phenax, Plagiotremus (Musgravius) Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] 1976:131, Fig. 166 [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 19; ref. 4144] Cove north of harbor in Trincomalee, 8°34'N, 81°13'E, Sri Lanka, 1-3 meters. Holotype: USNM 204699. Paratypes: ANSP 122786 (7), 128561 (2 c&s); BPBM 12459 (1); CAS 28724 (3); FMNH 71350-52 (1, 5, 5); MCZ 46931 (1); USNM 204700 (4). Additional material: USNM 212029 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:30 [ref. 13621], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:66 [ref. 12367], Springer et al. 1991:18 [ref. 18888]. •Valid as Plagiotremus phenax Smith-Vaniz 1976 -- (Smith-Vaniz 1987:50 [ref. 6406], Allen & Adrim 2003:55 [ref. 26830], Imamura in Imamura & Satapoomin 2009:251 [ref. 31162], Patzner et al. 2009:460 [ref. 30396], Allen & Erdmann 2012:796 [ref. 31980], Sandra et al. 2022:[7] [ref. 39181], Williams & Springer 2022:379 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Valid as Plagiotremus phenax Smith-Vaniz 1976. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: Lakshadweep (India), Maldives and Sri Lanka east to Andaman Sea and Sumatra (Indonesia). Habitat: marine.