flavus, Plagiotremus laudandus Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] 1976:130, Fig. 165 [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 19; ref. 4144] Wailangilala Island, 16°45'S, 179°07'W, Fiji Islands, western Pacific, Vega cruise 7, station 295. Holotype: USNM 201676. Paratypes: ANSP 128024 (5); BPBM 11343 (1), 11393 (1); USNM 201452 (1), 207577 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:28 [ref. 13621], Springer et al. 1991:9 [ref. 18888]. •Synonym of Plagiotremus laudandus (Whitley 1961), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Randall et al. 1990:372 [ref. 15987], Myers 1999:219 [ref. 23965], Springer 2001:3546 [ref. 26290], Randall et al. 2004:25 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:500 [ref. 28239]). •Valid as Plagiotremus flavus Smith-Vaniz 1976 -- (Patzner et al. 2009:460 [ref. 30396], Hastings & Springer 2009:7 [ref. 31156]). •Synonym of Plagiotremus laudandus (Whitley 1961) -- (Smith-Vaniz et al. 2020:125 [ref. 37757]). Current status: Synonym of Plagiotremus laudandus (Whitley 1961). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: South Pacific: Fiji and Tonga (if valid). Habitat: marine.