paulus, Salarias Bryan [W. A.] & Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1903:136 [Occasional Papers of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History v. 2 (no. 1); ref. 15652] Marcus Island, western Pacific. Holotype (unique): BPBM 2455. •Synonym of Istiblennius periophthalmus (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Randall et al. 1990:385 [ref. 15987]). •Valid as Blenniella paula (Bryan & Herre 1903) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:65 [ref. 21878], Randall et al. 1997:385 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:223 [ref. 23965], Randall 1999:25 [ref. 25829], Nakabo 2000:1102 [ref. 25182], Randall & Earle 2000:18 [ref. 25806], Springer 2001:3543 [ref. 26290], Nakabo 2002:1102 [ref. 26193], Myers & Donaldson 2003:639 [ref. 27495], Lobel & Lobel 2004:75 [ref. 27576], Randall et al. 2004:25 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:484 [ref. 28239], Fricke & Kulbicki 2006:346 [ref. 28867], Hoese & Bray 2006:1544 [ref. 29000], Patzner et al. 2009:450 [ref. 30396], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:7 [ref. 33988], Balisco et al. 2023:5 [ref. 39932]). Current status: Valid as Blenniella paula (Bryan & Herre 1903). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.