townsendi, Petroscirtes Regan [C. T.] 1905:328, Pl. 3(C) (fig. 7) [Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society v. 16; ref. 15386] Jask, Mekran Coast, Iran, Gulf of Oman, northwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1899.5.8.100. •Valid as Plagiotremus townsendi (Regan 1905) -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:132 [ref. 4144], Dor 1984:224 [ref. 29757], Smith-Vaniz 1987:50 [ref. 6404], Goren & Dor 1994:60 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:323 [ref. 22896], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S117 [ref. 27377], Patzner et al. 2009:460 [ref. 30396], Golani & Fricke 2018:142 [ref. 36273], Zajonz et al. 2019:94 [ref. 36871], Esmaeili et al. 2022:23 [32] [ref. 39526], Williams & Springer 2022:379 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Valid as Plagiotremus townsendi (Regan 1905). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Red Sea; northwestern Indian Ocean: Socotra (Yemen), Gulf of Oman. Habitat: marine.