unicolor, Salarias Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1838:136 [Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3844] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Holotype (unique): SMF 1866. •Valid as Istiblennius unicolor (Rüppell 1838) -- (Dor 1984:213 [ref. 29757], Springer & Williams 1994:152 [ref. 21878], Goren & Dor 1994:60 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:318 [ref. 22896], Patzner et al. 2009:455 [ref. 30396], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[6] 244 [ref. 36492], Golani & Fricke 2018:140 [ref. 36273], Zajonz et al. 2019:107 [ref. 36871] as cf. unicolor, Esmaeili et al. 2022:17 [26] [ref. 39526], Williams & Springer 2022:363 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Valid as Istiblennius unicolor (Rüppell 1838). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Red Sea; northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden. Habitat: marine.