variopunctatus, Blennius Jatzow [R.] & Lenz [H.] 1898:511, Pl. 35 (fig. 8) [Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft v. 21; ref. 14685] Zanzibar, Tanzania, western Indian Ocean. No types known. •Valid as Antennablennius variopunctatus (Jatzow & Lenz 1898) -- (Bath 1983:66 [ref. 5393], Randall et al. 1994:237 [ref. 21645], Randall 1995:314 [ref. 22896], Carpenter et al. 1997:208 [ref. 23922], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S116 [ref. 27377], Ghanbarifardi & Malek 2009:[4] 498 [ref. 37937], Patzner et al. 2009:450 [ref. 30396], Mehraban & Esmaeili 2018:196 [ref. 36242], Eagderi et al. 2019:41 [ref. 37020], Sharafiniya et al. 2021:68 [ref. 38544], Esmaeili et al. 2022:8 [17] [ref. 39526], Williams & Springer 2022:335 [ref. 39951], Estekani et al. 2024:439 [ref. 41508]). Current status: Valid as Antennablennius variopunctatus (Jatzow & Lenz 1898). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: East Africa (Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya), Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman east to Pakistan. Habitat: marine.