polyporatus, Springeratus Fraser [T. H.] 1972:4, Figs. 1-2 [The J.L.B Smith Institute of Ichthyology Special Publication No. 9; ref. 7420] Rock tide pool, 1.7 miles west of Riambel at a rocky prominence, Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean, depth 0-2 feet. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 664. Paratypes: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 2070 (3), 2181 (3), 2428 (2, c&s), 3378 (15); USNM 206173 [ex RUSI 74-311] (2). Type catalog: Springer & Orrell 1996:12 [ref. 22274]. •Valid as Springeratus polyporatus Fraser 1972 -- (Fricke 1999:469 [ref. 24106], Patzner et al. 2009:468 [ref. 30396], Fricke et al. 2009:93 [ref. 30213], Arndt & Fricke 2019:14 [ref. 36883], Holleman 2022:405 [ref. 39961], Fricke et al. 2024:70 [ref. 41255]). Current status: Valid as Springeratus polyporatus Fraser 1972. Clinidae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: western Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius) endemic. Habitat: marine.