grammistes, Blennechis Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:284 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Java, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-2082 [?2083]. Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:7 [ref. 20734]. •Valid as Meiacanthus grammistes (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:90 [ref. 4144], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:296 [ref. 6441], Shen et al. 1986:48 [ref. 13821], Smith-Vaniz 1987:21 [ref. 6404], Allen & Swainston 1988:128 [ref. 25477], Randall et al. 1990:369 [ref. 15987], Allen 1997:206 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:369 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:218 [ref. 23965], Springer in Randall & Lim 2000:633 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1116 [ref. 25182], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:227 [ref. 25480], Sakai et al. 2001:105 [ref. 25693], Allen 2000:117 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:41 [ref. 25847], Smith-Vaniz et al. 2001:32 [ref. 26213], Springer 2001:3545 [ref. 26290], Nakabo 2002:1116 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:55 [ref. 26830], Shibukawa et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:169 [ref. 27510], Adrim et al. 2004:125 [ref. 27715], Hoese & Bray 2006:1554 [ref. 29000], Patzner et al. 2009:456 [ref. 30396], Motomura et al. 2010:194 [ref. 31256], Smith-Vaniz & Allen 2011:47 [ref. 31543], Allen & Erdmann 2012:791 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:180 [ref. 32988], Fricke et al. 2014:151 [ref. 33932], Koeda et al. 2016:85 [ref. 35333], Fricke et al. 2019:260 [ref. 36673], Smith-Vaniz & Allen 2019:48 [ref. 36813]). Current status: Valid as Meiacanthus grammistes (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Indonesia east to Caroline Islands and New Ireland (Papua New Guinea), north to Ryukyu Islands, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.