vittatus, Meiacanthus (Meiacanthus) Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] 1976:93, Fig. 142 [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 19; ref. 4144] Madang Harbor, New Guinea, Bismarck Sea, depth 9 meters. Holotype: USNM 201453. Paratypes: AMS I.17148-001 (1), I.17537-001 (3); ANSP 126900 (1), 128346 (2); BPBM 15769 (3); CAS 15794 (1); CSIRO B 884 (1); DASF FO3214 (2); USNM 205677 (4). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:31 [ref. 13621], Springer et al. 1991:25 [ref. 18888]. •Valid as Meiacanthus vittatus Smith-Vaniz 1976 -- (Smith-Vaniz 1987:8 [ref. 6404], Smith-Vaniz et al. 2001:33 [ref. 26213], Springer 2001:3545 [ref. 26290], Patzner et al. 2009:457 [ref. 30396], Smith-Vaniz & Allen 2011:46 [ref. 31543], Allen & Erdmann 2012:793 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:151 [ref. 33932], Smith-Vaniz & Allen 2019:48 [ref. 36813]). Current status: Valid as Meiacanthus vittatus Smith-Vaniz 1976. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Papua New Guinea, including New Britain. Habitat: marine.