spilistius, Plagiotremus Gill [T. N.] 1865:140 [Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York v. 8 (art. 14); ref. 1677] Chinese Seas. Holotype (unique): USNM 21722 [ex USNM 6553]. Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:22 [ref. 18888]. •Valid as Plagiotremus spilistius Gill 1865 -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:123 [ref. 4144], Smith-Vaniz 1987:47 [ref. 6404], Springer in Randall & Lim 2000:634 [ref. 25122], Springer 2001:3546 [ref. 26290], Allen & Adrim 2003:55 [ref. 26830], Patzner et al. 2009:460 [ref. 30396], Allen & Erdmann 2012:797 [ref. 31980], Yoshida et al. 2013:183 [ref. 34464], Luo et al. 2024:8 [ref. 41630]). Current status: Valid as Plagiotremus spilistius Gill 1865. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Gulf of Thailand and South China Sea (China and Vietnam). Habitat: marine.