margaritarius, Alticus Snyder [J. O.] 1908:106 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 35 (no. 1635); ref. 4150] Pools at Tanegashima, Osumi Islands, Japan. Holotype: USNM 62243. Paratypes: CAS-SU 21094 (9), 21109 (14). Additional material: USNM 74545 (25), 74586 (32). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:91 [ref. 12291], Springer et al. 1991:13 [ref. 18888]. •Synonym of Praealticus bilineatus (Peters 1869) -- (Bath 1992:244 [ref. 20223]). •Valid as Praealticus margaritarius (Snyder 1908) -- (Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:300 [ref. 6441], Fukao 1985:112 [ref. 21281], Shen et al. 1986:28 [ref. 13821], Nakabo 2000:1100 [ref. 25182], Nakabo 2002:1100 [ref. 26193], Motomura et al. 2010:195 [ref. 31256]). Current status: Valid as Praealticus margaritarius (Snyder 1908). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.