fraseri, Meiacanthus (Meiacanthus) Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] 1976:98, Fig. 149 [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 19; ref. 4144] St. Brandon Shoals, western Indian Ocean, depth 4.5-9 meters. Holotype: USNM 215434. Paratypes: AMNH 35887 (2); AMS I.18806-001 (2); ANSP 134465 (4); BPBM 20011 (2); SAIAB [formerly RUSI 74-309] 81077 (1); USNM 215435-36 (5, 5), 215438 (5). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:28 [ref. 13621], Springer et al. 1991:9 [ref. 18888]. •Valid as Meiacanthus fraseri Smith-Vaniz 1976 -- (Smith-Vaniz 1987:9 [ref. 6404], Smith-Vaniz et al. 2001:33 [ref. 26213], Patzner et al. 2009:456 [ref. 30396], Williams & Springer 2022:364 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Valid as Meiacanthus fraseri Smith-Vaniz 1976. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Madagascar, Saint Brandon's Shoals (Cargados Carajos) and Mascarenes (Mauritius). Habitat: marine.