hepburni, Enchelyurus Snyder [J. O.] 1908:110 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 35 (no. 1635); ref. 4150] Naha, Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Holotype: USNM 62247. Paratypes: CAS-SU 21112 (2), USNM 74554 (3). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:92 [ref. 12291], Springer et al. 1991:11 [ref. 18888]. •Valid as Parenchelyurus hepburni (Snyder 1908) -- (Springer 1972:12 [ref. 4178], Springer & Gomon 1975:79 [ref. 6083], Yu & Chung 1975:9 [ref. 41103], Springer 1981:706 [ref. 8545], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:296 [ref. 6441], Shen et al. 1986:11 [ref. 13821], Winterbottom et al. 1989:61 [ref. 13251], Randall et al. 1990:375 [ref. 15987], Randall et al. 1997:375 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:220 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:487 [ref. 24106], Allen 2000:92 [ref. 37268], Springer in Randall & Lim 2000:633 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1111 [ref. 25182], Springer 2001:3546 [ref. 26290], Nakabo 2002:1111 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:55 [ref. 26830] genus as Parenchlyurus, Myers & Donaldson 2003:639 [ref. 27495], Heemstra et al. 2004:3327 [ref. 27945], Randall 2005:499 [ref. 28239], Hoese & Bray 2006:1560 [ref. 29000], Patzner et al. 2009:459 [ref. 30396], Allen & Erdmann 2012:786 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:181 [ref. 32988], Fricke et al. 2018:314 [ref. 35805], Arndt & Fricke 2019:13 [ref. 36883], Wada et al. 2021:47 [ref. 38521], Williams & Springer 2022:375 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Valid as Parenchelyurus hepburni (Snyder 1908). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Madagascar and Mascarenes (Mauritius) east to Marshall Islands, Wallis & Futuna and Samoa, north to Amami Islands (southern Japan), south to Queensland (Australia). Habitat: marine.