nitidus, Salarias Günther [A.] 1861:243 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] China. Syntypes: (4) BMNH 1848.3.16.124 (1), 1848.3.16.125 (2?), 1855.9.19.712 (1). •In genus Rhabdoblennius -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:58 [ref. 4145]). •Valid as Rhabdoblennius nitidus (Günther 1861) -- (Springer 2001:3546 [ref. 26290], Bath 2004:12 [ref. 28017], Patzner et al. 2009:460 [ref. 30396], Motomura et al. 2010:198 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:832 [ref. 31980], Koeda et al. 2016:86 [ref. 35333], Wada et al. 2021:47 [ref. 38521]). Current status: Valid as Rhabdoblennius nitidus (Günther 1861). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Malaysia, Philippines, China, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands and Japan. Habitat: marine.