cornifer, Blennius Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1830:112 [Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Africa. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3843] Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea. Holotype (unique): SMF 589. •Valid as Hirculops cornifer (Rüppell 1830) -- (Dor 1984:230 [ref. 29757], Springer 1986:747 [ref. 5719], Randall et al. 1994:237 [ref. 21645], Goren & Dor 1994:60 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:316 [ref. 22896], Carpenter et al. 1997:209 [ref. 23922], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S117 [ref. 27377], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:381 [ref. 28072], Patzner et al. 2009:454 [ref. 30396], Fricke et al. 2018:311 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:140 [ref. 36273], Eagderi et al. 2019:41 [ref. 37020], Esmaeili et al. 2022:15 [24] [ref. 39526], Williams & Springer 2022:358 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Valid as Hirculops cornifer (Rüppell 1830). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Red Sea; Western Indian Ocean: Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Persian Gulf and Madagascar, east to Gujarat (India). Habitat: marine.