pox, Istiblennius Springer [V. G.] & Williams [J. T.] 1994:96, Fig. 30 [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 565; ref. 21878] Tidepools at Boleji Point, Karachi, Pakistan, Arabian Sea, northwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype: USNM 296480. Paratypes: BMNH 1932.2.18.35 to 37 (3), 1988.12.29.151-161, 163-165 (11); BPBM 21352 (1), 21560 (2), 30428 (16), 34466 (1); MNHN 1897-0317 (1), 1904-0320 to 0322 (3), 1960-0069 (1), 1977-0703 (1), 1977-0738 (1), 1987-0132 to 0138 (7); USNM 200206 (19, 1 c&s), 216127 (1), 217344 (13), 217352 (1), 287031 (2), 296477 (1), 296481 (3); ZMUC CN6-9 (4). •Valid as Istiblennius pox Springer & Williams 1994 -- (Randall 1995:317 [ref. 22896], Carpenter et al. 1997:209 [ref. 23922], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S117 [ref. 27377], Randall 2005:495 [ref. 28239], Ghanbarifardi & Malek 2009:[4] 498 [ref. 37937], Patzner et al. 2009:455 [ref. 30396], Golani & Fricke 2018:140 [ref. 36273], Mehraban & Esmaeili 2018:200 [ref. 36242], Eagderi et al. 2019:42 [ref. 37020], Mehraban et al. 2021:[5] [ref. 38229], Sharafiniya et al. 2021:70 [ref. 38544], Esmaeili et al. 2022:16 [25] [ref. 39526], Williams & Springer 2022:362 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Valid as Istiblennius pox Springer & Williams 1994. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Southern Red Sea; northwestern Indian Ocean: Somalia, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman and Persian Gulf east to Pakistan. Habitat: marine.