Istiblennius Whitley [G. P.] 1943:185 Masc. Salarias muelleri Klunzinger 1879. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Istiblennius Whitley 1943 -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:24 [ref. 4145], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:29 [ref. 7348], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:299 [ref. 6441], Springer 1986:747 [ref. 5719], Bath 1986:356 [ref. 6217], Williams 1990:11 [ref. 13549], Springer & Williams 1994:85 [ref. 21878], Bath 2001:5 [ref. 25713], Springer 2001:3543 [ref. 26290], Hoese & Bray 2006:1551 [ref. 29000], Hastings & Springer 2009:71 [ref. 30395], Lin & Hastings 2013:3 [ref. 33286], Kottelat 2013:382 [ref. 32989], Fricke et al. 2018:312 [ref. 35805], Fricke et al. 2018:391 [ref. 36107], Golani & Fricke 2018:140 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:258 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Istiblennius Whitley 1943. Blenniidae: Salariinae.