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.