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.