scalatus, Omobranchus japonicus Smith [J. L. B.] 1959:232, Pl. 19 (figs. D-E) [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 14; ref. 4123] Delagoa Bay, southeastern Mozambique, western Indian Ocean. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 239. Paratypes: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] (not investigated). •Synonym of Omobranchus punctatus (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Springer 1972:14 [ref. 4178], Springer & Gomon 1975:53 [ref. 6083], Springer 1986:751 [ref. 5719], Shen et al. 1986:8 [ref. 13821], Kottelat 2013:384 [ref. 32989], Williams & Springer 2022:371 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus punctatus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.