crinitus, Meiacanthus (Meiacanthus) Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] 1987:20, Figs. 7e-f [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 139; ref. 6404] Marchesa Bay, Hawaii Island, northwestern tip of Irian Jaya, Batana Islands, New Guinea. Holotype: USNM 276512. Paratypes: ANSP 157993 (2), USNM 258768 (7). Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:7 [ref. 18888]. •Valid as Meiacanthus crinitus Smith-Vaniz 1987 -- (Smith-Vaniz et al. 2001:33 [ref. 26213], Springer 2001:3545 [ref. 26290], Allen & Adrim 2003:55 [ref. 26830], Patzner et al. 2009:456 [ref. 30396], Smith-Vaniz & Allen 2011:47, 53 [ref. 31543] as crinatus in map, Allen & Erdmann 2012:789 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:151 [ref. 33932], Smith-Vaniz & Allen 2019:48 [ref. 36813], Fricke et al. 2019:259 [ref. 36673], Allen et al. 2024:1315 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Meiacanthus crinitus Smith-Vaniz 1987. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: eastern Indonesia east to New Ireland (Papua New Guinea) and Solomon Islands. Habitat: marine.