gentilis, Blennius Girard [C. F.] 1854:149 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 7; ref. 5769] Monterey, California, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): USNM 489. Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:10 [ref. 18888]. •Valid as Hypsoblennius gentilis (Girard 1854) -- (Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:246 [ref. 9277], Allen & Robertson 1994:254 [ref. 22193], Hastings in Fischer et al. 1995:928 [ref. 22829], Bath 1996:90 [ref. 22687], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:72 [ref. 24545], Bath 2000:176 [ref. 25102], Thomson et al. 2000:198 [ref. 25640], Nelson et al. 2004:166 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:158 [ref. 37547], Patzner et al. 2009:455 [ref. 30396], Page et al. 2013:168 [ref. 32708], Kells et al. 2016:294 [ref. 35888], Burton & Lea 2019:88 [ref. 37205], Love et al. 2021:195 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:158 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Hypsoblennius gentilis (Girard 1854). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: central California (U.S.A.) south to Pacific coast of Baja California Sur (Mexico), including Gulf of California (Mexico). Habitat: brackish, marine.