mekranensis, Petroscirtes Regan [C. T.] 1905:328 [Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society v. 16; ref. 15386] Jask, Mekran Coast, Iran, Arabian Sea, northwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1904.5.25.94. •Valid as Omobranchus mekranensis (Regan 1905) -- (Springer 1972:14 [ref. 4178], Springer & Gomon 1975:50 [ref. 6083], Smith-Vaniz 1976:149 [ref. 4144], Randall 1995:320 [ref. 22896], Carpenter et al. 1997:210 [ref. 23922], Springer in Randall & Lim 2000:633 [ref. 25122], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S117 [ref. 27377], Ghanbarifardi & Malek 2009:[4] 498 [ref. 37937], Patzner et al. 2009:457 [ref. 30396], Mehraban & Esmaeili 2018:205 [ref. 36242], Eagderi et al. 2019:42 [ref. 37020], Mehraban et al. 2021:[5] [ref. 38229], Sharafiniya et al. 2021:64 [ref. 38544], Esmaeili et al. 2022:19 [28] [ref. 39526], Williams & Springer 2022:371 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Valid as Omobranchus mekranensis (Regan 1905). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Northwestern Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman east to Pakistan and Lakshadweep (India). Habitat: marine.