref. 28343], Hoese & Bray 2006:1561 [ref. 29000], Patzner et al. 2009:459 [ref. 30396]). Current status: Valid as Petroscirtes fallax Smith-Vaniz 1976. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

fasciata, Runula Fourmanoir [P.] 1971:496, Fig. 4 [Cahiers O. R. S. T. O. M. (Office de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique Outre-Mer) Série Océanographie v. 9 (no. 4); ref. 7673] South Pacific near Ocean Island, 2°51'S, 169°55'E. Holotype: MNHN 1973-0037. Paratypes: ANSP 124231 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:28 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos (Bleeker 1852) -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:133 [ref. 4144]). Current status: Synonym of Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos (Bleeker 1852). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

fasciatus, Blennechis Jenyns [L.] 1841:84, Pl. 17 (figs. 1, 1a) [The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Beagle; ref. 2344] Concepción, Chile. Syntypes: BMNH 1917.7.14.58-59 (2). Subjectively invalid; secondarily preoccupied in Blennius by Blennius fasciatus Bloch 1786. See account of Blennius riverosi Fowler 1951. •Objective synonym of Blennius riverosi Fowler 1951. •Synonym of Hypsoblennius sordidus (Bennett 1828) -- (Springer 1967:462 [ref. 30243], Smith-Vaniz 1976:148 [ref. 4144], Bath 1996:91 [ref. 22687]). 2°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Hypsoblennius sordidus (Bennett 1828). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

fasciatus, Blennius Bloch [M. E.] 1786:110, Pl. 162 (fig. 1) [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 2; ref. 465] Pacific. Syntypes: ZMB 1942 (2). Type catalog: Paepke 1999:52 [ref. 24282]. On p. 91 of Bloch's Ichthyologie, v. 5 [ref. 21381]. •Valid as Salarias fasciatus (Bloch 1786) -- (Dor 1984:232 [ref. 29757], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:298 [ref. 6441], Springer 1986:754 [ref. 5719], Shen et al. 1986:46 [ref. 13821], Allen & Swainston 1988:130 [ref. 25477], Randall et al. 1990:387 [ref. 15987], Bath & Patzner 1991:52 [ref. 19212], Bath & Randall 1991:254 [ref. 15518], Bath 1992:234 [ref. 20222], Goren & Dor 1994:61 [ref. 25356], Allen 1997:208 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:326 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:387 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:228 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:489 [ref. 24106], Springer in Randall & Lim 2000:634 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1105 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:400 [ref. 25191], Allen 2000:117 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:41 [ref. 25847], Springer 2001:3546 [ref. 26290], Nakabo 2002:1105 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:55 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S117 [ref. 27377], Myers & Donaldson 2003:641 [ref. 27495], Shibukawa et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:171 [ref. 27510], Randall et al. 2004:26 [ref. 27624], Adrim et al. 2004:125 [ref. 27715], Heemstra et al. 2004:3327 [ref. 27945], Randall 2005:503 [ref. 28239], Hoese & Bray 2006:1564 [ref. 29000], Fricke 2008:52 [ref. 30182], Fricke et al. 2009:97 [ref. 30213], Imamura in Imamura & Satapoomin 2009:253 [ref. 31162], Patzner et al. 2009:461 [ref. 30396], Allen & Erdmann 2012:834 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2013:269 [ref. 32706], Koeda et al. 2016:16 [ref. 35354], Fricke et al. 2018:315 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:142 [ref. 36273], Arndt & Fricke 2019:13 [ref. 36883], Eagderi et al. 2019:43 [ref. 37020], Fricke et al. 2019:262 [ref. 36673], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 15 [ref. 38321], Murase in Motomura et al. 2021:66 [ref. 38121], Sharafiniya et al. 2021:73 [ref. 38544], Esmaeili et al. 2022:25 [34] [ref. 39526], Williams & Springer 2022:381 [ref. 39951], Fricke et al. 2024:68 [ref. 41255], Furuhashi et al. 2024:15 [ref. 41415]). Current status: Valid as Salarias fasciatus (Bloch 1786). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: South Africa, East Africa, Persian Gulf, Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Marshall Islands and Samoa, north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan), south to Western Australia, New Caledonia and Tonga. Habitat: marine.

fascigula, Blennius Barnard [K. H.] 1927:73 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 9) v. 20 (no. 115) (art. 8); ref. 193] Coast of South Africa, no precise locality. Holotype (unique): SAM 17173. Also appeared as new in Barnard 1927:834 [ref. 194]. •Synonym of Parablennius pilicornis (Cuvier 1829) -- (Zander in Whitehead et al. 1986:1108 [ref. 13677], Springer 1986:752 [ref. 5719], Bath 1990:909 [ref. 19373], Bath & Wirtz 1992:274 [ref. 19831], Bath 1996:91 [ref. 22687], Mehraban & Esmaeili 2018:204 [ref. 36242], Sharafiniya et al. 2021:73 [ref. 38544], Williams & Springer 2022:374 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Synonym of Parablennius pilicornis (Cuvier 1829). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

fasciolatoceps, Blennius Richardson [J.] 1846:265 [Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845]; ref. 3742] Macao. No types known. Based solely on illustration by Reeves (see Whitehead 1970:216, Pl. 25c [ref. 11606]). Originally as Blennius? fasciolatoceps. •Valid as Omobranchus fasciolatoceps (Richardson 1846) -- (Springer 1972:14 [ref. 4178], Springer & Gomon 1975:33 [ref. 6083], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:296 [ref. 6441], Fukao 1985:86 [ref. 21281], Shen et al. 1986:7 [ref. 13821], Sato et al. 1998:40 [ref. 24972], Springer in Randall & Lim 2000:633 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1112 [ref. 25182], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:228 [ref. 25480], Nakabo 2002:1112 [ref. 26193], Patzner et al. 2009:457 [ref. 30396], Kobayashi et al. 2018:196 [ref. 36507], Hata et al. 2023:6 [ref. 40842]). Current status: Valid as Omobranchus fasciolatoceps (Richardson 1846). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: southern China north to southern Kyushu (Japan). Habitat: marine.

fasciolatus, Blennechis Valenciennes [A.] (ex Ehrenberg) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:287 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Naval Base at Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Neotype: USNM 204487. Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:8 [ref. 20734], Springer et al. 1991:8 [ref. 18888]. Neotype designated by Springer & Gomon 1975:9, 37 [ref. 6083]; original locality Eritrea. •Valid as Omobranchus fasciolatus (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Springer 1972:14 [ref. 4178], Springer & Gomon 1975:34 [ref. 6083], Smith-Vaniz 1976:148 [ref. 4144], Dor 1984:225 [ref. 29757], Springer 1986:750 [ref. 5719], Goren & Dor 1994:60 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:319 [ref. 22896], Carpenter et al. 1997:210 [ref. 23922], Fricke 1999:487 [ref. 24106], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S117 [ref. 27377], Hastings & Springer 2009:72 [ref. 30395], Fricke et al. 2009:96 [ref. 30213], Ghanbarifardi & Malek 2009:[4] 498 [ref. 37937], Patzner et al. 2009:457 [ref. 30396], Fricke et al. 2018:313 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:141 [ref. 36273], Mehraban & Esmaeili 2018:205 [ref. 36242], Eagderi et al. 2019:42 [ref. 37020], Mehraban et al. 2021:[5] [ref. 38229], Sharafiniya et al. 2021:63 [ref. 38544], Esmaeili et al. 2022:19 [28] [ref. 39526], Williams & Springer 2022:370 [ref. 39951], Fricke et al. 2024:68 [ref. 41255]). Current status: Valid as Omobranchus fasciolatus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Red Sea; western Indian Ocean: East Africa, Persian Gulf, Madagascar and western Mascarenes (La Réunion) east to Pakistan and northwestern India. Habitat: marine.

fasciolatus, Omobranchus Ehrenberg [C. G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:287 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Not available; mentioned in the account which Valenciennes named Blennechis fasciolatus. Also appeared in Hemprich & Ehrenberg 1899:9, Pl. 9 [ref. 4977], the latter possibly available. Nomen Nudum. Blenniidae: Blenniinae.

fasciolatus, Petroscirtes Macleay [W.] 1881:8 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 6 (pt 1); ref. 4931] Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Lectotype: AMS I.16412-002 [ex MAMU F1038]. Paralectotypes: AMS I.16412-001 [ex MAMU F1038] (11). Type catalog: Stanbury 1969:209 [ref. 19518]. Subjectively invalid; secondarily preoccupied in Omobranchus by Blennechis fasciolatus Valenciennes 1836. •Synonym of Omobranchus macleayi (Ogilby 1887) -- (Springer 1972:14 [ref. 4178]). •Synonym of Omobranchus rotundiceps (Macleay 1881) -- (Springer & Gomon 1975:63 [ref. 6083], Smith-Vaniz 1976:148 [ref. 4144], Hoese & Bray 2006:1558 [ref. 29000]). 2°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus rotundiceps (Macleay 1881). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

favosus, Blennius Goode [G. B.] & Bean [T. H.] 1882:416 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 5 (no. 297); ref. 1840] Garden Key, Dry Tortugas, Florida, U.S.A. Lectotype: USNM 2629. Paralectotypes: USNM 2629 (1 of 2). Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:9 [ref. 18888] as syntypes. Lectotype established (as figured specimen) in caption to Pl. 338, p. 3302 in Jordan & Evermann 1900 [ref. 2446] if figured specimen is identifiable. •Synonym of Parablennius marmoreus (Poey 1876) -- (Bath 1996:91 [ref. 22687]). Current status: Synonym of Parablennius marmoreus (Poey 1876). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

feliciana, Petroscirtes Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1942:112 [Copeia 1942 (no. 2); ref. 13208] Mangrove swamp beside Fishery Station at Cagayan, Oriental Misamis Province, Mindanao, Philippines. Holotype: CAS-SU 36671. Paratypes: CAS-SU 36672 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:93 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Omobranchus kranjiensis (Herre 1940) -- (Springer 1972:14 [ref. 4178]). •Synonym of Omobranchus ferox (Herre 1927) -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:148 [ref. 4144], Kottelat 2013:384 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus ferox (Herre 1927). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

fernandezensis, Ophioblennius Clark [H. W.] 1938:184 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 4) v. 22 (no. 7); ref. 12316] San Juan Bautista (Cumberland) Bay, Juan Fernández Islands. Holotype: CAS 5557. Paratypes: CAS 5558 (1, apparently to USNM), 5559-64 (6); USNM 120027 [ex CAS 5558-5564] (1, not found in 1980). Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:9 [ref. 18888]. •Valid as Scartichthys fernandezensis (Clark 1938) -- (Pequeño 1989:66 [ref. 14125], Pequeño & Sáez 2000:33 [ref. 24590]). •Synonym of Scartichthys variolatus (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Williams 1990:26 [ref. 13549], Dyer & Westneat 2010:610 [ref. 31446]). Current status: Synonym of Scartichthys variolatus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

ferox, Ophioblennius Beebe [W.] & Tee-Van [J.] 1928:242, Fig. [Zoologica, Scientific Contributions of the New York Zoological Society v. 10 (no. 1); ref. 15836] Near Bizoton, Port-au-Prince Bay, Haiti, West Indies. Holotype: USNM 170901 [ex NYZS 7152]. Paratypes: USNM 170902 [ex NYZS 7152a] (2). Type catalog: Mead 1958:132 [ref. 20648], Springer et al. 1991:9 [ref. 18888]. •In genus Ophioblennius -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:56 [ref. 4145]). •Synonym of Ophioblenius macclurei (Silvester 1915) -- on advice of Victor Springer, 2 Feb. 2015. Current status: Synonym of Ophioblennius macclurei (Silvester 1915). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

ferox, Petroscirtes Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1927:277, Pl. 3 (figs. 2-3) [Philippine Journal of Science v. 34 (no. 3); ref. 2103] Lake Bombon [Lake Taal, Batangas Province, Luzon], Philippines. Neotype: CAS-SU 67264. Original syntypes: BSMP (60) presumed destroyed. Neotype designated by Springer & Gomon 1975:40 [ref. 6083]. •Valid as Omobranchus ferox (Herre 1927) -- (Springer 1972:14 [ref. 4178], Springer & Gomon 1975:34 [ref. 6083], Smith-Vaniz 1976:148 [ref. 4144], Springer 1981:700 [ref. 8545], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:296 [ref. 6441], Springer 1986:751 [ref. 5719], Allen & Swainston 1988:128 [ref. 25477], Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:651 [ref. 25598], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:913 [ref. 20764], Kottelat et al. 1993:129 [ref. 23448], Allen 1997:206 [ref. 23977], Larson & Williams 1997:366 [ref. 23967], Springer in Randall & Lim 2000:633 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1113 [ref. 25182], Sakai et al. 2001:105 [ref. 25693], Hutchins 2001:41 [ref. 25847], Springer 2001:3545 [ref. 26290], Nakabo 2002:1113 [ref. 26193], Mundy 2005:465 [ref. 28379], Hoese & Bray 2006:1556 [ref. 29000], Randall 2007:378 [ref. 30952], Patzner et al. 2009:457 [ref. 30396], Lasso-Alcalá et al. 2011:575 [ref. 31520], Allen & Erdmann 2012:784 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:180 [ref. 32988], Kottelat 2013:383 [ref. 32989], Yoshida et al. 2013:182 [ref. 34464], Gibbs et al. 2018:274 [ref. 35724], Williams & Springer 2022:370 [ref. 39951], Iyyappan et al. 2023:20 [ref. 40231], Jamandre 2023:162 [ref. 40455]). Current status: Valid as Omobranchus ferox (Herre 1927). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: South Africa and Mozambique; India and Sri Lanka east to Philippines, north to Taiwan, south to northern Australia. Invasive in Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.) and continental U.S.A. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

fidelis, Blennius Nardo [G. D.] (ex Chiereghini) 1847:col. 119 [Sinonimia moderna delle specie registrate nell' opera intitolata: ...; ref. 17994] An available overlooked name. Nomen Oblitum. Blenniidae. Habitat: marine.

fijiensis, Ecsenius Springer [V. G.] 1988:90, Pl. 12 (fig. 3); Fig. 47 [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 465; ref. 6804] Fore-reef north of Alacrity Passage, leeward Great Astrolabe Reef, Kadavu Island, Fiji Islands, depth 3-6 meters. Holotype: USNM 211285. Paratypes: AMS I.18354-112 (6); ANSP 128013-14 (4, 1); ROM 50029 (7), 50031 (16), 50037 (15); USNM 210562 (1), 214521 (1), 231668 (1), 236009-11 (3, 11, 13), 236015 (1), 279472 (1). Additional material: ROM 50027-28 (1, 1), 50030 (1), 50032-36 (1, 6, 4, 3, 6), 50038 (5); USNM 236008 (9), 236012-14 (2, 2, 8), 236972 (40). Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:9 [ref. 18888]. •Valid as Ecsenius fijiensis Springer 1988 -- (Springer & Randall 1999:44 [ref. 24274], Springer 2001:3544 [ref. 26290], Springer 2002:3 [ref. 26322], Randall 2005:488 [ref. 28239], Patzner et al. 2009:452 [ref. 30396]). Current status: Valid as Ecsenius fijiensis Springer 1988. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Fiji Islands. Habitat: marine.

filamentosus, Blennechis Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:280, Pl. 326 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Humboldt Bay, New Guinea. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-2046. Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:7 [ref. 20734]. •Synonym of Aspidontus taeniatus Quoy & Gaimard 1834 -- (Smith-Vaniz & Randall 1973:1 [ref. 30006], Dor 1984:223 [ref. 29757], Smith-Vaniz 1976:57 [ref. 4144], Randall 2005:482 [ref. 28239]). Current status: Synonym of Aspidontus taeniatus Quoy & Gaimard 1834. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

filamentosus, Salarias Alleyne [H. G.] & Macleay [W.] 1877:337, Pl. 14 (fig. 1) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 1 (pts 3-4); ref. 101] Cape York, Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): AMS I.16408-001 [ex MAMU F1035]. Type catalog: Stanbury 1969:209 [ref. 19518]. •Valid as Cirripectes filamentosus (Alleyne & Macleay 1877) -- (Shen et al. 1986:14 [ref. 13821], Williams 1988:33 [ref. 7000], Allen & Swainston 1988:130 [ref. 25477], Randall et al. 1990:377 [ref. 15987], Bath & Patzner 1991:37 [ref. 19212], Williams 1993:61 [ref. 21007], Goren & Dor 1994:59 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:315 [ref. 22896], Allen 1997:208 [ref. 23977], Carpenter et al. 1997:209 [ref. 23922], Randall et al. 1997:376 [ref. 25919], Springer in Randall & Lim 2000:632 [ref. 25122], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:225 [ref. 25480], Allen 2000:116 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:41 [ref. 25847], Springer 2001:3543 [ref. 26290], Allen & Adrim 2003:53 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S116 [ref. 27377], Heemstra et al. 2004:3327 [ref. 27945], Fricke & Kulbicki 2006:346 [ref. 28867], Hoese & Bray 2006:1545 [ref. 29000], Imamura in Imamura & Satapoomin 2009:247 [ref. 31162], Patzner et al. 2009:451 [ref. 30396], Motomura et al. 2010:191 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:806 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2013:269 [ref. 32706], Larson et al. 2013:179 [ref. 32988], Fricke et al. 2014:148 [ref. 33932], Fricke et al. 2018:309 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:138 [ref. 36273], Dalleau-Coudert et al. 2019:128 [ref. 40104], Eagderi et al. 2019:41 [ref. 37020], Fricke et al. 2019:256 [ref. 36673], Zajonz et al. 2019:107 [ref. 36871] as cf. filamentosus, Hoban & Williams 2020:10 [ref. 37406], Esmaeili et al. 2022:11 [20] [ref. 39526], Williams & Springer 2022:342 [ref. 39951], Couëdel et al. 2023:3 [ref. 40137]). Current status: Valid as Cirripectes filamentosus (Alleyne & Macleay 1877). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Southern Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: East Africa (Kenya, Somalia), Persian Gulf, Seychelles, Madagascar, Saint Brandon's Shoals (Cargados Carajos) and western Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius) east to Philippines, New Ireland (Papua New Guinea) and Solomon Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

filicornis, Blennius Günther [A.] 1861:216 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] Incorrect subsequent spelling of Blennius pilicornis Cuvier 1829. •In the synonymy of Parablennius pilicornis (Cuvier 1829) -- (Bath 1996:91 [ref. 22687]). Misspelling. Current status: Synonym of Parablennius pilicornis (Cuvier 1829). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

fissicornis, Blennius Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1824:251 [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 3574] Rio de Janeiro Bay, Brazil. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-0734 (2). Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:10-11 [ref. 20734]. •Valid as Hypleurochilus fissicornis (Quoy & Gaimard 1824) -- (Bath 1994:73 [ref. 21627], Bath 1996:90 [ref. 22687], Santos et al. 1997:130 [ref. 23531], Gasparini & Floeter 2001:1646 [ref. 25634], López et al. 2002:65 [ref. 26808] as Hypleurochylus fissicormis, Moura & Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:96 [ref. 27192], Patzner et al. 2009:454 [ref. 30396], Mabragaña et al. 2011:table S2 [ref. 31800], Pinheiro et al. 2013:95 [ref. 32885], Nión et al. 2016:52 [ref. 35565], Spier et al. 2018:15 [ref. 36103], Carneiro et al. 2019:208 [ref. 37250], Ribeiro et al. 2019:5 [ref. 36717], Carvalho-Filho 2023:228 [ref. 40480]). Current status: Valid as Hypleurochilus fissicornis (Quoy & Gaimard 1824). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Southwestern Atlantic: Espírito Santo (Brazil) south to Uruguay and Mar del Plata (Argentina). Habitat: marine.

flavipes, Enchelyurus Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1868:268 [Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1868; ref. 3442] Singapore. Syntypes: ZMB 5193 (2). •Valid as Enchelyurus flavipes Peters 1868 -- (Springer 1972:6 [ref. 4178], Springer & Gomon 1975:78 [ref. 6083], Springer in Randall & Lim 2000:633 [ref. 25122], Springer 2001:3544 [ref. 26290], Allen & Adrim 2003:54 [ref. 26830], Patzner et al. 2009:453 [ref. 30396], Allen & Erdmann 2012:783 [ref. 31980]). Current status: Valid as Enchelyurus flavipes Peters 1868. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Singapore, Indonesia and Philippines. Habitat: marine.

flaviumbrinus, Salaris Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1830:113 [Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Africa. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3843] Al Muwaylih, Tabuk Province, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea. Lectotype: SMF 1893. Paralectotypes: SMF 8053-56 (4). Original genus should have been Salarias. Lectotype established by Dor 1984:230 [ref. 29757] if not selected earlier. Also as flavoumbrinus by authors. •Valid as Istiblennius flaviumbrinus (Rüppell 1830) -- (Dor 1984:230 [ref. 29757], Springer 1986:748 [ref. 5719], Springer & Williams 1994:158 [ref. 21878], Goren & Dor 1994:60 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:318 [ref. 22896], Patzner et al. 2009:455 [ref. 30396], Fricke et al. 2018:392 [ref. 36107], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[6] 244 [ref. 36492], Golani & Fricke 2018:140 [ref. 36273], Esmaeili et al. 2022:16 [25] [ref. 39526], Williams & Springer 2022:361 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Valid as Istiblennius flaviumbrinus (Rüppell 1830). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Red Sea endemic. Habitat: marine.

flavivittatus, Meiacanthus Allen [G. R.], Erdmann [M. V.] & Sianipar [A. B.] in Allen & Erdmann 2024:1318, Figs. 1-6 [Reef fishes of the East Indies, second edition; ref. 40796] West end of Flores Island, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia, 08°36.084'S, 119°48.177'E, depth 20 meters. Holotype: MZB 26492. Paratypes: MZB 26493 (2), WAM P.34881-001 (3). Mentioned by mistake on p. 1315 as M. flavivittatus Allen & Erdmann 2022. •Valid as Meiacanthus flavivittatus Allen, Erdmann & Sianipar 2024. Current status: Valid as Meiacanthus flavivittatus Allen, Erdmann & Sianipar 2024. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: southwestern Flores Island, and northwestern Rinca Island, Komodo Islands, Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

flavus, Plagiotremus laudandus Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] 1976:130, Fig. 165 [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 19; ref. 4144] Wailangilala Island, 16°45'S, 179°07'W, Fiji Islands, western Pacific, Vega cruise 7, station 295. Holotype: USNM 201676. Paratypes: ANSP 128024 (5); BPBM 11343 (1), 11393 (1); USNM 201452 (1), 207577 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:28 [ref. 13621], Springer et al. 1991:9 [ref. 18888]. •Synonym of Plagiotremus laudandus (Whitley 1961), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Randall et al. 1990:372 [ref. 15987], Myers 1999:219 [ref. 23965], Springer 2001:3546 [ref. 26290], Randall et al. 2004:25 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:500 [ref. 28239]). •Valid as Plagiotremus flavus Smith-Vaniz 1976 -- (Patzner et al. 2009:460 [ref. 30396], Hastings & Springer 2009:7 [ref. 31156]). •Synonym of Plagiotremus laudandus (Whitley 1961) -- (Smith-Vaniz et al. 2020:125 [ref. 37757]). Current status: Synonym of Plagiotremus laudandus (Whitley 1961). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: South Pacific: Fiji and Tonga (if valid). Habitat: marine.

fluctatus, Salarias Fowler [H. W.] 1945:70, Figs. 15-16 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 97; ref. 13142] Saipan Island, western Pacific. Holotype (unique): ANSP 71603. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:28 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:103 [ref. 21878], Myers & Donaldson 2003:640 [ref. 27495], Kottelat 2013:383 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

fluctuans, Petroscirtes Weber [M.] 1909:146 [Notes from the Leyden Museum v. 31 (note 4); ref. 4600] Western coast of Gebe Island, Fau Island, Banda Sea, Indonesia, Siboga station 149. Lectotype: ZMA 109338. Paralectotypes: ZMA 109339-40 (1, 1). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:94 [ref. 19236]. Lectotype selected by Smith-Vaniz 1976:64 [ref. 4144]. •Synonym of Aspidontus dussumieri (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:63 [ref. 4144]). Current status: Synonym of Aspidontus dussumieri (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

fluviatilis, Blennius Asso y del Rio [I. J. de] 1801:31 [Anales de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid. v. 4 (no. 10); ref. 6523] Ebro River, Zaragoza, Spain. No types known. Appears first with a scientific name in Asso 1784:10, 22 [ref. 19940] but not regarded as binomial nomenclature (see Kottelat 1997:175 [ref. 22952]). •Valid as Blennius fluviatilis Asso y del Rio 1801 -- (Goren 1974:101 [ref. 7502]). •Valid as Salaria fluviatilis (Asso y del Rio 1801) -- (Bath 1986:356 [ref. 6217], Krupp & Schneider 1989:406 [ref. 13651], Poll & Gosse 1995:119 [ref. 24781], Mrakovcic et al. 1995:185 [ref. 23079], Bath 1996:92 [ref. 22687], Bianco et al. 1996:56 [ref. 26724], Kottelat 1997:175 [ref. 22952], Perdices et al. 2000:727 [ref. 24587], Azeroual et al. 2000:20 [ref. 25366], Bath 2003:97 [ref. 27343], Hamidan 2004:393 [ref. 37679], Kottelat 2004:121 [ref. 27669], Almada et al. 2005:289 [ref. 28398], Fricke et al. 2007:99 [ref. 29533], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:547 [ref. 29996], Patzner et al. 2009:460 [ref. 30396], Doadrio et al. 2012:152 [ref. 31858], Barbieri et al. 2015:105 [ref. 35029] with author as Asso, Çiçek et al. 2015:152 [ref. 35151] with author as Assoy del Rio, Ćaleta et al. 2019:186 [ref. 37026], İnnal 2019:98 [ref. 36949], Carneiro et al. 2019:211 [ref. 37250], Lorenzoni et al. 2019:252 [ref. 37108], Parenti 2019:102 [ref. 37117], Bariche & Fricke 2020:57 [ref. 37515], Bayçelebi 2020:763 [ref. 37964], Çiçek et al. 2020:257 [ref. 37644], Tutman & Glamuzina 2021:77 [ref. 38345], Wagner et al. 2021:[4] [ref. 38545]). •Valid as Ichthyocoris fluviatilis (Asso y del Rio 1801) -- (Duquenne-Delobel et al. 2022:37 [ref. 39186]). •Valid as Salariopsis fluviatilis (Asso y del Rio 1801) -- (Azzena et al. 2022:4 [ref. 39842], Vecchioni et al. 2022:7 [ref. 38979], Vecchioni et al. 2022:99 [ref. 39372], Yoğurtçuoğlu et al. 2022: 90 [ref. 40277], Çiçek et al. 2023:448 [ref. 40625], Shumka et al. 2023:39 [ref. 40747], Çiçek et al. 2024:372 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Salariopsis fluviatilis (Asso y del Rio 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Europe, Asia Minor and North Africa: Mediterranean Sea watersheds. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

fluviatilis, Blennius Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:31 [Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia; ref. 3594] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Also appeared in Rafinesque 1810:10 [ref. 3595]. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Blennius fluviatilis Asso y del Rio 1801. •Synonym of Salaria fluviatilis (Asso y del Rio 1801) -- (Kottelat 1997:175 [ref. 22952], Bath 2003:97 [ref. 27343]). •Synonym of Salariopsis fluviatilis (Asso y del Rio 1801). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Salariopsis fluviatilis (Asso y del Rio 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

forsteri, Salarias Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:315 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Huaheine, Society Islands. Lectotype: ZMB 1942 (largest specimen of 2). Paralectotypes: ZMB 1942 (1 of 2, smaller specimen). Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:35 [ref. 20734]. Lectotype selected by Springer & Williams 1994:121 [ref. 21878]. •Synonym of Istiblennius dussumieri (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:131 [ref. 21878], Randall 2005:495 [ref. 28239]). Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius dussumieri (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

fourmanoiri, Ecsenius (Ecsenius) Springer [V. G.] 1972:5, Fig. 2 [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 134; ref. 7647] Barrier reef off Nouméa, 1 kilometer northwest of Dumbea Pass, New Caledonia, Pacific, depth 15.1-18.3 meters. Holotype: BPBM 11416. Paratypes: MNHN 1971-0134 (2); USNM 206456 [ex BPBM 11416] (1). Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:9 [ref. 18888]. •Valid as Ecsenius fourmanoiri Springer 1972 -- (Springer 1988:93 [ref. 6804], Springer 1991:105 [ref. 18995], Springer & Randall 1999:44 [ref. 24274], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:398 [ref. 25191], Springer 2001:3544 [ref. 26290], Randall et al. 2004:25 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:489 [ref. 28239], Hoese & Bray 2006:1547 [ref. 29000], Patzner et al. 2009:452 [ref. 30396]). Current status: Valid as Ecsenius fourmanoiri Springer 1972. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

fourmanoiri, Salarias Whitley [G. P.] 1970:245 [Australian Zoologist v. 15 (pt 3); ref. 6601] Domoni, Anjouan Island, Comoro Islands. No types known. Replacement name for Salarias nitidus Fourmanoir 1955, preoccupied by Salarias nitidus Günther 1861. •Synonym of Salarias fasciatus (Bloch 1786) -- (on advice of Victor Springer, 5 Feb. 2015). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Salarias fasciatus (Bloch 1786). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

fowleri, Salarias Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1936:364, Pl. 2 (fig. 7) [Philippine Journal of Science v. 59 (no. 3); ref. 5609] Tide pool at Dumaguete, Oriental Negros, Philipppines. Holotype: CAS-SU 30971. Paratypes: (9) CAS-SU 69720 [ex CAS-SU 30971] (6), USNM 203763 [ex CAS-SU 30971] (1, c&s). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:94 [ref. 12291], Springer et al. 1991:9 [ref. 18888]. •Valid as Litobranchus fowleri (Herre 1936) -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:27 [ref. 4145], Myers 1999:228 [ref. 23965], Springer in Randall & Lim 2000:633 [ref. 25122], Springer 2001:3545 [ref. 26290], Allen & Adrim 2003:54 [ref. 26830] dating to 1926, Patzner et al. 2009:456 [ref. 30396], Allen & Erdmann 2012:828 [ref. 31980]). Current status: Valid as Litobranchus fowleri (Herre 1936). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: West Pacific: Indonesia, Philippines and Palau. Habitat: marine.

foxi, Blennius Fowler [H. W.] 1914:344, Fig. [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 66; ref. 14151] Sea Isle City, Cape May County, New Jersey, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): ANSP 39440. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:28 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Hypleurochilus geminatus (Wood 1825) -- (Bath 1994:61 [ref. 21627], Bath 1996:90 [ref. 22687]). Current status: Synonym of Hypleurochilus geminatus (Wood 1825). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

fraenatus, Salarias Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:342 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Malabar coast, India. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-0996 (8). Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:27 [ref. 20734] as froenatus. •Synonym of Entomacrodus striatus (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Springer 1967:73 [ref. 18947], Williams & Springer 2022:355 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Synonym of Entomacrodus striatus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

fraseri, Dodekablennos Springer [V. G.] & Spreitzer [A. E.] 1978:11, Fig. 5 [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 268; ref. 4181] Tide pool on eastern side of Jacotet Bay, 2.8 kilometers west of Riambel, Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean, depth 0-0.6 meters. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 858. Paratypes: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 859 (1), 860 (1, c&s), 2272 (1); USNM 216423 (1). Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:9 [ref. 18888]. •Valid as Dodekablennos fraseri Springer & Spreitzer 1978 -- (Fricke 1999:477 [ref. 24106], Fricke et al. 2009:95 [ref. 30213], Patzner et al. 2009:452 [ref. 30396], Arndt & Fricke 2019:12 [ref. 36883], Williams & Springer 2022:346 [ref. 39951], Fricke et al. 2024:67 [ref. 41255]). Current status: Valid as Dodekablennos fraseri Springer & Spreitzer 1978. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: western Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius) endemic. Habitat: marine.

fraseri, Meiacanthus (Meiacanthus) Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] 1976:98, Fig. 149 [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 19; ref. 4144] St. Brandon Shoals, western Indian Ocean, depth 4.5-9 meters. Holotype: USNM 215434. Paratypes: AMNH 35887 (2); AMS I.18806-001 (2); ANSP 134465 (4); BPBM 20011 (2); SAIAB [formerly RUSI 74-309] 81077 (1); USNM 215435-36 (5, 5), 215438 (5). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:28 [ref. 13621], Springer et al. 1991:9 [ref. 18888]. •Valid as Meiacanthus fraseri Smith-Vaniz 1976 -- (Smith-Vaniz 1987:9 [ref. 6404], Smith-Vaniz et al. 2001:33 [ref. 26213], Patzner et al. 2009:456 [ref. 30396], Williams & Springer 2022:364 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Valid as Meiacanthus fraseri Smith-Vaniz 1976. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Madagascar, Saint Brandon's Shoals (Cargados Carajos) and Mascarenes (Mauritius). Habitat: marine.

frater, Blennius Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:171 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Zaragoza. No types known. Based on Asso 1784:95, Pl. 6 (fig. 2) [ref. 19940]. Kottelat serves as first reviser selecting Blennius fluviatilis Asso 1801 over Blennius frater Bloch & Schneider 1801. •Synonym of Salaria fluviatilis (Asso y del Rio 1801) -- (Bath 1996:92 [ref. 22687], Kottelat 1997:175 [ref. 22952], Bath 2003:97 [ref. 27343], Kottelat 2004:130 [ref. 27669]). •Synonym of Salariopsis fluviatilis (Asso y del Rio 1801). Current status: Synonym of Salariopsis fluviatilis (Asso y del Rio 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

frondiculus, Alloblennius Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] & Allen [G. R.] 2012:62, Figs. 1-3 [Zootaxa No. 3199; ref. 31806] South Cinque Island, southwestern coast, 11°16'N, 92°41'E, Andaman Islands, northeastern Indian Ocean, depth 0-3 meters. Holotype (unique): WAM P.33265-004. Name treated as a noun in apposition. •Valid as Alloblennius frondiculus Smith-Vaniz & Allen 2012 -- (Allen & Erdmann 2012:799 [ref. 31980]). Current status: Valid as Alloblennius frondiculus Smith-Vaniz & Allen 2012. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Northeastern Indian Ocean: Andaman Islands (type). Habitat: marine.

frontalis, Salarias Valenciennes [A.] (ex Ehrenberg) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:328 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Syntypes: ZMB 1947 (5) poor condition. Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:35 [ref. 20734]. •Valid as Ecsenius frontalis (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Springer 1971:14 [ref. 7707], Dor 1984:229 [ref. 29757], Springer 1988:41 [ref. 6804], Goren & Dor 1994:59 [ref. 25356], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S116 [ref. 27377], Patzner et al. 2009:452 [ref. 30396], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[16] 254 [ref. 36492], Golani & Fricke 2018:139 [ref. 36273], Allen et al. 2019:76 [ref. 36633], Zajonz et al. 2019:93 [ref. 36871], Esmaeili et al. 2022:12 [21] [ref. 39526], Williams & Springer 2022:349 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Valid as Ecsenius frontalis (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Red Sea; northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden, Socotra (Yemen). Habitat: marine.

fronto, Salarias Günther [A.] 1861:255 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] Molucca Sea. Lectotype: BMNH 1845.6.22.196. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1845.6.22.204 (1) Moluccas. Lectotype selected by Springer & Williams 1994:23 [ref. 21878]. •Synonym of Blenniella cyanostigma (Bleeker 1849) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:30 [ref. 21878], Williams & Springer 2022:338 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Synonym of Blenniella cyanostigma (Bleeker 1849). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

fucorum, Blennius Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:263, Pl. 324 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] About 240 miles south of Azores, northeastern Atlantic. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-0736. Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:11 [ref. 20734]. •Valid as Parablennius fucorum (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Bath 1990:908 [ref. 19373]). •Synonym of Hypleurochilus fissicornis (Quoy & Gaimard 1824) -- (Bath 1994:73 [ref. 21627], Bath 1996:90 [ref. 22687], Santos et al. 1997:130 [ref. 23531]). Current status: Synonym of Hypleurochilus fissicornis (Quoy & Gaimard 1824). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

furcatus, Salarias Johnstone [J.] 1904:213, Pl. 1 (fig. 4) [Ceylon Pearl Oyster Fisheries, Supple. Rept. No. 15; ref. 15187] Chilaw Paar, Gulf of Manaar, Sri Lanka. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Salarias furcatus De Vis 1884. •Synonym of Ecsenius bicolor (Day 1888) -- (Springer 1971:25 [ref. 7707], Springer 1988:44 [ref. 6804], Bath & Patzner 1991:41 [ref. 19212], Williams & Springer 2022:348 [ref. 39951]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Ecsenius bicolor (Day 1888). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

furcatus, Salarias De Vis [C. W.] 1884:696 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 3); ref. 17383] St. Helena Island, Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): QM I.114. •Valid as Omobranchus furcatus (De Vis 1884) -- (Springer 1972:14 [ref. 4178]). •Synonym of Omobranchus rotundiceps (Macleay 1881) -- (Springer & Gomon 1975:63 [ref. 6083], Hoese & Bray 2006:1558 [ref. 29000]). Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus rotundiceps (Macleay 1881). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

furcocaudalis, Lembeichthys Li [S.-C.] 1957:227 [English p. 229], Pl. 1 [Acta Zoologica Sinica v. 9 (no. 3); ref. 12119] Chieh-shih [= Kitchioh], Kwangtung Province, China, South China Sea. Holotype: ASZIB [now NZMC] 29936. Paratypes: ASZIB [now NZMC] 56826-28 [56-4444, 56-4422. 56-4425]; 30796 (1), 35128 (1), 35133-34 (2); Mar. Biol Inst. Academia Sinica 56-4431 (1). Type catalog: Zhang 1996:502 [ref. 24036], Ye et al. 2015:99 [ref. 33808]. •Synonym of Plagiotremus spilistius Gill 1865 -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:123 [ref. 4144], Ye et al. 2015:99 [ref. 33808]). Current status: Synonym of Plagiotremus spilistius Gill 1865. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

furtivus, Salarias De Vis [C. W.] 1885:60 [Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland v. 2 (pt 1); ref. 17386] Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Lectotype: AMS I.16728-001. Paralectotypes: AMS I.383 (1), I.384 (4). Lectotype selected by Springer & Gomon 1975:63 [ref. 6083]. •Mention in Omobranchus -- (Springer 1972:14 [ref. 4178]). •Synonym of Omobranchus rotundiceps (Macleay 1881) -- (Springer & Gomon 1975:63 [ref. 6083], Hoese & Bray 2006:1558 [ref. 29000]). Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus rotundiceps (Macleay 1881). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

furvus, Salarias De Vis [C. W.] 1884:696 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 3); ref. 17383] Queensland coast, Australia. Holotype (unique): QM I.225. •Synonym of Salarias fasciatus (Bloch 1786) -- (Bath & Randall 1991:254 [ref. 15518], Hoese & Bray 2006:1564 [ref. 29000]). Current status: Synonym of Salarias fasciatus (Bloch 1786). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

fuscoguttatus, Cirripectus Strasburg [D. W.] & Schultz [L. P.] 1953:130, Fig. 1 [Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences v. 43 (no. 4); ref. 12719] Rongerik Atoll, Eniwetak Island, central Pacific. Holotype: USNM 113634. Paratypes: BPBM 14199 (2); SMF 17487 (2); USNM 115497-98 (1, 5), 142102-05 (10, 16, 35, 1), 142106 (12, now 11), 164960 (2), USNM uncat. S-46-51 (5), S-46-94 (9), S-46-442 (1), S-46-483 (2), S-46-533 (2), S-46-187 (1), S-1019 (2). Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:9 [ref. 18888]. Original genus should have been Cirripectes. •Valid as Cirripectes fuscoguttatus Strasburg & Schultz 1953 -- (Shen et al. 1986:12 [ref. 13821], Williams 1988:38 [ref. 7000], Myers 1999:223 [ref. 23965], Springer in Randall & Lim 2000:632 [ref. 25122], Springer 2001:3543 [ref. 26290], Myers & Donaldson 2003:639 [ref. 27495], Randall et al. 2004:25 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:485 [ref. 28239], Fricke & Kulbicki 2006:346 [ref. 28867], Patzner et al. 2009:451 [ref. 30396], Hoban & Williams 2020:10 [ref. 37406]). Current status: Valid as Cirripectes fuscoguttatus Strasburg & Schultz 1953. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

fuscus, Salarias Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1838:135, Pl. 32 (fig. 2) [Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3844] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Lectotype: SMF 1892. Paralectotypes: SMF 8521 (1). Lectotype established by Dor 1984:228 [ref. 29757]. •Valid as Atrosalarias fuscus (Rüppell 1838) -- (Springer & Smith-Vaniz 1968:2 [ref. 36386], Dor 1984:227 [ref. 29757], Randall et al. 1990:376 [ref. 15987], Goren & Dor 1994:59 [ref. 25356], Allen 1997:206 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:376 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:222 [ref. 23965], Suzuki & Senou 1999:259 [ref. 24047], Springer in Randall & Lim 2000:632 [ref. 25122], Allen 2000:116 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:41 [ref. 25847], Springer 2001:3543 [ref. 26290], Allen & Adrim 2003:53 [ref. 26830] dating to 1835, Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S116 [ref. 27377] as a subspecies, Adrim et al. 2004:125 [ref. 27715], Randall 2005:482 [ref. 28239], Hoese & Bray 2006:1543 [ref. 29000], Patzner et al. 2009:450 [ref. 30396], Hastings & Springer 2009:8 [ref. 31156], mamura in Imamura & Satapoomin 2009:246 [ref. 31162], Allen & Erdmann 2012:801 [ref. 31980] with 2 subspecies, Larson et al. 2013:179 [ref. 32988], Fricke et al. 2018:307 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:138 [ref. 36273], Zajonz et al. 2019:94 [ref. 36871], Esmaeili et al. 2022:10 [19] [ref. 39526], Williams & Springer 2022:337 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Valid as Atrosalarias fuscus (Rüppell 1838). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indian Ocean: East Africa (Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya) and Socotra (Yemen) east to Nicobar Islands (India) and western Sumatra (Indonesia). Habitat: marine.

galea, Blennius Forsskål [P. S.] 1775:xix [Descriptiones animalium (Forsskål); ref. 1351] Malta No types known. Not available, name only; not an independent species description, but a spelling error for Blennius galerita Linnaeus -- (Fricke 2008:52 [ref. 30182]). •In the synonymy of Coryphoblennius galerita (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Fricke 2008:52 [ref. 30182]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Coryphoblennius galerita (Linnaeus 1758). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

galeatus, Salarias De Vis [C. W.] 1884:147 [Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland v. 1 (pt 3); ref. 17384] St. Helena, Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Syntypes: ?AMS I.470 (1). •Synonym of Omobranchus anolius (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Springer 1972:14 [ref. 4178], Springer & Gomon 1975:20 [ref. 6083], Hoese & Bray 2006:1556 [ref. 29000]). Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus anolius (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

galerita, Blennius Linnaeus [C.] 1758:256 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] European seas. No types known. See also Blennius coquillad Lacepède 1800, an unnecessary replacement name. •Valid as Coryphoblennius galerita (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Bath 1973:526 [ref. 7212], Zander in Whitehead et al. 1986:1098 [ref. 13677], Bath 1990:906 [ref. 19373], Bath 1994:47 [ref. 22358], Bath 1996:90 [ref. 22687], Santos et al. 1997:99 [ref. 23531], Arruda 1997:105 [ref. 24952], Reshetnikov et al. 1997:751 [ref. 24702], Gharred et al. 1998:102 [ref. 23486], Reshetnikov 1998:123 [ref. 23570], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:122 [ref. 26753], Falcón et al. 2003:146 [ref. 39343], Parin 2003:S22 [ref. 28536], Almada et al. 2005:289 [ref. 28398], Golani 2005:53 [ref. 37112], Fricke et al. 2007:97 [ref. 29533], Vasil'eva 2007:128 [ref. 30517], Fricke 2008:52 [ref. 30182], Ninua & Japoshvili 2008:172 [ref. 31251], Patzner et al. 2009:451 [ref. 30396], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:58 [ref. 36649], Levy et al. 2011:410 [ref. 31177], Parin et al. 2014:468 [ref. 33547], Williams & Springer in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2805 [ref. 34618], Artüz & Fricke 2019:558 [ref. 36612], Carneiro et al. 2019:207 [ref. 37250], Khutornoy & Kvach 2019:919 [ref. 37129], Bariche & Fricke 2020:54 [ref. 37515], Kovačić et al. 2020:31 [ref. 37519], Abliazov et al. 2021:10 [ref. 38576], Bañón & Maño 2021:90 [ref. 38887], Golani 2021:70 [ref. 38303], Kovačić et al. 2021:56 [ref. 39014]). Current status: Valid as Coryphoblennius galerita (Linnaeus 1758). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea; Sea of Marmara; Black Sea; eastern Atlantic: English Channel south to Guinea, including Azores, Madeira and Canary Islands. Habitat: brackish, marine.

gallowayi, Semablennius Fowler [H. W.] 1954:2, Fig. 1 [Notulae Naturae (Philadelphia) No. 265; ref. 1466] Charlotte Harbor Bay, Punta Gorda, Florida, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): ANSP 71971. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:28 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Lupinoblennius nicholsi (Tavolga 1954) -- (Bath 1996:91 [ref. 22687], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:407 [ref. 24550]). Current status: Synonym of Lupinoblennius nicholsi (Tavolga 1954). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

gallus, Blennius Nardo [G. D.] (ex Chiereghini) 1847:col. 117 [Sinonimia moderna delle specie registrate nell' opera intitolata: ...; ref. 17994] Not available, Chiereghini name mentioned in synonymy of Blennius pavo. Nomen Nudum. Blenniidae.

ganniota, Blennius Herrera [A. L.] 1896:66 [Catálogo de la colección de peces del Museo Nacional; ref. 39336] Dalmatia (Croatia), Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean Sea. Holotype (unique): Museo Nacional Mexico City (lost). Not available, not accompanied by a description, diagnosis or indication. Nomen Nudum. Blenniidae. Habitat: marine.

garamit, Blennius Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1800:460, 508 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 2; ref. 2709] [Alexandria & in Archipelago] Alexandria/Al-Iskandarīyah, Egypt, Mediterranean Sea; islands in the Aegean Sea, Greece. No types known. Unnecessary replacement name for Gadus salaria Forsskål 1775. Also appeared in Sonnini 1803:86, 155 (vol. 7) [ref. 30473]. Not used as valid after 1899; therefore reversal of priority (according to ICZN Art. 23.9) in favor of Blennius basiliscus Valenciennes 1836. •Synonym of Salaria basilisca (Valenciennes 1836). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Salaria basilisca (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

garmani, Salarias Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1906:429, Fig. 107 [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 25 (for 1905); ref. 2497] Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa. Holotype: USNM 51792. Paratypes: CAS-SU 9019 (39). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:94 [ref. 12291], Springer et al. 1991:10 [ref. 18888]. •Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:103 [ref. 21878], Kottelat 2013:383 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

gattorugine, Blennius Linnaeus [C.] 1758:256 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Europe. Syntypes: NRM 4601 (1). Misspelled gattorugina by Sonnini 1803:82, 98 (vol. 7) [ref. 30473]. •Valid as Blennius gattorugine Linnaeus 1758 -- (Bath 1973:521 [ref. 7212] with wrong author). •Questionably the same as Parablennius gattorugine (of Brünnich 1768) -- (Bath 1996:91 [ref. 22687]). •Valid as Parablennius gattorugine with author Brünnich 1768 -- (Zander in Whitehead et al. 1986:1106 [ref. 13677]). •Valid as Parablennius gattorugine (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Arruda 1997:107 [ref. 24952], Bath & Miroz 1997:3 [ref. 23456], Gharred et al. 1998:103 [ref. 23486], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:123 [ref. 26753], Almada et al. 2005:289 [ref. 28398], Almada et al. 2005:520 [ref. 28599], Golani 2005:54 [ref. 37112], Fricke et al. 2007:98 [ref. 29533], Vasil'eva 2007:130 [ref. 30517], Almada et al. 2007:248 [ref. 30524], Patzner et al. 2009:458 [ref. 30396], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:59 [ref. 36649], Williams & Springer in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2805 [ref. 34618], Carneiro et al. 2019:209 [ref. 37250], Bariche & Fricke 2020:55 [ref. 37515], Kovačić et al. 2020:32 [ref. 37519], Bañón & Maño 2021:90 [ref. 38887], Golani 2021:70 [ref. 38303], Kovačić et al. 2021:57 [ref. 39014]). Current status: Valid as Parablennius gattorugine (Linnaeus 1758). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: North Sea; Mediterranean Sea; Sea of Marmara; Black Sea; eastern North Atlantic: English Channel south to Morocco. Habitat: marine.

gaudichaudi, Blennius (Queriblennius) Whitley [G. P.] 1933:93 [Records of the Australian Museum v. 19 (no. 1); ref. 4677] Shark Bay, Western Australia. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Replacement name for Blennius punctatus Quoy & Gaimard 1824, preoccupied by Blennius punctatus Fabricius 1780. •Incertae sedis in Blenniidae -- (Hoese & Bray 2006:1566 [ref. 29000]). Replacement Name. Blenniidae. Habitat: marine.

geminatus, Blennius Wood [W. W.] 1825:278 [Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia v. 4 (pt 2); ref. 17840] Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): ANSP 10409. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:28 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Hypleurochilus geminatus (Wood 1825) -- (Baughman 1947:280 [ref. 41409] with question, Robins & Ray 1986:231 [ref. 23100], Boschung 1992:160 [ref. 23239], Bath 1994:61 [ref. 21627], Bath 1996:90 [ref. 22687], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:405 [ref. 24550], Schwartz 2000:15 [ref. 24409], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:166 [ref. 27754], Williams 2003:1772 [ref. 27109], Nelson et al. 2004:166 [ref. 27807], Patzner et al. 2009:454 [ref. 30396], Page et al. 2013:168 [ref. 32708], Pinheiro et al. 2013:95 [ref. 32885], Raz-Guzmán et al. 2018:345 [ref. 36407], Carter et al. 2023:2 [ref. 40556], Page et al. 2023:158 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Hypleurochilus geminatus (Wood 1825). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Northwestern Atlantic: east coast of U.S.A. Habitat: marine.

geminatus, Meiacanthus (Meiacanthus) Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] 1976:95, Fig. 143 [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 19; ref. 4144] Darvel Bay, Palau Gaya, Borneo, Sulawesi Sea. Holotype: USNM 205286. Paratypes: USNM 208502 (1). Additional material: AMS IA.6002 (1), I.26855-001 (1). Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:10 [ref. 18888]. •Valid as Meiacanthus geminatus Smith-Vaniz 1976 -- (Smith-Vaniz 1987:8 [ref. 6404], Springer in Randall & Lim 2000:633 [ref. 25122], Allen 2000:117 [ref. 25868], Smith-Vaniz et al. 2001:33 [ref. 26213], Springer 2001:3545 [ref. 26290], Patzner et al. 2009:456 [ref. 30396], Smith-Vaniz & Allen 2011:45 [ref. 31543], Allen & Erdmann 2012:791 [ref. 31980], Smith-Vaniz & Allen 2019:48 [ref. 36813]). Current status: Valid as Meiacanthus geminatus Smith-Vaniz 1976. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Northern Borneo and Philippines. Habitat: marine.

geminatus, Salarias Alleyne [H. G.] & Macleay [W.] 1877:336, Pl. 13 (fig. 3) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 1 (pts 3-4); ref. 101] Torres Strait [Australia/Papua New Guinea]. Syntypes: AMS I.16416-001 [ex MAMU F1050] (2). Type catalog: Stanbury 1969:209 [ref. 19518]. •Synonym of Istiblennius dussumieri (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Bath 1986:356 [ref. 6217], Springer & Williams 1994:131 [ref. 21878], Hoese & Bray 2006:1551 [ref. 29000]). Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius dussumieri (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

gentilis, Blennius Girard [C. F.] 1854:149 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 7; ref. 5769] Monterey, California, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): USNM 489. Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:10 [ref. 18888]. •Valid as Hypsoblennius gentilis (Girard 1854) -- (Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:246 [ref. 9277], Allen & Robertson 1994:254 [ref. 22193], Hastings in Fischer et al. 1995:928 [ref. 22829], Bath 1996:90 [ref. 22687], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:72 [ref. 24545], Bath 2000:176 [ref. 25102], Thomson et al. 2000:198 [ref. 25640], Nelson et al. 2004:166 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:158 [ref. 37547], Patzner et al. 2009:455 [ref. 30396], Page et al. 2013:168 [ref. 32708], Kells et al. 2016:294 [ref. 35888], Burton & Lea 2019:88 [ref. 37205], Love et al. 2021:195 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:158 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Hypsoblennius gentilis (Girard 1854). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: central California (U.S.A.) south to Pacific coast of Baja California Sur (Mexico), including Gulf of California (Mexico). Habitat: brackish, marine.

germaini, Petroscirtes Sauvage [H.-E.] 1883:158 [15] [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 7; ref. 3897] New Caledonia. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-4891. Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:22 [ref. 20734]. On p. 15 of separate. •Valid as Omobranchus germaini (Sauvage 1883) -- (Springer 1972:14 [ref. 4178], Springer & Gomon 1975:41 [ref. 6083], Smith-Vaniz 1976:148 [ref. 4144], Springer 1981:701 [ref. 8545], Shen et al. 1986:9 [ref. 13821], Allen & Swainston 1988:128 [ref. 25477], Randall et al. 1990:375 [ref. 15987], Allen 1997:206 [ref. 23977], Springer in Randall & Lim 2000:633 [ref. 25122], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:229 [ref. 25480], Hutchins 2001:41 [ref. 25847], Springer 2001:3545 [ref. 26290], Allen & Adrim 2003:55 [ref. 26830], Randall 2005:498 [ref. 28239], Hoese & Bray 2006:1556 [ref. 29000], Patzner et al. 2009:457 [ref. 30396], Allen & Erdmann 2012:784 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:180 [ref. 32988], Kottelat 2013:384 [ref. 32989], Hoschke et al. 2019:159 [ref. 36626], Luo et al. 2024:8 [ref. 41630]). Current status: Valid as Omobranchus germaini (Sauvage 1883). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Australia and New Caledonia north to Taiwan and southern China, Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

gibbifrons, Cirripectus Smith [J. L. B.] 1947:815 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 11) v. 13 (no. 108) (art. 77); ref. 4073] Inhaca Island, Mozambique, western Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 245. Original genus should have been Cirripectes. •Synonym of Cirripectes polyzona (Bleeker 1868) -- (Fukao 1984:113 [ref. 6726]). •Synonym of Cirripectes castaneus (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Springer 1986:745 [ref. 5719], Williams 1988:27 [ref. 7000], Williams & Springer 2022:341 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Synonym of Cirripectes castaneus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

gibbifrons, Salarias Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1824:253 [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 3574] Hawaiian Islands. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-4002. Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:27-28 [ref. 20734]. •Valid as Istiblennius gibbifrons (Quoy & Gaimard 1824) -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:25 [ref. 4145], Springer 1986:748 [ref. 5719], Winterbottom et al. 1989:61 [ref. 13251]). •Valid as Blenniella gibbifrons (Quoy & Gaimard 1824) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:68 [ref. 21878], Myers 1999:222 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:473 [ref. 24106], Randall 1999:25 [ref. 25829], Nakabo 2000:1103 [ref. 25182], Randall & Earle 2000:18 [ref. 25806], Springer 2001:3543 [ref. 26290], Nakabo 2002:1103 [ref. 26193], Myers & Donaldson 2003:639 [ref. 27495], Lobel & Lobel 2004:75 [ref. 27576], Heemstra et al. 2004:3327 [ref. 27945], Randall 2005:484 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:460 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:379 [ref. 30952], Fricke et al. 2009:94 [ref. 30213], Patzner et al. 2009:450 [ref. 30396], Fricke et al. 2013:268 [ref. 32706], Fricke et al. 2014:148 [ref. 33932], Fricke et al. 2018:308 [ref. 35805], Arndt & Fricke 2019:12 [ref. 36883], Dalleau-Coudert et al. 2019:126 [ref. 40104], Williams & Springer 2022:338 [ref. 39951], Fricke et al. 2024:66 [ref. 41255]). Current status: Valid as Blenniella gibbifrons (Quoy & Gaimard 1824). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.), Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia) and Ducie Island (Pitcairn Group), north to Marcus Island and Midway Islands (U.S.A.), with a gap in the range around Indonesia, Philippines and northern Australia. Habitat: marine.

gibbosus, Blennius Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:31 [Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia; ref. 3594] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Also appeared in Rafinesque 1810:10 [ref. 3595]. •Synonym of Salaria pavo (Risso 1810) -- (Parenti 2019:102 [ref. 37117]). Current status: Synonym of Salaria pavo (Risso 1810). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

gigas, Salarias Steindachner [F.] 1876:220 [172] [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 74 (1. Abth.); ref. 4225] Callao, Peru. Syntypes: (several) NMW 73438 (2). On p. 172 of separate. •Valid as Scartichthys gigas (Steindachner 1876) -- (Pequeño 1989:66 [ref. 14125], Williams 1990:24 [ref. 13549], Allen & Robertson 1994:254 [ref. 22193], Hastings in Fischer et al. 1995:930 [ref. 22829], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:250 [ref. 24555], Patzner et al. 2009:461 [ref. 30396], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2022:[5] 511 [ref. 39082]). Current status: Valid as Scartichthys gigas (Steindachner 1876). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

gilberti, Cirripectes Williams [J. T.] 1988:41, Pl. 3 (figs. D-E); Figs. 14-15 [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 17; ref. 7000] Off Achen Head, Sumatra, Pulo Boenta, Indonesia, 5°33'10"N, 95°9'30"E. Holotype: USNM 274749. Paratypes: ANSP 134747 (5); CAS 40379 (5); ROM 46597 (6); SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 15299 (1), 26162 (1); USNM 227871-72 (3, 2); WAM P.29331-012 (2). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:36 [ref. 19335], Springer et al. 1991:10 [ref. 18888], Moore et al. 2008:39 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Cirripectes gilberti Williams 1988 -- (Allen 2000:92 [ref. 37268], Allen & Adrim 2003:53 [ref. 26830], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:382 [ref. 28072], Patzner et al. 2009:451 [ref. 30396], Allen & Erdmann 2012:806 [ref. 31980], Williams & Springer 2022:342 [ref. 39951], Couëdel et al. 2023:3 [ref. 40137], Fricke et al. 2024:67 [ref. 41255]). Current status: Valid as Cirripectes gilberti Williams 1988. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), Comoros, Seychelles, Saint Brandon's Shoals (Cargados Carajos) and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Christmas Island (Australia) and western Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

gilberti, Isesthes Jordan [D. S.] 1882:349 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 5 (no. 288); ref. 18343] Santa Barbara, California, U.S.A. Syntypes: USNM 31155 [publ. as 26916] (4, now 3), USNM 26917 (orig. 12, now 4). Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:10 [ref. 18888]. •Valid as Hypsoblennius gilberti (Jordan 1882) -- (Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:247 [ref. 9277], Bath 1996:90 [ref. 22687], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:73 [ref. 24545], Bath 2000:176 [ref. 25102], Nelson et al. 2004:166 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:158 [ref. 37547], Patzner et al. 2009:455 [ref. 30396], Page et al. 2013:168 [ref. 32708], Kells et al. 2016:294 [ref. 35888], Burton & Lea 2019:88 [ref. 37205], Love et al. 2021:196 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:158 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Hypsoblennius gilberti (Jordan 1882). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: central California (U.S.A.) south to Pacific coast of southern Baja California Sur (Mexico). Habitat: marine.

gilberti, Salarias Bryan [W. A.] & Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1903:135 [Occasional Papers of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History v. 2 (no. 1); ref. 15652] Marcus Island, western Pacific. Holotype: BPBM 2454 (1 of 2). Paratypes: ANSP 82152 (2), BPBM 2454 (1 of 2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:28 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:103 [ref. 21878], Kottelat 2013:383 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

girad, Antennablennius Fraser-Brunner [A.] 1951:217, Fig. 4 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 12) v. 4 (no. 39) (art. 21); ref. 12889] Henjam Island, Persian Gulf. Holotype: BMNH 1932.2.18.41. Paratypes: (17) BMNH 1932.2.18.42 (1), 1954.4.26.25-36 (8 of 12), 1954.4.26.37-50 (8 of 14). •Synonym of Antennablennius simonyi (Steindachner 1902) -- (Bath 1983:64 [ref. 5393], Randall 1995:314 [ref. 22896], Williams & Springer 2022:334 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Synonym of Antennablennius simonyi (Steindachner 1902). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

gobioides, Blennius Forster [J. R.] in Lichtenstein 1844:283 [Descriptiones animalium quae in itinere ad Maris Australis; ref. 17531] Tanna Island [Vanuatu]. No types known. Lichtenstein (editor) treats as a synonym of "Blennius tridactylus Bl. S. p. 176" (in footnote, p. 283). Based on description in manuscript by Forster (Johann Reinhold Forster, 1729-1798, German explorer and naturalist of Cook's second voyage). •Synonym of Andamia amphibius (Walbaum 1792) -- (Randall & Wheeler 1991:761 [ref. 15994]). Current status: Synonym of Andamia amphibius (Walbaum 1792). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

gobioides, Blennius Forster [J. R.] 1795:14 [Zoologia Indica, sistens descriptiones animalium selectorum; ref. 18091] Not available, name only. Also objectively invalid; preoccupied by Blennius gobioides Rafinesque 1810. •In genus Alticus -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:56 [ref. 4145]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Alticus. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

gobioides, Blennius Forster [J. R.] in Bloch & Schneider 1801:176 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Not available, manuscript name mentioned under account of Blennius tridactylus. Based on description in manuscript by Forster (Johann Reinhold Forster, 1729-1798, German explorer and naturalist of Cook's second voyage). Nomen Nudum. Blenniidae.

gobioides, Blennius Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:10, 51 [Indice d'ittiologia siciliana; ref. 3595] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. No types known. •Synonym of Salaria pavo (Risso 1810) -- (Parenti 2019:102 [ref. 37117]). Current status: Synonym of Salaria pavo (Risso 1810). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

goesii, Salarias Bleeker [P.] 1859:19 [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 6 (art. 2); ref. 14003] Doreh Bay [Doreh], off Manokwari, West Papua, Indonesia, New Guinea, ca. 0°53'25''S 134°05'29''E. Holotype (unique): RMNH 5659 [or 4659]. •Synonym of Paralticus amboinensis (Bleeker 1857) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:164 [ref. 21878], Kottelat 2013:384 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Paralticus amboinensis (Bleeker 1857). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

gonocephalus, Blennius Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:10, 51 [Indice d'ittiologia siciliana; ref. 3595] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. No types known. •Synonym of Salaria pavo (Risso 1810) -- (Parenti 2019:102 [ref. 37117]). Current status: Synonym of Salaria pavo (Risso 1810). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

goreensis, Blennius Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:255 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Gorée, Senegal. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-6226. Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:11 [ref. 20734]. •Valid as Parablennius goreensis (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Bath 1990:909 [ref. 19373], Bath & Wirtz 1992:272 [ref. 19831], Bath 1996:91 [ref. 22687], Patzner et al. 2009:458 [ref. 30396], Williams & Springer in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2805 [ref. 34618], Carballo et al. 2021:60 [ref. 39250], Fermon et al. 2022:275 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Parablennius goreensis (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Mauritania south to Gabon, including Canary Islands (Spain). Habitat: marine.

gorrorensis, Petroscirtes Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1936:285 [Philippine Journal of Science v. 59 (no. 2); ref. 2125] Reefs surrounding Koror [Gorror], Palau Islands [Pelew Islands]. Holotype: CAS-SU 29102. Paratypes: CAS-SU 28234 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:93 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Aspidontus dussumieri (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:63 [ref. 4144]). Current status: Synonym of Aspidontus dussumieri (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

goslinei, Runula Strasburg [D. W.] 1956:260, Fig. 4 [Pacific Science v. 10 (no. 3); ref. 12228] Pupukea, Waimea coast, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Holotype: USNM 164202. Paratypes: USNM 108503 (1), 164203-04 (1, 1). Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:10 [ref. 18888]. •Valid as Plagiotremus goslinei (Strasburg 1956) -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:144 [ref. 4144], Randall et al. 1990:373 [ref. 15987], Myers 1999:220 [ref. 23965], Randall 2005:501 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:466 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:377 [ref. 30952], Patzner et al. 2009:460 [ref. 30396]). Current status: Valid as Plagiotremus goslinei (Strasburg 1956). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine.

grammistes, Blennechis Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:284 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Java, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-2082 [?2083]. Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:7 [ref. 20734]. •Valid as Meiacanthus grammistes (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:90 [ref. 4144], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:296 [ref. 6441], Shen et al. 1986:48 [ref. 13821], Smith-Vaniz 1987:21 [ref. 6404], Allen & Swainston 1988:128 [ref. 25477], Randall et al. 1990:369 [ref. 15987], Allen 1997:206 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:369 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:218 [ref. 23965], Springer in Randall & Lim 2000:633 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1116 [ref. 25182], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:227 [ref. 25480], Sakai et al. 2001:105 [ref. 25693], Allen 2000:117 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:41 [ref. 25847], Smith-Vaniz et al. 2001:32 [ref. 26213], Springer 2001:3545 [ref. 26290], Nakabo 2002:1116 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:55 [ref. 26830], Shibukawa et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:169 [ref. 27510], Adrim et al. 2004:125 [ref. 27715], Hoese & Bray 2006:1554 [ref. 29000], Patzner et al. 2009:456 [ref. 30396], Motomura et al. 2010:194 [ref. 31256], Smith-Vaniz & Allen 2011:47 [ref. 31543], Allen & Erdmann 2012:791 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:180 [ref. 32988], Fricke et al. 2014:151 [ref. 33932], Koeda et al. 2016:85 [ref. 35333], Fricke et al. 2019:260 [ref. 36673], Smith-Vaniz & Allen 2019:48 [ref. 36813], Abe et al. 2024:9 [ref. 41435]). Current status: Valid as Meiacanthus grammistes (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Indonesia east to Caroline Islands and New Ireland (Papua New Guinea), north to Kagoshima Prefecture (southern Japan), south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

grandicornis, Blennius Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:258 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Syntypes: MNHN A-1844 (2), A-1845 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:11 [ref. 20734]. •Synonym of Parablennius cornutus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Springer 1986:752 [ref. 5719], Bath 1996:91 [ref. 22687], Mehraban & Esmaeili 2018:202 [ref. 36242], Williams & Springer 2022:373 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Synonym of Parablennius cornutus (Linnaeus 1758). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

graphicus, Blennius Risso [A.] 1820:251 [Journal de Physique, de Chimie et d'Histoire Naturelle v. 91; ref. 18636] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:15 [ref. 20734]. Also appeared in Risso 1827:234, Pl. 15 (fig. 44) [ref. 3757]. •Synonym of Blennius pavo Risso 1810 -- (Bath 1973:523 [ref. 7212]). •Synonym of Salaria pavo (Risso 1810) -- (Bath 1996:92 [ref. 22687]). Current status: Synonym of Salaria pavo (Risso 1810). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

gravieri, Salarias Pellegrin [J.] 1906:93 [5] [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 12 (no. 2); ref. 17932] [Baie de Tadjoura] Tadjourah, Djibouti, Gulf of Aden, northwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1904-0319. Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:28 [ref. 20734]. On p. 5 of separate. •Valid as Ecsenius gravieri (Pellegrin 1906) -- (Springer 1971:22 [ref. 7707], Dor 1984:229 [ref. 29757], Springer 1988:28 [ref. 6804], Goren & Dor 1994:59 [ref. 25356], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S117 [ref. 27377], Patzner et al. 2009:452 [ref. 30396], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[16] 254 [ref. 36492], Golani & Fricke 2018:139 [ref. 36273], Allen et al. 2019:76 [ref. 36633], Esmaeili et al. 2022:13 [22] [ref. 39526], Williams & Springer 2022:350 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Valid as Ecsenius gravieri (Pellegrin 1906). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Red Sea; northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden. Habitat: marine.

griseus, Salarias De Vis [C. W.] 1884:450 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 8 (pt 4); ref. 1089] South Sea islands. Holotype (unique): QM I.76. •Synonym of Salarias fasciatus (Bloch 1786) -- (Bath & Randall 1991:254 [ref. 15518], Hoese & Bray 2006:1564 [ref. 29000]). Current status: Synonym of Salarias fasciatus (Bloch 1786). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

guineensis, Blennius Cadenat [J.] 1951:309 [Initiations Africaines. III. Poissons de mer du Sénégal; ref. 12676] Not available, no distinguishing features; name and locality Guinée mentioned as sp. nov. in list. Nomen Nudum. Blenniidae.

guttatus, Blennius cyclops var. Kossmann [R.] & Räuber [H.] 1877:402 [Verhandlungen des Naturhistorisch-Medizinischen Vereins zu Heidelberg. v. 1; ref. 18432] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Syntypes: (7) NMW 78558 (1). Also in Kossmann & Räuber 1877:21 [ref. 14246]. •Synonym of Parablennius cyclops (Rüppell 1830) -- (Bath 1989:305 [ref. 13309], Bath 1996:91 [ref. 22687], Golani & Fricke 2018:141 [ref. 36273], Williams & Springer 2022:373 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Synonym of Parablennius cyclops (Rüppell 1830). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

guttatus, Petroscirtes Macleay [W.] 1881:9 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 6 (pt 1); ref. 4931] Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Syntypes: AMS I.16409-001 [ex MAMU F1037] (2). Type catalog: Stanbury 1969:209 [ref. 19518]. •Synonym of Omobranchus anolius (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Springer 1972:14 [ref. 4178], Springer & Gomon 1975:20 [ref. 6083], Smith-Vaniz 1976:149 [ref. 4144], Hoese & Bray 2006:1556 [ref. 29000]). Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus anolius (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

guttatus, Salarias Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:308 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Vanikoro Island, Santa Cruz Islands, southwestern Pacific. Syntypes: MNHN A-2049 (3). Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:28 [ref. 20734]. •Valid as Salarias guttatus Valenciennes 1836 -- (Bath & Randall 1991:254 [ref. 15518], Bath 1992:234 [ref. 20222], Springer in Randall & Lim 2000:634 [ref. 25122], Springer 2001:3546 [ref. 26290], Allen & Adrim 2003:55 [ref. 26830], Fricke & Kulbicki 2006:347 [ref. 28867], Hoese & Bray 2006:1564 [ref. 29000], Imamura in Imamura & Satapoomin 2009:253 [ref. 31162], Patzner et al. 2009:461 [ref. 30396], Allen & Erdmann 2012:834 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:153 [ref. 33932]). Current status: Valid as Salarias guttatus Valenciennes 1836. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Andaman Sea east to Philippines and Solomon Islands, north to Vietnam, south to Australia. Habitat: marine.

halticus, Salius Minding [J.] 1832:86 [Lehrbuch der Naturgeschichte der Fische; ref. 3022] Apparently just an alternate spelling for Salarias alticus from between the cliffs of New England and the South seas. Blenniidae. Habitat: marine.

harmandi, Salarias Sauvage [H.-E.] 1880:218 [8] [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 4; ref. 19970] Poulo Condor, Vietnam. Holotype: MNHN A-2146. Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:28 [ref. 20734]. On p. 8 of separate. •Synonym of Salarias guttatus Valenciennes 1836 -- (Bath & Randall 1991:254 [ref. 15518]). Current status: Synonym of Salarias guttatus Valenciennes 1836. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

hasseltii, Salarias Bleeker [P.] 1851:257 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 1 (no. 3); ref. 16890] Java, Indonesia. Neotype: MNHN 0000-1396. Neotype designated by Springer & Williams 1994:98 [ref. 21878]. •Junior objective synonym of Istiblennius lineatus (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:98 [ref. 21878], Mehraban & Esmaeili 2018:199 [ref. 36242]). Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius lineatus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

hawaiiensis, Ecsenius Chapman [W. M.] & Schultz [L. P.] 1952:526, Fig. 96 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 102 (3310); ref. 12643] Pearl Harbor, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands (from a drydock "hauled from Guam about a year ago and left standing"). Holotype: USNM 112293. Paratypes: USNM 112294 (12). Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:10 [ref. 18888]. •Synonym of Ecsenius bicolor (Day 1888) -- (Springer 1971:26 [ref. 7707], Springer 1988:44 [ref. 6804], Bath & Patzner 1991:41 [ref. 19212], Mundy 2005:462 [ref. 28379]). Current status: Synonym of Ecsenius bicolor (Day 1888). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

heemstraorum, Cirripectes Williams [J. T.] 2010:5, Figs. 1-3 [Smithiana, Publications in Aquatic Biodiversity, Bulletin No. 12; ref. 30923] iSimangaliso Wetland Park, Cape Vidal, 28°09.660'S, 32°33.685'E, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean, depth 17 meters. Holotype: SAIAB 83624. Paratypes: SAIAB 83881 (1), USNM 396714 (1). •Valid as Cirripectes heemstraorum Williams 2010 -- (Williams & Springer 2022:343 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Valid as Cirripectes heemstraorum Williams 2010. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa); Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

helenae, Salarias De Vis [C. W.] 1884:697 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 3); ref. 17383] St. Helena Island, Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Lectotype: QM I.1361. Paralectotypes: AMS I.445 (5), I.12694 (2); QM I.109 (1), QM I.10330 [ex QM I.1361] (2). Lectotype selected by Springer & Gomon 1975:57 [ref. 6083]. •Synonym of Omobranchus punctatus (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Springer 1972:14 [ref. 4178], Springer & Gomon 1975:53 [ref. 6083], Hoese & Bray 2006:1557 [ref. 29000], Kottelat 2013:384 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus punctatus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

hendriksii, Salarias Bleeker [P.] 1858:233 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 15 (no. 1); ref. 363] Western Belitung Island, Indonesia. Neotype: RMNH 4792 (largest spec.). Neotype designated by Springer & Williams 1994:43 [ref. 21878]; neotype is same specimen as lectotype of Blenniella bilitonensis (Bleeker 1858). •Absolute synonym of Blenniella bilitonensis (Bleeker 1858) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:43 [ref. 21878]). Current status: Synonym of Blenniella bilitonensis (Bleeker 1858). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

hentz, Blennius Lesueur [C. A.] 1825:363 [Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia v. 4 (pt 2); ref. 17521] Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A. No types known. As Hypsoblemmius hentzi in Gill 1861:44 [ref. 1766]. •Valid as Hypsoblennius hentz (Lesueur 1825) -- (Scott & Scott 1988:402 [ref. 25518] as hentzi, McAllister 1990:175 [ref. 14674] as hentzi, Boschung 1992:160 [ref. 23239], Bath 1996:90 [ref. 22687], Murdy et al. 1997:223 [ref. 23144], Schwartz 2000:15 [ref. 24409], Bath 2000:176 [ref. 25102], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:166 [ref. 27754], Williams 2003:1772 [ref. 27109], Nelson et al. 2004:166 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:633 [ref. 28815], García-Hernández et al. 2009:93 [ref. 37265] as hentzi, Patzner et al. 2009:455 [ref. 30396], Page et al. 2013:168 [ref. 32708], Raz-Guzmán et al. 2018:345 [ref. 36407], Page et al. 2023:158 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Hypsoblennius hentz (Lesueur 1825). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: including Gulf of Mexico. Habitat: marine.

hentzi, Hypsoblennius Gill [T. N.] 1861:44 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 13 (Suppl.); ref. 1766] An unjustified emendation of Blennius hentz Lesueur 1825. •In the synonymy of Hypsoblennius hentz (Lesueur 1825). Current status: Synonym of Hypsoblennius hentz (Lesueur 1825). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

hepburni, Enchelyurus Snyder [J. O.] 1908:110 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 35 (no. 1635); ref. 4150] Naha, Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Holotype: USNM 62247. Paratypes: CAS-SU 21112 (2), USNM 74554 (3). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:92 [ref. 12291], Springer et al. 1991:11 [ref. 18888]. •Valid as Parenchelyurus hepburni (Snyder 1908) -- (Springer 1972:12 [ref. 4178], Springer & Gomon 1975:79 [ref. 6083], Yu & Chung 1975:9 [ref. 41103], Springer 1981:706 [ref. 8545], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:296 [ref. 6441], Shen et al. 1986:11 [ref. 13821], Winterbottom et al. 1989:61 [ref. 13251], Randall et al. 1990:375 [ref. 15987], Randall et al. 1997:375 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:220 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:487 [ref. 24106], Allen 2000:92 [ref. 37268], Springer in Randall & Lim 2000:633 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1111 [ref. 25182], Springer 2001:3546 [ref. 26290], Nakabo 2002:1111 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:55 [ref. 26830] genus as Parenchlyurus, Myers & Donaldson 2003:639 [ref. 27495], Heemstra et al. 2004:3327 [ref. 27945], Randall 2005:499 [ref. 28239], Hoese & Bray 2006:1560 [ref. 29000], Patzner et al. 2009:459 [ref. 30396], Allen & Erdmann 2012:786 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:181 [ref. 32988], Fricke et al. 2018:314 [ref. 35805], Arndt & Fricke 2019:13 [ref. 36883], Wada et al. 2021:47 [ref. 38521], Williams & Springer 2022:375 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Valid as Parenchelyurus hepburni (Snyder 1908). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Madagascar and Mascarenes (Mauritius) east to Marshall Islands, Wallis & Futuna and Samoa, north to Amami Islands (southern Japan), south to Queensland (Australia). Habitat: marine.

herklotsi, Chasmodes Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1935:288, Fig. [Hong Kong Naturalist v. 6 (nos 3-4); ref. 13700] South coast of Hong Kong. Holotype: CAS-SU 30970. Paratypes: CAS-SU 69722 [ex CAS-SU 30970] (2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:92 [ref. 12291]. •Mention as not in Chasmodes -- (Springer 1959:321 [ref. 22248]). •Synonym of Omobranchus fasciolatoceps (Richardson 1846) -- (Springer 1972:14 [ref. 4178], Springer & Gomon 1975:33 [ref. 6083]). Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus fasciolatoceps (Richardson 1846). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

herlihyi, Petroscirtes Fowler [H. W.] 1946:183, Fig. 47 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 98; ref. 1456] Aguni Shima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Holotype: ANSP 72053. Paratypes: ANSP 72054-56 (3). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:29 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Meiacanthus atrodorsalis (Günther 1877) -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:101 [ref. 4144], Smith-Vaniz 1987:32 [ref. 6404]). Current status: Synonym of Meiacanthus atrodorsalis (Günther 1877). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

heteropterus, Salarias Bleeker [P.] 1857:65 [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 2 (art. 7); ref. 356] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands [Maluku], Indonesia. Syntypes: (2) RMNH 4779 (possibly 2 of 4). Bleeker specimens: AMS B.8352 (1). Bleeker's unpublished illustration reproduced in Boeseman 1983:v. 11, Pl. 446, fig. 6 [ref. 12564], Alticus heteropterus. •Valid as Andamia heteroptera (Bleeker 1857) -- (Allen 2000:92 [ref. 37268], Allen & Adrim 2003:53 [ref. 26830], Patzner et al. 2009:449 [ref. 30396], Allen & Erdmann 2012:800 [ref. 31980]). Current status: Valid as Andamia heteroptera (Bleeker 1857). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Christmas Island (Indian Ocean); eastern Indonesia east to Philippines, north to Taiwan. Habitat: marine.

heuvelmansi, Lipophrys Charousset [F.] 1986:1, Figs. [Clin Oeil No. 13; ref. 20128] Zelena Laguna, near Porec, Istria, Croatia, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea). Holotype: not researched. Paratypes: MZL 21212 (1). •Synonym of Microlipophrys canevae (Vinciguerra 1880) -- (Tiralongo et al. 2015:97 [ref. 35855]). Current status: Synonym of Microlipophrys canevae (Vinciguerra 1880). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Adriatic Sea [if valid]. Habitat: marine.

heyligeri, Petroskirtes Bleeker [P.] 1859:340 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 16 (no. 3); ref. 13998] Mussi River, Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 4451. Original genus should have been Petroscirtes. Spelled heyligersi by de Beaufort in de Beaufort & Chapman 1951:374 [ref. 16097]. •Valid as Phenablennius heyligeri (Bleeker 1858) -- (Smith-Vaniz 1975:54 [ref. 7074], Smith-Vaniz 1976:149 [ref. 4144], Kottelat et al. 1993:130 [ref. 23448], Kottelat & Lim 1996:246 [ref. 23210], Springer in Randall & Lim 2000:633 [ref. 25122], Springer 2001:3546 [ref. 26290], Hastings & Springer 2009:72 [ref. 30395] as heylegeri, Patzner et al. 2009:459 [ref. 30396], Kottelat 2013:384 [ref. 32989], Taki et al. 2021:417 [ref. 39830]). Current status: Valid as Phenablennius heyligeri (Bleeker 1859). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Sumatra, Borneo, Cambodia and Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

hikkaduwensis, Omobranchus Bath [H.] 1983:26, Figs. 1-5 [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 64 (nos 1/3); ref. 8374] Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka. Holotype: SMF 17091. Paratypes: USNM 211092 (1). Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:11 [ref. 18888]. •Valid as Omobranchus hikkaduwensis Bath 1983 -- (Bath & Patzner 1986:2 [ref. 41398], Patzner 1991:36 [ref. 19212], Springer 2001:3545 [ref. 26290], Allen & Adrim 2003:55 [ref. 26830], Patzner et al. 2009:457 [ref. 30396], Williams & Springer 2022:370 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Valid as Omobranchus hikkaduwensis Bath 1983. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: Sri Lanka; Bali (Indonesia). Habitat: marine.

histrionicus, Salarias Kuhl [H.] & van Hasselt [J. C.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:320 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Java, Indonesia. Name only, not available -- (Bath & Randall 1991:254 [ref. 15518]). •In genus Salarias -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:56 [ref. 4145]). Nomen Nudum. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

holomelas, Salarias Günther [A.] 1872:399 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4) v. 10 (no. 59) (art. 56); ref. 18194] Cebu, Philippines. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1842.10.18.108. •Synonym of Atrosalarias fuscus (Rüppell 1838), but a valid subspecies holomelas (Günther 1872) -- (Springer & Smith-Vaniz 1968:7 [ref. 36386], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:298 [ref. 6441], Allen & Swainston 1988:128 [ref. 25477], Randall et al. 1990:376 [ref. 15987], Myers 1999:222 [ref. 23965], Suzuki & Senou 1999:259 [ref. 24047], Suzuki et al. 1999:4 [ref. 24399], Nakabo 2000:1092 [ref. 25182], Nakabo 2002:1092 [ref. 26193], Shibukawa et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:169 [ref. 27510], Randall et al. 2004:24 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:482 [ref. 28239], Allen & Erdmann 2012:801 [ref. 31980]). •Valid as Atrosalarias holomelas (Günther 1872) -- (Patzner et al. 2009:450 [ref. 30396], Hastings & Springer 2009:8 [ref. 31156], Fricke et al. 2014:147 [ref. 33932], Fricke et al. 2019:255 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Atrosalarias holomelas (Günther 1872). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: eastern Indonesia east to Marshall and Society islands, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Shark Bay (Western Australia), southern Great Barrier Reef (Queensland, Australia) and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

hosokawai, Atrosalarias Suzuki [T.] & Senou [H.] 1999:260, Figs. 1-4 [Ichthyological Research v. 46 (no. 3); ref. 24047] Nishikomi, Amami-Oshima Island, Setouchi Town, Oshima County, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Holotype: YCM-P 34441. Paratypes: KPM-NI 5088-89 (1, 1), 5090 (1, c&s); OMNH-P 8438-40 (1, 1, 1); USNM 205709 (1), 297584 (1), 297591 (1), 297594-95 (1, 1), 346891-92 (1, 1); YCM-P 34609 (1). Type catalog: Shibata et al. 2011:17 [ref. 31469]. •Valid as Atrosalarias hosokawai Suzuki & Senou 1999 -- (Suzuki at al. 1999:4 [ref. 24399], Nakabo 2000:1092 [ref. 25182], Springer 2001:3543 [ref. 26290], Nakabo 2002:1092 [ref. 26193], Patzner et al. 2009:450 [ref. 30396], Shibata et al. 2011:17 [ref. 31469], Allen & Erdmann 2012:801 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:147 [ref. 33932]). Current status: Valid as Atrosalarias hosokawai Suzuki & Senou 1999. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Indonesia, western Pacific: Bali (Indonesia) east to Philippines, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to New Guinea. Habitat: marine.

hutchinsi, Cirripectes Williams [J. T.] 1988:44, Pl. 3 (figs. F-H) [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 17; ref. 7000] Strickland Bay, Rottnest Island, Western Australia. Holotype: WAM P.25744-003. Paratypes: AMS I.20239-023 (2), I.20243-004 (1); USNM 273891 (2); WAM P.4647-001 (1), P.4652-001 (1), P.25317-002 (2), P.25374-042 (1), P.25744-005 (1), P.25758-010 (1), P.26072-003 (2), P.26626-001 (1), P.26657-009 (3). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:36 [ref. 19335], Springer et al. 1991:11 [ref. 18888], Moore et al. 2008:39 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Cirripectes hutchinsi Williams 1988 -- (Williams 1993:62 [ref. 21007], Hutchins 2001:41 [ref. 25847], Hoese & Bray 2006:1545 [ref. 29000], Patzner et al. 2009:451 [ref. 30396], Hoschke et al. 2019:159 [ref. 36626]). Current status: Valid as Cirripectes hutchinsi Williams 1988. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

hyalinus, Salarias quadricornis var. Klunzinger [C. B.] 1871:487 [Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien v. 21; ref. 2622] Al-Qusair, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt, Red Sea. Syntypes: ?ZMB 8084 (2). •In family Gobiidae -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:58 [ref. 4145]). •Synonym of Istiblennius rivulatus (Rüppell 1830) -- (Dor 1984:231 [ref. 29757]). Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius rivulatus (Rüppell 1830). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

hyena, Graviceps punctatus Whitley [G. P.] 1953:136, Fig. 2 [Records of the Australian Museum v. 23 (no. 3); ref. 4718] Palm Island, Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): QM I.10715 [ex AMS IB.2889]. •Valid as Parenchelyurus hyena (Whitley 1953) -- (Springer 1972:13 [ref. 4178], Springer 2001:3546 [ref. 26290], Hoese & Bray 2006:1560 [ref. 29000], Patzner et al. 2009:459 [ref. 30396], Allen & Erdmann 2012:786 [ref. 31980]). Current status: Valid as Parenchelyurus hyena (Whitley 1953). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines, Papua New Guinea and Australia. Habitat: marine.

hypenetes, Blennius Klunzinger [C. B.] 1871:492 [Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien v. 21; ref. 2622] Al-Qusair, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt, Red Sea. Syntypes: ZIN 2645 (1); ZMB 8024 (1), 10498 (1). •Valid as Antennablennius hypenetes (Klunzinger 1871) -- (Dor 1984:227 [ref. 29757], Randall et al. 1994:237 [ref. 21645], Goren & Dor 1994:58 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:313 [ref. 22896], Carpenter et al. 1997:208 [ref. 23922], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S116 [ref. 27377], Patzner et al. 2009:450 [ref. 30396], Golani & Fricke 2018:137 [ref. 36273], Eagderi et al. 2019:40 [ref. 37020], Esmaeili et al. 2022:8 [17] [ref. 39526], Williams & Springer 2022:334 [ref. 39951], Estekani et al. 2024:436 [ref. 41508]). Current status: Valid as Antennablennius hypenetes (Klunzinger 1871). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Red Sea; northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman, Persian Gulf. Habitat: marine.

hypselopterus, Petroskirtes Bleeker [P.] 1855:423 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 8 (no. 3); ref. 350] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Syntypes: (3). Original genus should have been Petroscirtes. •Synonym of Petroscirtes mitratus Rüppell 1830 -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:32 [ref. 4144]). Current status: Synonym of Petroscirtes mitratus Rüppell 1830. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

icelii, Petroscirtes Ogilby [J. D.] 1894:370 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales (Series 2) v. 9 (pt 2); ref. 3267] Lord Howe Island. Holotype: AMS I.3127. Paratypes: AMS I.6591-92 (2), BMNH 1975.4.10.2 (1). •Synonym of Petroscirtes lupus (De Vis 1885) -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:51 [ref. 4144], Fricke & Kulbicki 2006:347 [ref. 28867] dated 1886). Current status: Synonym of Petroscirtes lupus (De Vis 1885). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

imitator, Cirripectes Williams [J. T.] 1985:533, Figs. 1-2 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 98 (no. 2); ref. 8124] Sakiaura, Chichi Jima Island, 27°30'N, 142°30'E, Ogasawara Islands, Japan, depth 0.5-5 meters. Holotype: FAKU 48203. Paratypes: BPBM 18983 (1), 23228 (12); FAKU 41484-87 (1, 1, 1, 1), 47989 (1), 48109 (1), 48268-69 (1, 1), 48272 (1), 48398-400 (1, 1, 3), 48478 (1), 48963 (1), 48968 (1), 50400 (1), 50402 (1), 111455 (6), 111458-61 (1, 1, 1, 1); NTUM 5777-1 and 2 (2), 5780 (1); UF 41606 [ex USNM 258315] (1); USNM 76288 (1), 227979 (2), 227980 (6, 1c&s), 258315 (orig. 9, now 8), 258316 (2). Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:11 [ref. 18888], Ho & Shao 2011:53 [ref. 31432]. •Valid as Cirripectes imitator Williams 1985 -- (Shen et al. 1986:16 [ref. 13821], Williams 1988:47 [ref. 7000], Suzuki et al. 1999:5 [ref. 24391], Springer in Randall & Lim 2000:632 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1096 [ref. 25182], Springer 2001:3543 [ref. 26290], Nakabo 2002:1096 [ref. 26193], Patzner et al. 2009:451 [ref. 30396], Ho & Shao 2011:53 [ref. 31432], Allen & Erdmann 2012:806 [ref. 31980]). Current status: Valid as Cirripectes imitator Williams 1985. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands. Habitat: marine.

impudens, Istiblennius bellus Smith [J. L. B.] 1959:242, Pls. 14 (fig. M), 16 (fig. 1) [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 14; ref. 4123] St. Pierre Island, Seychelles, western Indian Ocean. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 270. Paratypes: not researched. •Valid as Istiblennius impudens Smith 1959 -- (Springer 1986:749 [ref. 5719]). •Synonym of Istiblennius bellus (Günther 1861) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:143 [ref. 21878], Williams & Springer 2022:359 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius bellus (Günther 1861). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

inaequalis, Blennius Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:230 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] [Cette] Sète, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-1789. Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:11-12 [ref. 20734]. •Synonym of Salaria fluviatilis (Asso y del Rio 1801) -- (Bath 1986:357 [ref. 6217], Bath 1996:92 [ref. 22687], Kottelat 1997:175 [ref. 22952], Bath 2003:97 [ref. 27343]). •Synonym of Salariopsis fluviatilis (Asso y del Rio 1801). Current status: Synonym of Salariopsis fluviatilis (Asso y del Rio 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

incisolabiatus, Entomacrodus Schultz [L. P.] & Chapman [W. M.] in Schultz et al. 1960:332, Fig. 118 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 202, v. 2; ref. 3972] Ocean reef and surf, southeastern end, Enyu Island, Bikini Atoll, western Pacific. Holotype: USNM 142188. Paratypes: USNM 111881-82 (1, 1), 111883 (6, not 7), 123934 (1), 142189 (1), 147654 (1). Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:11 [ref. 18888]. •Synonym of Entomacrodus sealei Bryan & Herre 1903 -- (Springer 1967:98 [ref. 18947], Myers & Donaldson 2003:640 [ref. 27495]). Current status: Synonym of Entomacrodus sealei Bryan & Herre 1903. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

incognitus, Blennius Bath [H.] 1968:376, Fig. 10 [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 49 (no. 5); ref. 7864] Gulf of Castellamare, off Sicily, Mediterranean Sea. Holotype: SMF 9295. Paratypes: CNHM 945 (1), 2210 (1), 2214 (1); SMF ?9296 (1), ?9297-301 (5), 9302-05 (1, 2, 2, 2); USNM 283760 (1); uncat. (1), uncat. (5); plus non-type material. Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:11 [ref. 18888]. •Valid as Blennius incognitus Bath 1968 -- (Bath 1973:522 [ref. 7212], Almeida et al. 1980:238 [ref. 41008]). •Valid as Parablennius incognitus (Bath 1968) -- (Bath 1981:343 [ref. 22163], Zander in Whitehead et al. 1986:1107 [ref. 13677], Bath 1990:909 [ref. 19373], Bath 1996:91 [ref. 22687], Santos et al. 1997:100 [ref. 23531], Arruda 1997:107 [ref. 24952], Gharred et al. 1998:103 [ref. 23486], Al-Hassan 1999:195 [ref. 25945], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:123 [ref. 26753], Parin 2003:S22 [ref. 28536], Almada et al. 2005:289 [ref. 28398], Almada et al. 2005:520 [ref. 28599], Golani 2005:54 [ref. 37112], Bogorodsky 2006:23 [19] [ref. 35540], Fricke et al. 2007:98 [ref. 29533], Vasil'eva 2007:130 [ref. 30517], Patzner et al. 2009:458 [ref. 30396], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:59 [ref. 36649], Parin et al. 2014:469 [ref. 33547], Williams & Springer in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2805 [ref. 34618], Artüz & Fricke 2019:559 [ref. 36612], Carneiro et al. 2019:209 [ref. 37250], Elbaraasi et al. 2019:99 [ref. 36864], Bariche & Fricke 2020:55 [ref. 37515], Kovačić et al. 2020:32 [ref. 37519], Abliazov et al. 2021:10 [ref. 38576], Carballo et al. 2021:62 [ref. 39250], Golani 2021:71 [ref. 38303], Kovačić et al. 2021:57 [ref. 39014], Fermon et al. 2022:275 [ref. 39448] with question, Gus'kov et al. 2022:72 [ref. 39564]). Current status: Valid as Parablennius incognitus (Bath 1968). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea; Sea of Marmara; Black Sea; eastern Atlantic: Portugal south to Morocco, including Azores (Portugal), Madeira (Portugal) and Canary Islands (Spain). Habitat: brackish, marine.

indicus, Salarias sinuosus Smith [J. L. B.] 1959:241, Pl. 15 (fig. 3) [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 14; ref. 4123] Pinda, Mozambique, western Indian Ocean. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 258. Paratypes: not researched. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

indrambaryae, Cirripectes Smith [H. M.] 1934:322 [Journal of the Siam Society, Natural History Supplement v. 9 (no. 3); ref. 4052] Koh Samui, Gulf of Thailand. Holotype (unique): KUMF 0174. Type catalog: Monkolprasit 1969:6 [ref. 23217]. •Synonym of Cirripectes filamentosus (Alleyne & Macleay 1877) -- (Bath & Patzner 1991:37 [ref. 19212], Williams 1988:33 [ref. 7000]). Current status: Synonym of Cirripectes filamentosus (Alleyne & Macleay 1877). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

insolitus, Istiblennius gibbifrons Smith [J. L. B.] 1959:242, Pl. 16 (fig. 2) [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 14; ref. 4123] Assumption Island, Seychelles, western Indian Ocean. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 247. Paratypes: (8) not researched. •Synonym of Istiblennius gibbifrons (Quoy & Gaimard 1824) -- (Springer 1986:748 [ref. 5719]). •Synonym of Blenniella gibbifrons (Quoy & Gaimard 1824) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:68 [ref. 21878], Williams & Springer 2022:338 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Synonym of Blenniella gibbifrons (Quoy & Gaimard 1824). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

insulae, Salarias Ogilby [J. D.] 1899:741 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 23 (pt 4); ref. 3277] Lord Howe Island. Holotype (unique): (lost). Ogilby non-type specimens: QM I.862 (2). •Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:103 [ref. 21878], Kottelat 2013:383 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

insulinus, Istiblennius chrysospilos Smith [J. L. B.] 1959:243, Pl. 16 (figs. 4-5) [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 14; ref. 4123] Aldabra Islands, Seychelles, western Indian Ocean. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 244. Paratypes: (many) not researched. •Synonym of Blenniella chrysospilos (Bleeker 1857) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:78 [ref. 21878], Williams & Springer 2022:338 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Synonym of Blenniella chrysospilos (Bleeker 1857). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

intermedius, Blennius Ogilby [J. D.] 1915:127 [Memoirs of the Queensland Museum v. 3; ref. 3293] Erub [= Darnley] Island, Queensland, Australia. Holotype: QM I.1450. Paratypes: QM I.1451 (1). •Synonym of Parablennius tasmanianus (Richardson 1842), but a valid subspecies -- (Bath 1989:298 [ref. 13310], Bath 1996:91 [ref. 22687], Johnson 1999:746 [ref. 25471], Springer 2001:3545 [ref. 26290]). •Valid as Parablennius intermedius (Ogilby 1915) -- (Kuiter 1993:336 [ref. 23929], Kuiter 1997:326 [ref. 25488], Hoese & Bray 2006:1559 [ref. 29000], Bath 2008:79 [ref. 29600], Patzner et al. 2009:458 [ref. 30396], Larson et al. 2013:181 [ref. 32988]). Current status: Valid as Parablennius intermedius (Ogilby 1915). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern and northern Australia and New Caledonia; possibly the Solomon Islands. Habitat: brackish, marine.

interruptus, Salarias Bleeker [P.] 1857:68 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 13 (no. 1); ref. 16866] Kajeli, Buru Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 4787 (55 mm SL). •Valid as Istiblennius interruptus (Bleeker 1857) -- (Yu & Chung 1975:6 [ref. 41103], Shen et al. 1986:45 [ref. 13821], Bath & Patzner 1991:49 [ref. 19212]). •Valid as Blenniella interrupta (Bleeker 1857) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:35 [ref. 21878], Myers 1999:222 [ref. 23965], Springer in Randall & Lim 2000:632 [ref. 25122], Springer 2001:3543 [ref. 26290], Yoshigou & Yoshino 2002:3 [ref. 26253], Allen & Adrim 2003:53 [ref. 26830], Patzner et al. 2009:450 [ref. 30396], Allen & Erdmann 2012:804 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:148 [ref. 33932], Koeda et al. 2016:84 [ref. 35333], Fricke et al. 2019:255 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Blenniella interrupta (Bleeker 1857). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Indonesia east to Palau, New Ireland (Papua New Guinea) and Solomon Islands, north to Taiwan and Ryukyu Islands, south to Vanuatu. Habitat: marine.

invemar, Hypsoblennius Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] & Acero P. [A.] in Smith-Vaniz 1980:289, Figs 2a, 3a, 4-6 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 132; ref. 5525] Santa Marta Bay, Colombia. Holotype: ANSP 143076. Paratypes: ANSP 126835 (1), 143077 (3, 1 c&s), 143078 (4), 144092 (1); GCRL 16932 (2?), 16933 (1); Invemar 162 and 163 (2, 1); UF 233473 [ex UMML 33473] (1); USNM 221538-39 (2, 2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:29 [ref. 13621], Springer et al. 1991:11 [ref. 18888]. •Valid as Hypsoblennius invemar Smith-Vaniz & Acero P. 1980 -- (Robins & Ray 1986:232 [ref. 23100], Dennis & Bright 1988:10 [ref. 39782], Cervigón 1994:124 [ref. 24488], Bath 1996:90 [ref. 22687], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:534 [ref. 24023], Bath 2000:176 [ref. 25102], Williams 2003:1772 [ref. 27109], Moura & Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:96 [ref. 27192], Nelson et al. 2004:166 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:634 [ref. 28815], Patzner et al. 2009:455 [ref. 30396], Page et al. 2013:168 [ref. 32708], Robertson et al. 2016:147 [ref. 34961], Spier et al. 2018:15 [ref. 36103], Escobar-Sierra et al. 2021:77 [ref. 38844], Carvalho-Filho 2023:228 [ref. 40480], Page et al. 2023:158 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Hypsoblennius invemar Smith-Vaniz & Acero P. 1980. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Florida (U.S.A.) south to Santa Catarina (Brazil), including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. IUCN (2014): least Concern. Habitat: marine.

ionthas, Isesthes Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] 1882:299 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 5 (no. 282); ref. 2472] Pensacola, Florida, U.S.A. Lectotype: USNM 30856. Paralectotypes: USNM 307711 [ex 30856] (1), 103377 (1), plus 1 not found. Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:11 [ref. 18888]. •Valid as Hypsoblennius ionthas (Jordan & Gilbert 1882) -- (Robins & Ray 1986:232 [ref. 23100], Boschung 1992:160 [ref. 23239], Bath 1996:90 [ref. 22687], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:407 [ref. 24550], Schwartz 2000:16 [ref. 24409], Bath 2000:176 [ref. 25102], Williams 2003:1772 [ref. 27109], Nelson et al. 2004:167 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:635 [ref. 28815], Patzner et al. 2009:455 [ref. 30396], Page et al. 2013:168 [ref. 32708], Page et al. 2023:158 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Hypsoblennius ionthas (Jordan & Gilbert 1882). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

iosodon, Plagiotremus (Plagiotremus) Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] 1976:128, Fig. 162 [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 19; ref. 4144] Tutu Bay, 5°50'45"N, 121°01'15"E, Jolo Island, Sulu Sea, depth 3-9 meters. Holotype: USNM 99392. Paratypes: USNM 205372 (1 c&s). Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:12 [ref. 18888]. •Valid as Plagiotremus iosodon Smith-Vaniz 1976 -- (Springer 2001:3546 [ref. 26290], Patzner et al. 2009:460 [ref. 30396], Allen & Erdmann 2012:796 [ref. 31980]). Current status: Valid as Plagiotremus iosodon Smith-Vaniz 1976. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Jolo Island, Philippines (2 specimens). Habitat: marine.

iredalei, Pictiblennius Whitley [G. P.] 1931:323 [Australian Zoologist v. 6 (pt 4); ref. 4672] Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Holotype (unique): AMS I.16407-001 [ex MAMU F1034]. Replacement name for Blennius castaneus Macleay 1881, preoccupied by Blennius castaneus Castelnau 1861; regarded as a replacement name and specimens from Clark I. mentioned on p. 324 are not regarded as types. •Synonym of Parablennius tasmanianus (Richardson 1842) -- (Bath 1996:91 [ref. 22687]). •Synonym of Parablennius intermedius (Ogilby 1815) -- (Hoese & Bray 2006:1559 [ref. 29000], Bath 2008:80 [ref. 29600]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Parablennius intermedius (Ogilby 1915). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

irroratus, Salarias Alleyne [H. G.] & Macleay [W.] 1877:337, Pl. 13 (fig. 4) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 1 (pts 3-4); ref. 101] Low Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): AMS I.16414-001 [ex MAMU F1042]. Type catalog: Stanbury 1969:209 [ref. 19518]. •Synonym of Salarias alboguttatus Kner 1867 -- (Bath & Randall 1991:254 [ref. 15518], Hoese & Bray 2006:1563 [ref. 29000]). Current status: Synonym of Salarias alboguttatus Kner 1867. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

isos, Ecsenius McKinney [J. F.] & Springer [V. G.] 1976:5, Fig. 4 [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 236; ref. 7087] British Bathing Beach, Efate, Pango Peninsula, Vanuatu. Holotype: BPBM 12122. Paratypes: USNM 195787 (3). Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:12 [ref. 18888]. •Valid as Ecsenius isos McKinney & Springer 1976 -- (Springer 1988:101 [ref. 6804], Springer 1991:102 [ref. 18995], Springer & Randall 1999:40 [ref. 24274], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:399 [ref. 25191], Springer 2001:3544 [ref. 26290], Randall 2005:489 [ref. 28239], Patzner et al. 2009:452 [ref. 30396], Allen & Erdmann 2024:1306 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Ecsenius isos McKinney & Springer 1976. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Vanuatu and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

itajobi, Scartella Rangel [C. A.] & Mendes [L. F.] 2009:52, Figs. 1-5 [Zootaxa No. 2006; ref. 30055] Praia do Atalaia, 3°51'S, 32°26'W, Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, Pernambuco, Brazil. Holotype: MNRJ 31887. Paratypes: MNRJ 31888 (2). Plus additional non-type specimens. •Valid as Scartella itajobi Rangel & Mendes 2009 -- (Araujo et al. 2019:[2] 55 [ref. 37808], Carvalho-Filho 2023:231 [ref. 40480]). Current status: Valid as Scartella itajobi Rangel & Mendes 2009. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Fernando de Noronha Archipelago and Atol das Rocas (Brazil). Habitat: marine.

japonicus, Petroskirtes Bleeker [P.] 1869:246, Fig. [Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeeling Natuurkunde (Ser. 2) v. 3; ref. 427] Tokyo, Japan. Holotype (unique): lost. Original genus should have been Petroscirtes. •Valid as Omobranchus japonicus (Bleeker 1869) -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:33 [ref. 7348]). •Synonym of Omobranchus punctatus (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Springer 1972:14 [ref. 4178], Springer & Gomon 1975:53 [ref. 6083], Smith-Vaniz 1976:149 [ref. 4144], Kottelat 2013:384 [ref. 32989] with question). Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus punctatus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

jenkinsi, Chasmodes Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] in Jordan 1896:232, Pl. 39 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 2) v. 6; ref. 2395] Guaymas, Sonora, western coast of Mexico. Holotype: CAS-SU 412. Paratypes: (5). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:92 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Hypsoblennius jenkinsi (Jordan & Evermann 1896) -- (Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:247 [ref. 9277], Hastings in Fischer et al. 1995:928 [ref. 22829], Bath 1996:90 [ref. 22687], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:73 [ref. 24545], Bath 2000:176 [ref. 25102], Thomson et al. 2000:199 [ref. 25640], Nelson et al. 2004:167 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:158 [ref. 37547], Patzner et al. 2009:455 [ref. 30396], Page et al. 2013:168 [ref. 32708], Kells et al. 2016:294 [ref. 35888], Burton & Lea 2019:88 [ref. 37205], Love et al. 2021:196 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:158 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Hypsoblennius jenkinsi (Jordan & Evermann 1896). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: central California (U.S.A.) south to Guerrero (Mexico), including Gulf of California (Mexico). Habitat: marine.

jenningsi, Cirripectes Schultz [L. P.] 1943:274, Fig. 27 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 180; ref. 3957] Reef at Swains Island, Phoenix Islands. Holotype: USNM 115486. Paratypes: BMNH 1943.8.23.1-2 [ex USNM 115487] (2), 1952.5.8.7-8 [ex USNM 115487] (2); MCZ 37248 [ex USNM 115487] (2); USNM 115487 (orig. 26, now 20), 307661 (1). Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:12 [ref. 18888]. •Valid as Cirripectes jenningsi Schultz 1943 -- (Williams 1988:49 [ref. 7000], Springer 2001:3543 [ref. 26290], Randall 2005:485 [ref. 28239], Patzner et al. 2009:451 [ref. 30396], Hoban & Williams 2020:10 [ref. 37406]). Current status: Valid as Cirripectes jenningsi Schultz 1943. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

jugularis, Blennius Klunzinger [C. B.] 1871:493 [Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien v. 21; ref. 2622] Al-Qusair, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt, Red Sea. Lectotype: ZMB 10496. Paralectotypes: ZIN 2617 (1); ?ZMB 8025 (1), ?10496 (1). Lectotype established by Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:12 [ref. 4145]. •Valid as Alloblennius jugularis (Klunzinger 1871) -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:10 [ref. 4145], Dor 1984:226 [ref. 29757], Goren & Dor 1994:58 [ref. 25356], Springer et al. 1998:24 [ref. 23434], Patzner et al. 2009:449 [ref. 30396], Smith-Vaniz & Allen 2012:60 [ref. 31806], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[6] 244 [ref. 36492], Golani & Fricke 2018:137 [ref. 36273], Esmaeili et al. 2022:5 [14] [ref. 39526], Williams & Springer 2022:329 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Valid as Alloblennius jugularis (Klunzinger 1871). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Red Sea endemic. Habitat: marine.

julioides, Blennius Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:28 [Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia; ref. 3594] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Also appeared in Rafinesque 1810:11 [ref. 3595]. Nomen oblitum according to Parenti 2019:105 [ref. 37117]. •In the synonymy of Parablennius rouxi (Cocco 1833) -- (Parenti 2019:105 [ref. 37117]). Nomen Oblitum. Current status: Synonym of Parablennius rouxi (Cocco 1833). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

kallosoma, Petroskirtes Bleeker [P.] 1858:227 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 15 (no. 1); ref. 363] Western Belitung Island, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 4452. Original genus should have been Petroscirtes. •Valid as Omobranchus kallosoma (Bleeker 1858) -- (Springer 1972:14 [ref. 4178]). •Synonym of Omobranchus elongatus (Peters 1855) -- (Springer & Gomon 1975:28 [ref. 6083], Smith-Vaniz 1976:149 [ref. 4144], Kottelat 2013:383 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus elongatus (Peters 1855). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

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.

kellersi, Salarias Fowler [H. W.] 1932:6, Fig. 2 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 81 (no. 2931); ref. 16368] Niuafoou Island, Tonga Islands. Holotype: USNM 91944. Paratypes: USNM 138299 (1). Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:12 [ref. 18888]. •Synonym of Istiblennius bellus (Günther 1861) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:143 [ref. 21878]). Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius bellus (Günther 1861). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

kikaiensis, Salarias Aoyagi [H.] 1954:239 [241], Fig. 1 [Dobutsugaku Zasshi = Zoological Magazine Tokyo v. 63 (no. 6); ref. 12637] Kikai Island, Oshima County, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Lectotype: YCM-P 30815. Paralectotypes: YCM-P 30816 (2). Type catalog: Hayashi 1995 [ref. 22717], Shibata et al. 2011:18 [ref. 31469]. In English on p. 241. Also listed as new in Aoyagi 1954:287 [ref. 12638]. Lectotype selected by Hayashi 1995 [ref. 22717]. •Synonym of Entomacrodus decussatus (Bleeker 1858) -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:56 [ref. 4145]). Current status: Synonym of Entomacrodus decussatus (Bleeker 1858). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

kingii, Salarias Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:334 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Northwestern coast of Australia. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-2048. Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:28 [ref. 20734]. •Synonym of Istiblennius lineatus (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:98 [ref. 21878], Hoese & Bray 2006:1552 [ref. 29000], Mehraban & Esmaeili 2018:199 [ref. 36242]). Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius lineatus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

kirkii, Salarias Günther [A.] 1868:458 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4) v. 1 (no. 6); ref. 1993] Zanzibar, Tanzania, western Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1868.2.29.48. •Valid as Alticus kirkii (Günther 1868) -- (Dor 1984:226 [ref. 29757] as kirki, Goren & Dor 1994:58 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:312 [ref. 22896], Carpenter et al. 1997:208 [ref. 23922], Fricke 1999:470 [ref. 24106], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S116 [ref. 27377] as a subspecies, Patzner et al. 2009:449 [ref. 30396], Fricke et al. 2018:306 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:137 [ref. 36273], Mehraban & Esmaeili 2018:194 [ref. 36242], Eagderi et al. 2019:40 [ref. 37020], Mehraban et al. 2021:[5] [ref. 38229], Sharafiniya et al. 2021:65 [ref. 38544], Esmaeili et al. 2022:7 [16] [ref. 39526], Williams & Springer 2022:331 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Valid as Alticus kirkii (Günther 1868). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: East Africa (Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya), Persian Gulf, Madagascar and western Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius) east to western India. Habitat: marine.

klausewitzii, Ecsenius Lotan [R.] 1970:371, Fig. 4 [Israel Journal of Zoology v. 18 (no. 4) (for 1969); ref. 7827] Entedebir Island, Dahlak Archipelago, Eritrea, Red Sea. Holotype: HUJ 10095 [ex E62/3708]. Paratypes: HUJ 10096 [ex E64/30a] (2). Type catalog: Golani 2006:32 [ref. 28840]. •Synonym of Ecsenius gravieri (Pellegrin 1906) -- (Springer 1971:22 [ref. 7707], Dor 1984:229 [ref. 29757], Springer 1988:28 [ref. 6804], Golani & Fricke 2018:139 [ref. 36273], Williams & Springer 2022:350 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Synonym of Ecsenius gravieri (Pellegrin 1906). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

knipowitschi, Blennius Slastenenko [E. P.] 1934:357 [Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR, Ser. A (Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences de l'URSS), Leningrad v. 1 (no. 7); ref. 16461] Near Panayot Bay, Sevastopol, Ukraine, Black Sea. Syntypes: (2) no types found at ZIN. •Synonym of Blennius adriaticus Steindachner & Kolombatović 1883 -- (Bath 1973:520 [ref. 7212]). •Synonym of Lipophrys adriaticus (Steindachner & Kolombatović 1883) -- (Zander in Whitehead et al. 1986:1101 [ref. 13677], Bath 1996:91 [ref. 22687], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:122 [ref. 26753]). •Synonym of Microlipophrys adriaticus (Steindachner & Kolombatović 1883). Current status: Synonym of Microlipophrys adriaticus (Steindachner & Kolombatović 1883). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

kochi, Petroscirtes Weber [M.] 1907:263 [Süsswasserfische von Neu-Guinea v. 5 (Zool.) pt 2; ref. 4599] Meranke River, southern New Guinea. Syntypes: ZMA 109102 (2). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:94 [ref. 19236]. •Synonym of Omobranchus punctatus (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Springer 1972:14 [ref. 4178], Springer & Gomon 1975:53 [ref. 6083], Smith-Vaniz 1976:149 [ref. 4144], Kottelat 2013:384 [ref. 32989], Golani & Fricke 2018:141 [ref. 36273]). Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus punctatus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

kosiensis, Salarias Regan [C. T.] 1908:254, Pl. 42 (fig. 3) [Annals of the Natal Government Museum v. 1 (pt 3); ref. 14355] Kosi Bay, Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, northwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1906.11.19.111. •Valid as Pereulixia kosiensis (Regan 1908) -- (Springer 1986:752 [ref. 5719], Randall 1995:321 [ref. 22896], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S117 [ref. 27377], Patzner et al. 2009:459 [ref. 30396], Esmaeili et al. 2022:22 [31] [ref. 39526], Williams & Springer 2022:376 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Valid as Pereulixia kosiensis (Regan 1908). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) and Oman east to Pakistan. Habitat: marine.

kossmanni, Blennius Whitley [G. P.] 1970:245 [Australian Zoologist v. 15 (pt 3); ref. 6601] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Holotype (unique): apparently lost. Replacement name for Blennius cyclops var. punctatus Kossman & Rauber 1877, preoccupied by Blennius punctatus Quoy & Gaimard 1824. •Synonym of Parablennius cyclops (Rüppell 1830) based on placement of punctatus -- (Bath 1996:91 [ref. 22687]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Parablennius cyclops (Rüppell 1830). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

kranjiensis, Petroscirtes Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1940:25, Pl. 20 [Bulletin of the Raffles Museum No. 16; ref. 2130] Mangrove swamp drained by the Kranji River, Singapore. Holotype: CAS-SU 33007. Paratypes: CAS-SU 33008 (1), ZRC 224 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:93 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Omobranchus kranjinesis (Herre 1940) -- (Springer 1972:14 [ref. 4178]). •Synonym of Omobranchus ferox (Herre 1927) -- (Springer & Gomon 1975:38 [ref. 6083], Smith-Vaniz 1976:149 [ref. 4144], Kottelat 2013:383 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus ferox (Herre 1927). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

kraussii, Petroscirtes Klunzinger [C. B.] 1871:497 [Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien v. 21; ref. 2622] Al-Qusair, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt, Red Sea. Lectotype: ZMB 8029. Paralectotypes: SMF 1662 (2); SMNS 1868 (2); ZIN 2647 (2); ZMB 8029 (2), 10506 (1). Type catalog: Fricke 1992:6 [ref. 20296], Fricke 2005:18 [ref. 29864] Lectotype selected by Springer 1972:7 [ref. 4178]. •Valid as Enchelyurus kraussii [sometimes as kraussi, should be kraussii] (Klunzinger 1871) -- (Springer 1972:6 [ref. 4178], Smith-Vaniz 1976:149 [ref. 4144], Springer 1981:699 [ref. 8545], Dor 1984:225 [ref. 29757], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:296 [ref. 6441], Shen et al. 1986:10 [ref. 13821], Winterbottom et al. 1989:60 [ref. 13251], Randall et al. 1990:374 [ref. 15987], Goren & Dor 1994:59 [ref. 25356], Randall et al. 1997:374 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:220 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:478 [ref. 24106], Springer in Randall & Lim 2000:633 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1111 [ref. 25182] as kraussi, Hutchins 2001:41 [ref. 25847], Springer 2001:3544 [ref. 26290], Nakabo 2002:1111 [ref. 26193] as kraussi, Allen & Adrim 2003:54 [ref. 26830] as kraussi, Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S117 [ref. 27377] as kraussi, Myers & Donaldson 2003:639 [ref. 27495] as kraussi, Randall et al. 2004:25 [ref. 27624] as kraussi, Randall 2005:491 [ref. 28239], Hoese & Bray 2006:1550 [ref. 29000], Fricke et al. 2009:95 [ref. 30213], Patzner et al. 2009:453 [ref. 30396], Motomura et al. 2010:192 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:783 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:149 [ref. 33932], Golani & Fricke 2018:139 [ref. 36273], Arndt & Fricke 2019:12 [ref. 36883], Dewa et al. 2022:24 [ref. 40001], Esmaeili et al. 2022:13 [22] [ref. 39526], Williams & Springer 2022:353 [ref. 39951], Fricke et al. 2024:67 [ref. 41255]). Current status: Valid as Enchelyurus kraussii (Klunzinger 1871). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: Gulf of Aden, Seychelles, Comoros and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Mariana Islands and Tonga, north to Kagoshima Prefecture (southern Japan), south to southern Great Barrier Reef (Queensland, Australia) and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

kuasut, Blennius Montrouzier [X.] 1857:463-464 [185-186] [Annales de la Société d'Agriculture, Histoire Naturelle et Arts Utiles de Lyon (sér. 2) v. 8 (1856); ref. 17789] On p. 185-186 of reprint. Not available, manuscript name mentioned in passing in synonymy under 4 different species; from Woodlark I., South Pacific. Nomen Nudum. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

kuhlii, Salarias Bleeker [P.] 1851:258 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 1 (no. 3); ref. 16890] Tjilangkahan, Java, Indonesia. No types knwon. •Unplaceable to genus -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:57 [ref. 4145]). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

kulambangrae, Petroscirtes Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1935:436 [Field Museum of Natural History, Publications, Zoölogical Series v. 18 (no. 12); ref. 2109] A fresh-water creek, Kulambangra Island, Solomon Islands. Holotype: FMNH 17392. Paratypes: CAS-SU 24441 (1). Additional material (13). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:93 [ref. 12291], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:64 [ref. 12367]. •Synonym of Meiacanthus anema (Bleeker 1852) -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:83 [ref. 4144], Kottelat 2013:383 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Meiacanthus anema (Bleeker 1852). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

kurti, Ecsenius Springer [V. G.] 1988:117, Fig. 63 [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 465; ref. 6804] West side of Bararin Island, Cuyo Islands, Palawan Province, Philippines, depth 0-13.7 meters. Holotype: USNM 227416. Paratypes: USNM 219303 (2), 219305 (7), 219311 (3). Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:12 [ref. 18888]. •Valid as Ecsenius kurti Springer 1988 -- (Allen 2000:116 [ref. 25868], Springer 2001:3544 [ref. 26290], Patzner et al. 2009:452 [ref. 30396], Allen & Erdmann 2012:813 [ref. 31980]). Current status: Valid as Ecsenius kurti Springer 1988. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines. Habitat: marine.

kuwamurai, Cirripectes Fukao [R.] 1984:106, Figs. 1, 3A [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 31 (no. 2); ref. 6726] Off the northern beach of Seto Marine Biological Lab., Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, depth about 3 meters. Holotype (unique): FAKU 48479. •Valid as Cirripectes kuwamurai Fukao 1984 -- (Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:299 [ref. 6441], Fukao 1985:92 [ref. 21281], Williams 1988:50 [ref. 7000], Nakabo 2000:1093 [ref. 25182], Nakabo 2002:1093 [ref. 26193], Patzner et al. 2009:451 [ref. 30396], Williams 2010:6 [ref. 30923], Motomura et al. 2010:191 [ref. 31256]). Current status: Valid as Cirripectes kuwamurai Fukao 1984. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: Japan. Habitat: marine.

labrovittatus, Praealticus Bath [H.] 1992:256, Figs. 20-30, 46a-f [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 72 (nos 4/6); ref. 20223] Peleliu Island, Palau Islands, western Pacific, 7°00'36"N, 134°16'26"E. Holotype: CAS 74043. Paratypes: CAS 75778 (12); SMF 18066 (1), ?18069 (1), ?28009 (4); SMNS 14315 (8); USNM 317332 (1). Type catalog: Fricke 1995:6 [ref. 28100], Fricke 2005:18 [ref. 29864] •Valid as Praealticus labrovittatus Bath 1992 -- (Myers 1999:228 [ref. 23965], Springer 2001:3546 [ref. 26290], Myers & Donaldson 2003:640 [ref. 27495] as Prealticus, Patzner et al. 2009:460 [ref. 30396], Kottelat 2013:385 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Praealticus labrovittatus Bath 1992. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

lacunicola, Salarias Fowler [H. W.] 1946:178, Figs. 41a-42 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 98; ref. 1456] Aguni Shima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Holotype (unique): ANSP 72049. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:29 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Entomacrodus thalassinus (Jordan & Seale 1906) -- (Springer 1967:144 [ref. 18947]). Current status: Synonym of Entomacrodus thalassinus (Jordan & Seale 1906). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

laevis, Pholis Fleming [J.] 1828:207 [A history of British animals; ref. 1339] England. Based in part on Blennius pholis Linnaeus 1758. •Synonym of Blennius pholis Linnaeus 1758 -- (Bath 1973:523 [ref. 7212]). •Synonym of Lipophrys pholis (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Bath & Wirtz 1992:272 [ref. 19831], Bath 1996:91 [ref. 22687]). Current status: Synonym of Lipophrys pholis (Linnaeus 1758). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

langi, Blennius Fowler [H. W.] 1923:5 [American Museum Novitates No. 103; ref. 1399] Mouth of the Congo River, western Africa. Holotype (unique): AMNH 8284 (not present 2/1981). •Valid as Hypleurochilus langi (Fowler 1923) -- (Bath 1986:355 [ref. 6217], Bath 1990:907 [ref. 19373], Daget in Lévêque et al. 1992:796 [ref. 21590], Poll & Gosse 1995:119 [ref. 24781], Bath 1996:90 [ref. 22687], Patzner et al. 2009:454 [ref. 30396], Pinheiro et al. 2013:95 [ref. 32885], Williams & Springer in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2805 [ref. 34618], Fermon et al. 2022:274 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Hypleurochilus langi (Fowler 1923). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Senegal south to Democratic Republic of Congo. Habitat: brackish, marine.

lanieri, Ophioblennius Seale [A.] 1940:40, Pl. 4 [Allan Hancock Pacific Expedition 1932-40, Los Angeles v. 9 (no. 1); ref. 12332] Tagus Cove, Isabela Island [Albemarle Island], Galápagos Islands. Holotype (unique): CAS 5743. •In genus Ophioblennius -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:57 [ref. 4145]). •Synonym of Ophioblennius steindachneri Jordan & Evermann 1898 -- (on advice of Vctor Springer, 5 Feb. 2015). Current status: Synonym of Ophioblennius steindachneri Jordan & Evermann 1898. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

laticlavius, Blennius Griffin [L. T.] 1926:542, Pl. 96 (fig. 1) [Transactions of the New Zealand Institute v. 56; ref. 15589] Mount Maunganui, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. Holotype: AIM MA 307. Paratypes: AIM (1). Trnski personal communication (12/1/2017) on type status. •Valid as Parablennius laticlavius (Griffin 1926) -- (Paulin et al. 1989:222 [ref. 24556], Paulin & Roberts 1992:36 [ref. 24625], Kuiter 1993:337 [ref. 23929], Francis 1993:166 [ref. 25479], Bath 1996:91 [ref. 22687], Hoese & Bray 2006:1559 [ref. 29000], Patzner et al. 2009:458 [ref. 30396], Duffy & Ahyong 2015:117 [ref. 36167], Stewart et al. 2015:1537 [ref. 34301]). Current status: Valid as Parablennius laticlavius (Griffin 1926). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: northern New Zealand, Kermadec Islands. Habitat: marine.

laudandus, Pescadorichthys (Musgravius) Whitley [G. P.] 1961:63, Fig. 2 [Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales v. for 1958-59; ref. 4731] Barrier Reef of Nouméa, about 10 miles from [Baie des] Citrons, New Caledonia. Holotype (unique): AMS IB.4509. •Valid as Plagiotremus laudandus (Whitley 1961), subspecies laudandus (Whitley 1961) -- (Nakabo 2000:1118 [ref. 25182], Springer 2001:3546 [ref. 26290], Nakabo 2002:1118 [ref. 26193], Myers & Donaldson 2003:639 [ref. 27495], Randall 2005:500 [ref. 28239], Hoese & Bray 2006:1562 [ref. 29000], Patzner et al. 2009:460 [ref. 30396], Hastings & Springer 2009:7 [ref. 31156], Motomura et al. 2010:195 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:796 [ref. 31980]). •Valid as Plagiotremus laudandus (Whitley 1961) -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:129 [ref. 4144], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:297 [ref. 6441], Fukao 1985:91 [ref. 21281], Smith-Vaniz 1987:49 [ref. 6404], Randall et al. 1990:372 [ref. 15987], Bath & Patzner 1991:54 [ref. 19212], Kuiter 1993:339 [ref. 23929], Francis 1993:166 [ref. 25479], Allen 1997:210 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:372 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:219 [ref. 23965], Springer in Randall & Lim 2000:634 [ref. 25122], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:395 [ref. 25191], Allen 2000:117 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:41 [ref. 25847], Allen & Adrim 2003:55 [ref. 26830], Patzner et al. 2009:460 [ref. 30396], Fricke et al. 2014:152 [ref. 33932], Fricke et al. 2019:260 [ref. 36673], Smith-Vaniz et al. 2020:125 [ref. 37757], Wada et al. 2021:47 [ref. 38521]). Current status: Valid as Plagiotremus laudandus (Whitley 1961). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia east to Marshall Islands, Fiji, Tonga and Samoa, north to Amami Islands (southern Japan), south to northern Australia and Lord Howe Island. Habitat: marine.

lemuria, Entomacrodus Springer [V. G.] & Fricke [R.] 2000:391, Figs. 3-4 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 113 (no. 2); ref. 24575] Réunion, western Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean, west coast, 250 meters north Boucan-Canot, 5 kilometers west-southwest of St. Paul, 21°01'35"S, 55°13'36"E, intertidal area of narrow fringing reef, near black rocks on shore. Holotype: SMNS 20827. Paratypes: AMS I.39536-001 (5); CAS 209025 (5); ROM 71976 (5); SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 60472 (5); SMNS 21372 (4); USNM 339747 (57), 341905 (4), 357266 (1). Type catalog: Fricke 2005:16 [ref. 29864]. •Valid as Entomacrodus lemuria Springer & Fricke 2000 -- (Fricke et al. 2009:96 [ref. 30213], Patzner et al. 2009:454 [ref. 30396], Fricke et al. 2018:311 [ref. 35805], Arndt & Fricke 2019:12 [ref. 36883], Williams & Springer 2022:355 [ref. 39951], Fricke et al. 2024:67 [ref. 41255]). Current status: Valid as Entomacrodus lemuria Springer & Fricke 2000. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: Madagascar and western Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius). Habitat: marine.

leopardus, Entomacrodus Fowler [H. W.] 1904:554, Pl. 27 (upper fig.) [Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. Second series. v. 12 (pt 4); ref. 1367] Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia. Holotype: ANSP 27805. Paratypes: ANSP 27806 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:29 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Blenniella leopardus (Fowler 1904) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:40 [ref. 21878], Springer 2001:3543 [ref. 26290] dating to 1938, Allen & Adrim 2003:53 [ref. 26830], Imamura in Imamura & Satapoomin 2009:246 [ref. 31162], Patzner et al. 2009:450 [ref. 30396], llen & Erdmann 2012:804 [ref. 31980]). Current status: Valid as Blenniella leopardus (Fowler 1904). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: Andaman Sea to Sumatra (Indonesia). Habitat: marine.

leopardus, Salarias Day [F.] 1870:518 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1869 (pt 3) (art. 7) (for 11 Nov. 1869); ref. 18819] Off Galle harbor, Sri Lanka. Holotype (unique): ZSI A.296 (lost). Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:161 [ref. 23762]. Reasons for loss of ZSI type specimens during WWII see Chopra 1947:349-350 [ref. 33077]. •In genus Exallias -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:57 [ref. 4145]). •Mention -- (Mundy 2005:463 [ref. 28379]). •Synonym of Exallias brevis (Kner 1868) -- (on advice of Victor Springer, 5 Feb. 2015). Current status: Synonym of Exallias brevis (Kner 1868). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

leopardus, Salarias Fowler [H. W.] 1938:82, Pl. 11 (fig. 28) [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 2; ref. 1428] Nukuhiva, Marquesas Islands. Holotype: ANSP 68305. Paratypes: ANSP 68306-07 (2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:29 [ref. 13621]. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Salarias leopardus Day 1870. •Synonym of Istiblennius bellus (Günther 1861) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:143 [ref. 21878]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius bellus (Günther 1861). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

lepidus, Blennius Pallas [P. S.] 1814:171 [Zoographia Rosso-Asiatica v. 3; ref. 3351] Crimea Peninsula. No types known. •Synonym of Blennius pavo Risso 1810 -- (Bath 1973:522 [ref. 7212]). •Synonym of Lipophrys pavo (Risso 1910) -- (Parin 2003:S22 [ref. 28536]). •Synonym of Salaria pavo (Risso 1810) -- (Bath 1996:92 [ref. 22687], Parin et al. 2014:470 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Salaria pavo (Risso 1810). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

leptus, Adelotremus Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] & Rose [J. M.] 2012:40, Figs. 1-6 [Zootaxa No. 3249; ref. 31851] Near Sharm el Sheikh, Naama Bay (Marsa el At), 27°54'38"N, 34°19'44"E, Egypt, Red Sea, depth 15 meters. Holotype (unique): USNM 402770. •Valid as Adelotremus leptus Smith-Vaniz & Rose 2012 -- (Smith-Vaniz 2017:185 [ref. 35282], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[6] 244 [ref. 36492], Golani & Fricke 2018:136 [ref. 36273], Esmaeili et al. 2022:5 [14] [ref. 39526], Williams & Springer 2022:328 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Valid as Adelotremus leptus Smith-Vaniz & Rose 2012. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Red Sea endemic. Habitat: marine.

lepus, Blennius Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1800:457, 461 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 2; ref. 2709] Mediterranean Sea. Syntypes: NRM 36 (2). Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:18 [ref. 20734]. Unnecessary replacement name for Blennius ocellaris Linnaeus 1758. Also appeared in Sonnini 1803:81, 87 (vol. 7) [ref. 30473]. •Synonym of Blennius ocellaris Linnaeus 1758 -- (Bath 1973:519 [ref. 7212]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Blennius ocellaris Linnaeus 1758. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

lessoni, Nemophis Kaup [J. J.] 1858:168, Fig. [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1858 (pt 26); ref. 2577] Presumably from the South Seas. Holotype: MNHN 0000-2123. Paratypes: MNHN B-3104 (1, poor condition). Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:22 [ref. 20734]. •Synonym of Xiphasia setifer Swainson 1839 -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:70 [ref. 4144], Randall 2005:505 [ref. 28239]). Current status: Synonym of Xiphasia setifer Swainson 1839. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

lienardi, Petroscirtes Day [F.] 1876:327, Pl. 69 (fig. 8) [The fishes of India Part 2; ref. 1081] Karachi, Sind, Pakistan; Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Syntypes and/or Day specimens: AMS B.7984 (1, syntype) Sind; ZSI F2026 (1, figured specimen, lost), F2029 (1, lost). Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:161 [ref. 23762], Ferraris et al. 2000:298 [ref. 25110]. Based on 'Blennechis à dorsale élevée' of Liénard 1839:39 [ref. 17536], and on several specimens. Reasons for loss of ZSI type specimens during WWII see Chopra 1947:349-350 [ref. 33077]. •Synonym of Petroscirtes mitratus Rüppell 1830 -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:32 [ref. 4144]). Current status: Synonym of Petroscirtes mitratus Rüppell 1830. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

lighti, Salarias Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1938:65 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 51; ref. 11002] Dodd Island, Amoy, China. Holotype: CAS-SU 33001. Paratypes: BSMP (1, assumed destroyed). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:94 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Entomacrodus stellifer (Jordan & Snyder 1902), but a valid subspecies -- (Springer 1967:55 [ref. 18947], Shen et al. 1986:31 [ref. 13821], Myers 1999:226 [ref. 23965], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:226 [ref. 25480], Choi et al. 2003:387, 649 [ref. 26218]). •Valid as Entomacrodus lighti (Herre 1938) -- (Patzner et al. 2009:454 [ref. 30396], Hastings & Springer 2009:8 [ref. 31156], Allen & Erdmann 2012:823 [ref. 31980]). Current status: Valid as Entomacrodus lighti (Herre 1938). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand. Habitat: marine.

lignus, Hypsoblennius Meek [S. E.] & Hildebrand [S. F.] 1928:946, Pl. 96 (fig. 2) [Field Museum of Natural History, Publications, Zoölogical Series v. 15 (publ. 249); ref. 2964] Chame Point, (Pacific) Panama. Holotype: USNM 81937. Paratypes: FMNH 8537 (1); USNM 81938 (1), 81939 (18 or 16), 307644 (1). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:49 [ref. 12367], Springer et al. 1991:12 [ref. 18888]. •Synonym of Hypsoblennius caulopus (Gilbert 1898) -- (Allen & Robertson 1994:253 [ref. 22193], Bath 1996:90 [ref. 22687]). Current status: Synonym of Hypsoblennius caulopus (Gilbert 1898). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

limbatus, Meiacanthus (Meiacanthus) Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] 1987:19, Fig. 7c [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 139; ref. 6404] 3 kilometers east of Aerodrome, Los Negros Island, Manus Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, 2°04'S, 147°25'E, depth 35-41 meters. Holotype (unique): WAM P.27826-018. Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:37 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:40 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Meiacanthus limbatus Smith-Vaniz 1987 -- (Smith-Vaniz et al. 2001:32 [ref. 26213], Springer 2001:3545 [ref. 26290], Patzner et al. 2009:456 [ref. 30396], Smith-Vaniz & Allen 2011:54 [ref. 31543], Allen & Erdmann 2012:791 [ref. 31980], Smith-Vaniz & Allen 2019:49 [ref. 36813], Allen et al. 2024:1315 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Meiacanthus limbatus Smith-Vaniz 1987. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Palau, Bismarck Archipelago and Helen Island. Habitat: marine.

lineathorax, Mimoblennius Fricke [R.] 1999:484, Fig. 8 [ ref. 24106] East coast of Anse des Cascades, 8 kilometers south-southeast of Sainte Rose, Réunion, western Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean, 21°11'08"S, 55°49'36"E, depth 0-1.5 meters. Holotype: SMNS 20815. Paratypes: MNHN 1999-0489 to 0490 (1, 1); SMNS 16966 (1), 20722 (3); USNM 355883 (2). •Valid as Mimoblennius lineathorax Fricke 1999 -- (Fricke et al. 2009:96 [ref. 30213], Patzner et al. 2009:457 [ref. 30396], Williams & Springer 2022:367 [ref. 39951], Fricke et al. 2024:68 [ref. 41255]). Current status: Valid as Mimoblennius lineathorax Fricke 1999. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: western Mascarenes (La Réunion) endemic. Habitat: marine.

lineatus, Blennius Guichenot [A.] 1850:73, Pl. 4 (fig. 2) [Histoire naturelle des reptiles et poissons; ref. 1940] Coast of Algeria, western Mediterranean Sea. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:15 [ref. 20734]. •Questionably a synonym of Blennius canevae Vinciguerra 1880 -- (Bath 1973:520 [ref. 7212]). •Questionably a synonym of Lipophrys canevae (Vinciguerra 1880) -- (Bath 1996:91 [ref. 22687]). •Synonym of Microlipophrys canevae (Vinciguerra 1880). Current status: Synonym of Microlipophrys canevae (Vinciguerra 1880). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

lineatus, Ecsenius Klausewitz [W.] 1962:145, Fig. 1 [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 43 (no. 2); ref. 5976] Reef in lagoon near Madewaru Island, Fadiffulu Atoll, Maldives [Indian Ocean]. Holotype (unique): SMF 5532. •Valid as Ecsenius lineatus Klausewitz 1962 -- (Springer 1971:30 [ref. 7707], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:300 [ref. 6441], Shen et al. 1986:20 [ref. 13821], Springer 1988:50 [ref. 6804], Allen & Swainston 1988:130 [ref. 25477], Allen 1997:208 [ref. 23977], Fricke 1999:477 [ref. 24106], Springer & Randall 1999:41 [ref. 24274], Springer in Randall & Lim 2000:633 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1108 [ref. 25182], Allen 2000:116 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:41 [ref. 25847], Springer 2001:3544 [ref. 26290], Nakabo 2002:1108 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:54 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S117 [ref. 27377], Hoese & Bray 2006:1547 [ref. 29000], Fricke et al. 2009:95 [ref. 30213], Patzner et al. 2009:452 [ref. 30396], Motomura et al. 2010:191 [ref. 31256], Caratini & Soriano 2011:16 [ref. 39915], Allen & Erdmann 2012:813 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2013:269 [ref. 32706], Motomura et al. 2015:28 [ref. 34709], Koeda et al. 2016:85 [ref. 35333], Allen et al. 2019:76 [ref. 36633], Dalleau-Coudert et al. 2019:127 [ref. 40104], Zajonz et al. 2019:93 [ref. 36871], Williams & Springer 2022:350 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Valid as Ecsenius lineatus Klausewitz 1962. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Gulf of Aden, southern Oman, Socotra (Yemen), Mozambique Channel, western Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius), Maldives east to Philippines, north to southern Japan, south to northwestern Australia. Habitat: marine.

lineatus, Petroscirtes De Vis [C. W.] 1884:698 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 3); ref. 17383] Murray Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): QM I.1354. •Valid as Meiacanthus lineatus (De Vis 1884) -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:89 [ref. 4144], Smith-Vaniz 1987:9 [ref. 6404], Randall et al. 1990:369 [ref. 15987], Kuiter 1993:340 [ref. 23929], Kuiter 1997:330 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:369 [ref. 25919], Johnson 1999:746 [ref. 25471], Smith-Vaniz et al. 2001:32 [ref. 26213], Springer 2001:3545 [ref. 26290], Hoese & Bray 2006:1554 [ref. 29000], Patzner et al. 2009:456 [ref. 30396], Smith-Vaniz & Allen 2011:47, 57 [ref. 31543], Allen et al. 2024:1316, 1320 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Meiacanthus lineatus (De Vis 1884). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Great Barrier Reef, eastern Australia. Habitat: marine.

lineatus, Salarias Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:314 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Java, Indonesia. Holotype: MNHN 0000-1396 (or RMNH 17272). Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:28-29 [ref. 20734]. •Valid as Istiblennius lineatus (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Dor 1984:231 [ref. 29757], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:300 [ref. 6441], Fukao 1985:108 [ref. 21281], Shen et al. 1986:36 [ref. 13821], Allen & Swainston 1988:130 [ref. 25477], Randall et al. 1990:385 [ref. 15987], Francis 1993:166 [ref. 25479], Springer & Williams 1994:98 [ref. 21878], Krishnan & Mishra 1994:295 [ref. 24014], Randall 1995:317 [ref. 22896], Allen 1997:208 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:385 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:228 [ref. 23965], Allen 2000:92 [ref. 37268], Springer in Randall & Lim 2000:633 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1101 [ref. 25182], Hutchins 2001:41 [ref. 25847], Springer 2001:3545 [ref. 26290], Nakabo 2002:1101 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:54 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S117 [ref. 27377], Myers & Donaldson 2003:640 [ref. 27495], Randall et al. 2004:25 [ref. 27624], Adrim et al. 2004:125 [ref. 27715], Randall 2005:495 [ref. 28239], Hoese & Bray 2006:1552 [ref. 29000], Imamura in Imamura & Satapoomin 2009:249 [ref. 31162], Patzner et al. 2009:455 [ref. 30396], Motomura et al. 2010:194 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:827 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:151 [ref. 33932], Golani & Fricke 2018:140 [ref. 36273], Mehraban & Esmaeili 2018:198 [ref. 36242], Fricke et al. 2019:259 [ref. 36673], Mehraban et al. 2021:[5] [ref. 38229], Esmaeili et al. 2022:17 [26] [ref. 39526], Williams & Springer 2022:361 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Valid as Istiblennius lineatus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Lakshadweep (India), Maldives, southern India and Sri Lanka east to Pitcairn Group, north to Japan, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

lineolatus, Petroscirtes Kner [R.] 1868:29 [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 58 (nos 1-2); ref. 6074] Kandavu Island, Fiji Islands. Holotype (unique): ?NMW 78545 [neotype AMS IA.4298]. Appeared in more detail in Kner 1868:331 [39 of separate], Pl. 6 (fig. 17) [ref. 2646]. Springer & Gomon 1975:46 [ref. 6083] selected a neotype (same type as Graviceps darwini Whitley 1958), but they apparently were unaware of NMW 78545; more research is needed. •Valid as Omobranchus lineolatus (Kner 1868) -- (Springer 1972:14 [ref. 4178], Springer & Gomon 1975:45 [ref. 6083], Smith-Vaniz 1976:149 [ref. 4144], Springer 1981:701 [ref. 8545], Allen & Swainston 1988:128 [ref. 25477], Allen 1997:206 [ref. 23977], Larson & Williams 1997:366 [ref. 23967], Hutchins 2001:41 [ref. 25847], Springer 2001:3545 [ref. 26290], Hoese & Bray 2006:1557 [ref. 29000], Larson et al. 2013:180 [ref. 32988]). Current status: Valid as Omobranchus lineolatus (Kner 1868). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Western Pacific and southeastern Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

lineolatus, Salarias Alleyne [H. G.] & Macleay [W.] 1877:336, Pl. 13 (fig. 2) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 1 (pts 3-4); ref. 101] Erub [= Darnley] Island, 9°35'S, 143°46'E, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia. Syntypes or holotype: ?AMS I.16420-001 [ex MAMU F1052a]. Type catalog: Stanbury 1969:209 [ref. 19518]. As Salarias lineolata on legend page (p. 359). •Synonym of Salarias fasciatus (Bloch 1786) -- (Bath & Randall 1991:254 [ref. 15518], Hoese & Bray 2006:1564 [ref. 29000]). Current status: Synonym of Salarias fasciatus (Bloch 1786). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

lineopunctatus, Cirripectus Strasburg [D. W.] 1956:248, Fig. 1 [Pacific Science v. 10 (no. 3); ref. 12228] Kaena Point, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Holotype: USNM 164198. Paratypes: USNM 164199-201 (8, 6, 5). Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:12 [ref. 18888]. Original genus should have been Cirripectes. •Synonym of Cirripectes quagga (Fowler & Ball 1924) -- (Williams 1988:57 [ref. 7000], Randall et al. 1990:378 [ref. 15987], Randall 2005:486 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:461 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:380 [ref. 30952]). Current status: Synonym of Cirripectes quagga (Fowler & Ball 1924). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

lineopunctatus, Petroscirtes Sauvage [H.-E.] (ex Guichenot) 1880:216 [6] [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 4; ref. 19970] Southern Japan. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-5120. Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:23 [ref. 20734]. On p. 6 of separate. Original as Petrorscites [sic] lineo-punctatus. •Synonym of Omobranchus elegans (Steindachner 1876) -- (Springer 1972:14 [ref. 4178], Springer & Gomon 1975:26 [ref. 6083], Smith-Vaniz 1976:149 [ref. 4144]). Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus elegans (Steindachner 1876). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

lini, Petroscirtes Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1934:292 [Lingnan Science Journal, Canton v. 13 (no. 2); ref. 10988] Heungchow, Kwangtung Province, China. Holotype: CAS-SU 29088 (111 mm long). Paratypes: (9) CAS-SU 67359 [ex CAS-SU 29088] (7), 68340 [ex CAS-SU 67359] (1, c&s); Fish. Exper. Station Canton (1 or more). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:93 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Omobranchus aurosplendidus (Richardson 1846) -- (Springer 1972:14 [ref. 4178], Springer & Gomon 1975:22 [ref. 6083], Smith-Vaniz 1976:149 [ref. 4144]). Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus aurosplendidus (Richardson 1846). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

litteratus, Praealticus amboinensis Schultz [L. P.] & Chapman [W. M.] in Schultz et al. 1960:370, Fig. 126 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 202, v. 2; ref. 3972] Ypao Point, Guam, Mariana Islands, western Pacific. Holotype: USNM 124116. Paratypes: USNM 111875 (5), 124120 (3), 124343 (1). Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:12 [ref. 18888]. •Synonym of Praealticus poptae (Fowler 1925) -- (Bath 1992:276 [ref. 20223]). Current status: Synonym of Praealticus poptae (Fowler 1925). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

lividanalis, Ecsenius Chapman [W. M.] & Schultz [L. P.] 1952:517, Fig. 91 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 102 (3310); ref. 12643] Munda, New Georgia, Solomon Islands. Holotype: USNM 144723. Paratypes: USNM 144291 (3), 144292 (6, 1 c&s). Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:13 [ref. 18888]. •Valid as Ecsenius lividanalis Chapman & Schultz 1952 -- (Springer 1971:32 [ref. 7707] as lividinalis, Springer 1988:32 [ref. 6804], Springer 1991:113 [ref. 18995], Allen 1997:210 [ref. 23977], Springer & Randall 1999:44 [ref. 24274], Allen 2000:116 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:41 [ref. 25847], Springer 2001:3544 [ref. 26290], Springer & Allen 2001:152 [ref. 25668], Allen & Adrim 2003:54 [ref. 26830], Hoese & Bray 2006:1548 [ref. 29000], Patzner et al. 2009:452 [ref. 30396], Allen & Erdmann 2012:814 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:179 [ref. 32988] as lividinalis, Fricke et al. 2019:256 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Ecsenius lividanalis Chapman & Schultz 1952. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Indonesia east to Philippines, New Ireland (Papua New Guinea) and Solomon Islands, south to northern Australia. Habitat: marine.

lividus, Salarias Thiollière [V. J. de l'I.] in Montrouzier 1857:463 [185] [Annales de la Société d'Agriculture, Histoire Naturelle et Arts Utiles de Lyon (sér. 2) v. 8 (1856); ref. 17789] Kuia Island, Trobriand Islands. Neotype: USNM 203749. On p. 185 of reprint. Neotype designated by Springer & Williams 1994:98 [ref. 21878]. •Synonym of Istiblennius lineatus (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:98 [ref. 21878], Mehraban & Esmaeili 2018:199 [ref. 36242]). Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius lineatus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

lodosus, Blennius Smith [J. L. B.] 1959:230, Fig. 1 [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 14; ref. 4123] Delagoa Bay, Mozambique, western Indian Ocean. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 238. Paratypes: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 775 (13), 903 (11), 74-78 (4, not found); SMF 17098 [ex RUSI 774] (1), 17099 [ex RUSI 775] (1). •Valid as Parablennius lodosus (Smith 1959) -- (Springer 1986:752 [ref. 5719], Bath 1989:302 [ref. 13309], Bath 1996:91 [ref. 22687], Patzner et al. 2009:458 [ref. 30396], Williams & Springer 2022:373 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Valid as Parablennius lodosus (Smith 1959). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) north to southern Mozambique. Habitat: marine.

longicirrus, Entomacrodus thalassinus Springer [V. G.] 1967:145, Pl. 29 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 122 (no. 3582); ref. 18947] Shore reef region, east side at Goh Kram Island, eastern side of Gulf of Thailand, 12°41'33"N, 100°48'28"E. Holotype: CAS-SU 62089. Paratypes: CAS-SU 62001 (10), 62009 (1), 62048 (12), 62092 (4), 63345 (45); USNM 197978 (3), 199480 (10). Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:13 [ref. 18888]. •Synonym of Entomacrodus thalassinus (Jordan & Seale 1906), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Springer 1972:13 [ref. 7647], Bath & Patzner 1991:46 [ref. 19212], Myers 1999:226 [ref. 23965], Randall 2005:493 [ref. 28239]). •Valid as Entomacrodus longicirrus Springer 1967 -- (Patzner et al. 2009:454 [ref. 30396], Hastings & Springer 2009:8 [ref. 31156], Allen & Erdmann 2012:823 [ref. 31980]). Current status: Valid as Entomacrodus longicirrus Springer 1967. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Gulf of Thailand, Taiwan and South China Sea. Habitat: marine.

longifilis, Petroscirtes Kner [R.] & Steindachner [F.] 1867:367 [12], Pl. 1 (fig. 5) [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 54 (pt 3); ref. 2640] Samoa. Holotype (unique): NMW 71777. On p. 12 of separate. •Synonym of Petroscirtes mitratus Rüppell 1830 -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:32 [ref. 4144]). Current status: Synonym of Petroscirtes mitratus Rüppell 1830. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

longimaxilla, Chasmodes bosquianus Williams [J. T.] 1983:85, Fig. 6 [Bulletin of the Florida State Museum, Biological Sciences v. 29 (no. 2); ref. 5370] Rock jetty on northeast side of Dauphin Island, 30°15'30"N, 88°05'W, Mobile County, Alabama, U.S.A. Holotype: USNM 219830. Paratypes: ANSP 71181-82 (2), 129692 (1); FMNH 40311 (2), 57043 (2 not 1), 62464-65 (9, 1); GCRL V61:514 (1), V67:2061 (1), V68:2711 (1), V68:2903 (1); NLU 34793 (1), uncat. (5); TAMU (8 lots, 45); TU 5244 (1), 21596 (1), 21665 (2), 91945 (1); UF 31478-79 (2); UMMZ (10 lots, 30); USAIC (12 lots, 14); USNM 5721 (9 lots, 15); UTMSI 289 (1), 1358 (1). Type information: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:23 [ref. 12367], Springer et al. 1991:13 [ref. 18888]. •Synonym of Chasmodes bosquianus (Lacepède 1800), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Bath 1996:90 [ref. 22687]). •Valid as Chasmodes longimaxilla Williams 1983 -- (Williams 2003:1772 [ref. 27109], Nelson et al. 2004:166 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:627 [ref. 28815], Patzner et al. 2009:451 [ref. 30396], Javonillo & Harold 2010:10 [ref. 30906], Page et al. 2013:167 [ref. 32708], Page et al. 2023:158 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Chasmodes longimaxilla Williams 1983. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico from western Florida to Mexico. Habitat: brackish, marine.

longispinis, Laiphognathus Murase [A.] 2007:288, Figs. 1-5 [Ichthyological Research v. 54 (no. 3); ref. 29243] Hakamagoshi, west coast of Sakura-jima Island, Kinko Bay, Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu, southern Japan. Holotype: NSMT-P 70853. Paratypes: 38 specimens in lots at ASIZP, BSKU, CMNH, KPM, MTUF, NSMT, and OMNH. Type catalog: Ho & Shao 2011:54 [ref. 31432]. •Valid as Laiphognathus longispinis Murase 2007 -- (Patzner et al. 2009:456 [ref. 30396] as longispinus, Ho & Shao 2011:54 [ref. 31432], Sonoyama et al. 2020:99 [ref. 37637], Allen & Erdmann 2024:1309 [ref. 40796], Nagaya et al. 2023:10 [ref. 40939]). Current status: Valid as Laiphognathus longispinis Murase 2007. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Hong Kong (China) and Taiwan north to central Japan, including southeastern Sea of Japan. Habitat: marine.

loxias, Hypleurochilus Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1905:802, Fig. 20 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 28 (no. 1407); ref. 2495] Negros, Philippines. Holotype (unique): USNM 51952. Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:13 [ref. 18888]. •Valid as Omobranchus loxias (Jordan & Seale 1905) -- (Springer 1972:14 [ref. 4178]). •Synonym of Omobranchus rotundiceps (Macleay 1881) -- (Springer & Gomon 1975:68 [ref. 6083]). Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus rotundiceps (Macleay 1881). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

loxozonus, Petroscirtes Jordan [D. S.] & Starks [E. C.] 1906:705, Fig. 13 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 30 (no. 1462); ref. 10666] Tanegashima, Japan. Holotype: CAS-SU 9364 [not USNM 53275]. Paratypes: BMNH 1923.2.26.341-350 (32), CAS-SU 9783 (26), USNM 53275 (16) Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:93 [ref. 12291], Springer et al. 1991:13 [ref. 18888]. Type information: Springer & Eschmeyer 1974 [ref. 21415]. •Valid as Omobranchus loxozonus (Jordan & Starks 1906) -- (Springer 1972:14 [ref. 4178], Springer & Gomon 1975:48 [ref. 6083], Smith-Vaniz 1976:149 [ref. 4144], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:296 [ref. 6441], Fukao 1985:87 [ref. 21281], Nakabo 2000:1113 [ref. 25182], Sakai et al. 2001:105 [ref. 25693], Nakabo 2002:1113 [ref. 26193], Patzner et al. 2009:457 [ref. 30396], Motomura et al. 2010:194 [ref. 31256], Wada et al. 2021:47 [ref. 38521]). Current status: Valid as Omobranchus loxozonus (Jordan & Starks 1906). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

lubbocki, Ecsenius Springer [V. G.] 1988:103, Fig. 54 [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 465; ref. 6804] Off Kata Beach, Leam Sai, Phuket Island, Thailand, Andaman Sea, eastern Indian Ocean. Holotype: USNM 217533. Paratypes: BPBM 29380 (7). Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:13 [ref. 18888]. •Valid as Ecsenius lubbocki Springer 1988 -- (Springer & Randall 1999:40 [ref. 24274], Allen & Adrim 2003:54 [ref. 26830], Imamura in Imamura & Satapoomin 2009:248 [ref. 31162], Patzner et al. 2009:452 [ref. 30396], Allen & Erdmann 2024:1306 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Ecsenius lubbocki Springer 1988. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: Andaman Sea to Sumatra (Indonesia). Habitat: marine.

luctuosus, Salarias Whitley [G. P.] 1929:136 [Records of the Australian Museum v. 17 (no. 3); ref. 4665] Tanegashima, Japan. Holotype: CAS-SU 9362 [not USNM 53273]. Paratypes: (4) CAS-SU 9781 (1), 16450 (1); USNM 53273 (1). Replacement name for Salarias andersoni Jordan & Starks 1906, preoccupied by Salarias andersonii Day 1876. •Valid as Salarias luctuosus Whitley 1929 -- (Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:298 [ref. 6441], Fukao 1985:115 [ref. 21281], Bath & Randall 1991:254 [ref. 15518], Bath 1992:43 [ref. 18972], Bath 1992:234 [ref. 20222], Nakabo 2000:1106 [ref. 25182], Sakai et al. 2001:106 [ref. 25693], Nakabo 2002:1106 [ref. 26193], Patzner et al. 2009:461 [ref. 30396], Motomura et al. 2010:199 [ref. 31256]). Replacement Name. Current status: Valid as Salarias luctuosus Whitley 1929. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western North Pacific. Habitat: marine.

lupulus, Blennius Bonaparte [C. L.] 1840:fasc. 28, punt. 145, Pl. 106 (fig. 5) [Iconografia della fauna italica; ref. 514] Stream Fiora and others draining to Mediterranean in Toscana and Romana, Italy. Syntypes: ANSP 10401-02 (1, 1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:29 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Salaria fluviatilis (Asso y del Rio 1801) -- (Bath 1986:357 [ref. 6217], Krupp & Schneider 1989:406 [ref. 13651], Bath 1996:92 [ref. 22687], Kottelat 1997:175 [ref. 22952], Bath 2003:97 [ref. 27343], Kottelat 2004:121 [ref. 27669], Fricke et al. 2007:99 [ref. 29533]). •Synonym of Salariopsis fluviatilis (Asso y del Rio 1801). Current status: Synonym of Salariopsis fluviatilis (Asso y del Rio 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

lupus, Omox Springer [V. G.] 1981:704, Fig. 2 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 94 (no. 3); ref. 8545] Cape Ward Hunt, 8°04'12"S, 148°08'24"E, Papua New Guinea, depth 0-1 meter. Holotype: USNM 223710. Paratypes: USNM 223711 (1, c&s), 223712 (1). Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:13 [ref. 18888]. •Valid as Omox lupus Springer 1981 -- (Springer 2001:3545 [ref. 26290], Patzner et al. 2009:458 [ref. 30396], Allen & Erdmann 2012:785 [ref. 31980]). Current status: Valid as Omox lupus Springer 1981. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Habitat: marine.

lupus, Salarius De Vis [C. W.] 1885:58 [Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland v. 2 (pt 1); ref. 17386] Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): QM I.102. Original genus should have been Salarias. •Valid as Petroscirtes lupus (De Vis 1885) -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:51 [ref. 4144], Randall et al. 1990:370 [ref. 15987], Kuiter 1993:337 [ref. 23929], Francis 1993:166 [ref. 25479], Randall et al. 1997:370 [ref. 25919], Johnson 1999:746 [ref. 25471], Springer 2001:3546 [ref. 26290] dated 1886, Randall 2005:499 [ref. 28239], Hoese & Bray 2006:1561 [ref. 29000], Patzner et al. 2009:459 [ref. 30396]). Current status: Valid as Petroscirtes lupus (De Vis 1885). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

luteus, Meiacanthus (Meiacanthus) Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] 1987:25, Figs. 14d-f [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 139; ref. 6404] Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, 12°29'S, 130°53'E, depth 0.2-1 meters. Holotype: NTM S.11358-001. Paratypes: AMS I.20751-019 (1), I.20753-023 (1), I. 20754-003 (1), I.21964-002 (1), I.24785-001 (4), I.26855-001 (1), IA.6002 (1); ANSP 153559 (1), 153560 (3); NTM S.11083-001 (1), S.11146-001 (1), S.11358-002 (2); USNM 268915 (3); QM I.10856 (1), I.11059 (2), I.11117 (1), I.15849 (1), I.16218 (1), I.18510 (2). Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:13 [ref. 18888]. •Valid as Meiacanthus luteus Smith-Vaniz 1987 -- (Randall et al. 1990:369 [ref. 15987], Allen 1997:210 [ref. 23977], Larson & Williams 1997:366 [ref. 23967], Kuiter 1997:330 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:369 [ref. 25919], Hutchins 2001:41 [ref. 25847], Smith-Vaniz et al. 2001:33 [ref. 26213], Springer 2001:3545 [ref. 26290], Hoese & Bray 2006:1554 [ref. 29000], Patzner et al. 2009:456 [ref. 30396], Smith-Vaniz & Allen 2011:46 [ref. 31543], Larson et al. 2013:180 [ref. 32988], Smith-Vaniz & Allen 2019:48 [ref. 36813]). Current status: Valid as Meiacanthus luteus Smith-Vaniz 1987. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Northern Australia. Habitat: marine.

macclurei, Rupiscartes Silvester [C. F.] 1915:217 [Carnegie Institution of Washington Year Book No. 14; ref. 4027] Dead coral reef west of Guanica Harbor, Puerto Rico, Caribbean Sea. Holotype: PU 3081. Paratypes: PU 3027 (1). Species originally described as Rupiscartes macclurei, but later published and figured in Silvester 1918:24. Pl. 3 (fig. 2) [ref. 15257] as Alticus macclurei. •Synonym of Ophioblennius atlanticus (Valenciennes 1836), but a valid subspecies -- (Greenfield & Johnson 1981:71 [ref. 5580], Cervigón 1994:129 [ref. 24488], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:309 [ref. 25013], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:166 [ref. 27754], Smith et al. 2003:57 [ref. 27621]). •Valid as Ophioblennius macclurei (Silvester 1915) -- (Collette et al. 2003:122 [ref. 26784], Williams 2003:1772 [ref. 27109], Nelson et al. 2004:167 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:638 [ref. 28815], Rangel & Mendes 2009:58 [ref. 30055] once as mccclurei, as species or subspecies, Patzner et al. 2009:458 [ref. 30396], Hastings & Springer 2009:7 [ref. 31156], Page et al. 2013:168 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:72 [ref. 33341], Robertson et al. 2016:147 [ref. 34961], Robertson et al. 2020:151 [ref. 38098], Escobar-Sierra et al. 2021:77 [ref. 38844], Bennema & van Moorsel 2022:72 [ref. 39585], Page et al. 2023:158 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Ophioblennius macclurei (Silvester 1915). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

macleayi, Petroscirtes Ogilby [J. D.] 1886:38 [Catalogue of the fishes of New South Wales, with their principal synonyms; ref. 13268] Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Lectotype: AMS I.16412-002 [ex MAMU F1038]. Paralectotypes: AMS I.16412-001 [ex MAMU F1038] (11). Replacement name for Petroscirtes fasciolatus Macleay 1881, secondarily preoccupied in Omobranchus by Blennechis fasciolatus Valenciennes 1836. Lectotype selected by Springer & Gomon 1975:67 [ref. 6083]. •Valid as Omobranchus macleayi (Ogilby 1887) -- (Springer 1972:14 [ref. 4178]). •Synonym of Omobranchus rotundiceps (Macleay 1881) -- (Springer & Gomon 1975:63 [ref. 6083], Smith-Vaniz 1976:149 [ref. 4144], Hoese & Bray 2006:1558 [ref. 29000]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus rotundiceps (Macleay 1881). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

macneilli, Salarias Whitley [G. P.] 1928:227, Pl. 18 (fig. 1) [Records of the Australian Museum v. 16 (no. 4); ref. 4661] Vanuatu. Holotype: AMS I.14286. Paratypes: AMS I.14287 (5). •Synonym of Praealticus bilineatus (Peters 1868) -- (Bath 1992:244 [ref. 20223]). Current status: Synonym of Praealticus bilineatus (Peters 1868). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

macropteryx, Blennius Günther [A.] (ex Rüppell) 1861:224 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] Messina, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Syntypes: SMF (3). Blenniidae. Habitat: marine.

macrospilus, Crossosalarias Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] & Springer [V. G.] 1971:21, Figs. 11, 26 [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 73; ref. 4145] East of Kieta Peninsula, north end of Bougainville Island, Solomon Islands, 6°12'S, 155°40'E, western Pacific, depth 1-8 meters. Holotype: USNM 203096. Paratypes: ANSP 109689 (1); BPBM 7460 (1); CAS 24154 (1); USNM 203764 (2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:29 [ref. 13621], Springer et al. 1991:13 [ref. 18888]. •Valid as Crossosalarias macrospilus Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971 -- (Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:298 [ref. 6441], Randall et al. 1990:379 [ref. 15987], Allen 1997:210 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:379 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:224 [ref. 23965], Springer in Randall & Lim 2000:633 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1104 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:397 [ref. 25191], Springer 2001:3544 [ref. 26290] as macrospilos, Nakabo 2002:1104 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:54 [ref. 26830], Randall et al. 2004:25 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:488 [ref. 28239], Hoese & Bray 2006:1546 [ref. 29000], Patzner et al. 2009:451 [ref. 30396], Fricke et al. 2014:149 [ref. 33932]). Current status: Valid as Crossosalarias macrospilus Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Andaman Sea and Indonesia east to Philippines, Fiji and Tonga, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

macrospilus, Entomacrodus Springer [V. G.] 1967:147, Pl. 30 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 122 (no. 3582); ref. 18947] East side of Anaho Bay, Marquesas Islands, South Pacific. Holotype: USNM 200279. Paratypes: USNM 200280 (5). Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:13 [ref. 18888] [wrongly as 50 specimens in 200280]. •In genus Entomacrodus -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:57 [ref. 4145]). •Valid as Entomacrodus macrospilus Springer 1967 -- (Randall & Earle 2000:18 [ref. 25806], Springer 2001:3544 [ref. 26290], Randall 2005:492 [ref. 28239], Patzner et al. 2009:454 [ref. 30396], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:7 [ref. 33988]). Current status: Valid as Entomacrodus macrospilus Springer 1967. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Marquesas Islands. Habitat: marine.

maculipinna, Chasmodes Regan [C. T.] 1903:630 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 12 (no. 72) (art. 64); ref. 13401] Río Durango, northwestern Ecuador. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1902.5.27.30. •Probably a Hypseblennius -- (Springer 1959:321 [ref. 22248]). •Valid as Chasmodes maculipinna Regan 1903 -- (Ovchynnyk 1967:43 [ref. 37559]). •Valid as Hypsoblennius maculipinna (Regan 1903) -- (Bath 1996:90 [ref. 22687], Bath 2000:176 [ref. 25102], Patzner et al. 2009:455 [ref. 30396], Angulo et al. 2013:1006 [ref. 33194], Barriga Salazar 2014:119 [ref. 35745], Jiménez-Prado et al. 2015:342 [ref. 34894]). Current status: Valid as Hypsoblennius maculipinna (Regan 1903). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Costa Rica south to Ecuador. Habitat: brackish, marine.

madagascariensis, Xiphogadus Playfair [R. L.] 1868:11 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1868 (pt 1); ref. 14077] Mouroundava River, Madagascar (stomach content). Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-5545. •Synonym of Xiphasia setifer Swainson 1839 -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:70 [ref. 4144]). Current status: Synonym of Xiphasia setifer Swainson 1839. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

magnusi, Lophalticus kirkii Klausewitz [W.] 1964:133, Figs. 9-10 [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 45 (no. 2); ref. 2295] Al-Qusair, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt, Red Sea. Holotype: SMF 6444. Paratypes: BMNH 1887.11.11.238-239 (2), SMF 6443 (1), ?ZMB 1960 (ca. 10). •Synonym of Alticus kirkii (Günther 1868), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Dor 1984:226 [ref. 29757], Goren & Dor 1994:58 [ref. 25356]). •Valid as Alticus magnusi (Klausewitz 1964) -- (DiBattista et al. 2015:20 [ref. 35706], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[6] 244 [ref. 36492], Golani & Fricke 2018:137 [ref. 36273], Zajonz et al. 2019:94 [ref. 36871], Williams & Springer 2022:332 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Valid as Alticus magnusi (Klausewitz 1964). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Red Sea, northwestern Indian Ocean: Socotra (Yemen). Habitat: marine.

mandibularis, Ecsenius McCulloch [A. R.] 1923:122, Pl. 15 (figs. 1-2b) [Records of the Australian Museum v. 14 (no. 2); ref. 2946] Masthead Island, off Port Curtis, Queensland, Australia. Holotype: AMS I.7112. Paratypes: (22) AMS I.7113-6. •Valid as Ecsenius mandibularis McCulloch 1923 -- (Springer 1971:39 [ref. 7707], Springer 1988:119 [ref. 6804], Randall et al. 1990:380 [ref. 15987], Randall et al. 1997:380 [ref. 25919], Springer 2001:3544 [ref. 26290], Hoese & Bray 2006:1548 [ref. 29000], Patzner et al. 2009:452 [ref. 30396], Allen et al. 2019:76 [ref. 36633]). Current status: Valid as Ecsenius mandibularis McCulloch 1923. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Australia. Habitat: marine.

maoricus, Blennius Kner [R.] 1864:503 [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 51; ref. 4928] Auckland, New Zealand [in error]. Holotype (unique): NMW 78544. Apparently appeared first as above, then in Kner 1865:195, Pl. 8 (fig. 3) [ref. 18427]. See Bath 2008:79 [ref. 29600] for comments on status and locality. •Synonym of Blennius tasmanianus Richardson 1842 -- (Bath 2008:78 [ref. 29600]). •Valid as Blennius maoricus Kner 1864 -- (Patzner et al. 2009:458 [ref. 30396]). •Synonym of Parablennius tasmanianus (Richardson 1842), Current status: Synonym of Parablennius tasmanianus (Richardson 1842). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

marcusi, Salarias Bryan [W. A.] & Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1903:137 [Occasional Papers of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History v. 2 (no. 1); ref. 15652] Marcus Island, western Pacific. Holotype: BPBM 2456. Paratypes: ANSP 82136 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:29 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:103 [ref. 21878], Kottelat 2013:383 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

margaritaceus, Salarias Poey [F.] 1860:289 [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3499] Cuba. Holotype (unique): MCZ 12513. Type catalog: Howell Rivero 1938:218 [ref. 22926]. •Synonym of Entomacrodus nigricans Gill 1859 -- (Springer 1967:126 [ref. 18947]). Current status: Synonym of Entomacrodus nigricans Gill 1859. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

margaritarius, Alticus Snyder [J. O.] 1908:106 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 35 (no. 1635); ref. 4150] Pools at Tanegashima, Osumi Islands, Japan. Holotype: USNM 62243. Paratypes: CAS-SU 21094 (9), 21109 (14). Additional material: USNM 74545 (25), 74586 (32). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:91 [ref. 12291], Springer et al. 1991:13 [ref. 18888]. •Synonym of Praealticus bilineatus (Peters 1869) -- (Bath 1992:244 [ref. 20223]). •Valid as Praealticus margaritarius (Snyder 1908) -- (Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:300 [ref. 6441], Fukao 1985:112 [ref. 21281], Shen et al. 1986:28 [ref. 13821], Nakabo 2000:1100 [ref. 25182], Nakabo 2002:1100 [ref. 26193], Motomura et al. 2010:195 [ref. 31256]). Current status: Valid as Praealticus margaritarius (Snyder 1908). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

margaritatus, Alticus Kendall [W. C.] & Radcliffe [L.] 1912:157, Pl. 7 [Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 35 (no. 3); ref. 14961] Pago Pago, American Samoa. Holotype: USNM 65409. Paratypes: USNM 307221 (1, head partially dissected). Plus 25 additional paratypes or additional specimens. Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:14 [ref. 18888]. •Valid as Praealticus margaritatus (Kendall & Radcliffe 1912) -- (Bath 1992:261 [ref. 20223], Springer 2001:3546 [ref. 26290], Adrim et al. 2004:125 [ref. 27715], Randall 2005:502 [ref. 28239], Patzner et al. 2009:460 [ref. 30396]). Current status: Valid as Praealticus margaritatus (Kendall & Radcliffe 1912). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

marginatus, Petroscirtes (Dasson) Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] 1976:43, Fig. 112 [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 19; ref. 4144] South China Sea. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1848.3.16.151. •Valid as Petroscirtes marginatus Smith-Vaniz 1976 -- (Smith-Vaniz 1987:2 [ref. 6404], Springer in Randall & Lim 2000:633 [ref. 25122], Springer 2001:3546 [ref. 26290], Smith-Vaniz 2005:35 [ref. 28343], Patzner et al. 2009:459 [ref. 30396]). Current status: Valid as Petroscirtes marginatus Smith-Vaniz 1976. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

marinus, Blennius Nardo [G. D.] (ex Chiereghini) 1847:col. 117 [Sinonimia moderna delle specie registrate nell' opera intitolata: ...; ref. 17994] Not available, Chiereghini name mentioned in synonymy. Nomen Nudum. Blenniidae.

marmoratus, Blennius Bennett [E. T.] 1828:35 [Zoological Journal, London v. 4 (no. 13, art. 3); ref. 16783] Hawaiian Islands. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Valid as Entomacrodus marmoratus (Bennett 1828) -- (Springer 1967:44 [ref. 18947], Lobel & Lobel 2004:75 [ref. 27576], Mundy 2005:463 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:381 [ref. 30952]). •Valid as Parablennius marmoratus [sic] (Bennett 1828) -- (Patzner et al. 2009:458 [ref. 30396] [genus incorrect, pers. comm. V. G. Springer, 17/4/2012]). Current status: Valid as Entomacrodus marmoratus (Bennett 1828). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine.

marmoratus, Petroscirtes Liénard [F.] in Sauvage 1891:384 [Histoire physique, naturelle et politique de Madagascar; ref. 14503] [Ile Maurice] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean; Ternate, Molucca, Indonesia. No types known. Based on 'Blennechis marbré' of Liénard 1839:39 [ref. 17536]; description quoted from Liénard. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Petroskirtes marmoratus Bleeker 1875. •Synonym of Petroscirtes mitratus Rüppell 1830 -- (Fricke 1999:488 [ref. 24106]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Petroscirtes mitratus Rüppell 1830. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

marmoratus, Petroskirtes Bleeker [P.] (ex Liénard) 1874:74 [Poissons de Madagascar et de l'Ile la Réunion Part 4; ref. 443] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. No types known. Original genus should have been Petroscirtes. Available as "Petroskirtes marmoratus Blkr = Blennechis marbré Lién. [Liénard 1839:39 [ref. 17536]] = Petroskirtes Thepassi Blkr?" For date of publication (as laterst in Dec. 1974), see Kottelat 2013 [ref. 32740]. •Synonym of Petroscirtes mitratus Rüppell 1830 -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:32 [ref. 4144], Fricke 1999:488 [ref. 24106]). Current status: Synonym of Petroscirtes mitratus Rüppell 1830. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

marmoreus, Blennius Poey [F.] 1876:172 [130] [Anales de la Sociedad Española de Historia Natural, Madrid v. 5 (for 5 Apr. 1876); ref. 3510] Cuba. No types known. On p. 130 of separate. •Valid as Parablennius marmoreus (Poey 1876) -- (Greenfield & Johnson 1981:72 [ref. 5580], Robins & Ray 1986:229 [ref. 23100], Boschung 1992:161 [ref. 23239], Cervigón 1994:131 [ref. 24488], Bath 1996:91 [ref. 22687], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:310 [ref. 25013], Schwartz 2000:16 [ref. 24409], Williams 2003:1772 [ref. 27109], Moura & Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:96 [ref. 27192], Smith et al. 2003:57 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:167 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:639 [ref. 28815], Patzner et al. 2009:458 [ref. 30396], Page et al. 2013:168 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:72 [ref. 33341], Robertson et al. 2016:147 [ref. 34961], Spier et al. 2018:15 [ref. 36103], Robertson et al. 2020:151 [ref. 38098], Carvalho-Filho et al. in Marceniuk et al. 2021:285 [ref. 38945], Carvalho-Filho 2023:230 [ref. 40480], Hoff et al. 2023:6 [ref. 40463], Page et al. 2023:158 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Parablennius marmoreus (Poey 1876). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: New York (U.S.A.) south to Santa Catarina (Brazil), including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. Habitat: marine.

maroubrae, Macrurrhynchus Ogilby [J. D.] 1896:137 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 21 (pt 2); ref. 3270] Maroubra Beach, New South Wales, Australia. Holotype (unique): AMS I.3504. •Synonym of Plagiotremus tapeinosoma (Bleeker 1857) -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:138 [ref. 4144], Hoese & Bray 2006:1562 [ref. 29000]). Current status: Synonym of Plagiotremus tapeinosoma (Bleeker 1857). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

marshallensis, Entomacrodus plurifilis Schultz [L. P.] & Chapman [W. M.] in Schultz et al. 1960:341, Fig. 121 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 202, v. 2; ref. 3972] Reef at entrance of channel, Enyu Island, Bikini Atoll, western Pacific. Holotype: USNM 142155. Paratypes: HUJ [ex USNM 142178] (8); USNM 142156-65 (29, 4, 1, 1, 1, 3, 45, 3, 3, 5), 142166 (113, now 105), 142167-77 (21, 2, 1, 1, 3, 2, 5, 39, 178, 6, 12), 142179-80 (13, 5), 142181 (1, different species). Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:14 [ref. 18888]. •Synonym of Entomacrodus striatus (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Springer 1967:73 [ref. 18947], Sharafiniya et al. 2021:69 [ref. 38544]). Current status: Synonym of Entomacrodus striatus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

martini, Salarias Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1942:2 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 55; ref. 11018] Reef at Estancia, Panay, Philippines. Holotype: CAS-SU 38253. Paratypes: (226) AMS IB.3444 (6); FMNH 40727-33 (7); CAS-SU 38249 (now 100), 38254 (10); USNM 123655 (6), 323836 [ex CAS-SU 38249] (2, c&s). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:94 [ref. 12291], Springer et al. 1991:14 [ref. 18888]. •Synonym of Istiblennius colei (Herre 1934) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:161 [ref. 21878]). Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius colei (Herre 1934). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

masyae, Petroscirtes Smith [H. M.] 1934:316 [Journal of the Siam Society, Natural History Supplement v. 9 (no. 3); ref. 4052] Tidepool on Koh Chula, Gulf of Thailand off southeastern Thailand. Holotype (unique): KUMF 0176. Type catalog: Monkolprasit 1969:7 [ref. 23217]. •Synonym of Omobranchus punctatus (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Springer 1972:14 [ref. 4178], Springer & Gomon 1975:53 [ref. 6083], Smith-Vaniz 1976:149 [ref. 4144], Kottelat 2013:384 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus punctatus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.