ellipes, Blennius Jordan [D. S.] & Starks [E. C.] 1906:702, Fig. 9 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 30 (no. 1462); ref. 10666] Tanegashima, Japan. Holotype: CAS-SU 9361 [not USNM 53272]. Paratypes: CAS-SU 9778 (14); USNM 53272 (11), 61164 (4). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:92 [ref. 12291], Springer et al. 1991:7 [ref. 18888]. Type information: Springer & Eschmeyer 1974:567 [ref. 21415]. •Valid as Rhabdoblennius ellipes (Jordan & Starks 1906) -- (Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:298 [ref. 6441], Fukao 1985:114 [ref. 21281], Shen et al. 1986:23 [ref. 13821], Randall et al. 1990:386 [ref. 15987], Randall et al. 1997:386 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:228 [ref. 23965], Randall 1999:26 [ref. 25829], Springer in Randall & Lim 2000:634 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1104 [ref. 25182] as Rhadoblennius, Randall & Earle 2000:19 [ref. 25806], Nakabo 2002:1104 [ref. 26193] as Rhadoblennius, Myers & Donaldson 2003:640 [ref. 27495], Lobel & Lobel 2004:75 [ref. 27576], Randall et al. 2004:25 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:502 [ref. 28239]). •Synonym of Rhabdoblennius nitidus (Günther 1861) -- (Bath 2004:12 [ref. 28017]). Current status: Synonym of Rhabdoblennius nitidus (Günther 1861). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.