Species that contain: Aspidontus and dussumieri [ 6 ] records

dussumieri, Blennechis Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:282 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Réunion, western Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-2084. Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:7 [ref. 20734]. •Valid as Aspidontus dussumieri (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:63 [ref. 4144], Dor 1984:222 [ref. 29757], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:297 [ref. 6441], Fukao 1985:88 [ref. 21281], Springer 1986:744 [ref. 5719], Allen & Swainston 1988:128 [ref. 25477], Randall et al. 1990:367 [ref. 15987], Kuiter 1993:340 [ref. 23929], Goren & Dor 1994:59 [ref. 25356], Allen 1997:206 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:332 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:367 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:218 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:471 [ref. 24106], Springer in Randall & Lim 2000:632 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1117 [ref. 25182], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:225 [ref. 25480], Hutchins 2001:41 [ref. 25847], Springer 2001:3543 [ref. 26290], Nakabo 2002:1117 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:53 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S117 [ref. 27377], Myers & Donaldson 2003:639 [ref. 27495], Randall et al. 2004:24 [ref. 27624], Heemstra et al. 2004:3327 [ref. 27945], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:382 [ref. 28072], Randall 2005:481 [ref. 28239], Hoese & Bray 2006:1542 [ref. 29000], Shao et al. 2008:259 [ref. 29952], Fricke et al. 2009:94 [ref. 30213], Patzner et al. 2009:450 [ref. 30396], Motomura et al. 2010:190 [ref. 31256], Murase et al. 2011:70 [ref. 32403], Allen & Erdmann 2012:787 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:147 [ref. 33932], Fricke et al. 2018:307 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:137 [ref. 36273], Zajonz et al. 2019:94 [ref. 36871], Esmaeili et al. 2022:9 [18] [ref. 39526], Williams & Springer 2022:336 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Valid as Aspidontus dussumieri (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Socotra (Yemen), Seychelles, Aldabra (Seychelles), Comoros, Madagascar, Saint Brandon's Shoals (Cargados Carajos) and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Society Islands and Tuamotu Archipelago (French Polynesia), north to southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands (Japan), south to Western Australia, northern New South Wales (Australia) and Tonga. Habitat: marine.

fluctuans, Petroscirtes Weber [M.] 1909:146 [Notes from the Leyden Museum v. 31 (note 4); ref. 4600] Western coast of Gebe Island, Fau Island, Banda Sea, Indonesia, Siboga station 149. Lectotype: ZMA 109338. Paralectotypes: ZMA 109339-40 (1, 1). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:94 [ref. 19236]. Lectotype selected by Smith-Vaniz 1976:64 [ref. 4144]. •Synonym of Aspidontus dussumieri (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:63 [ref. 4144]). Current status: Synonym of Aspidontus dussumieri (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

gorrorensis, Petroscirtes Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1936:285 [Philippine Journal of Science v. 59 (no. 2); ref. 2125] Reefs surrounding Koror [Gorror], Palau Islands [Pelew Islands]. Holotype: CAS-SU 29102. Paratypes: CAS-SU 28234 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:93 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Aspidontus dussumieri (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:63 [ref. 4144]). Current status: Synonym of Aspidontus dussumieri (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

quadrimaculatus, Petroscirtes Kendall [W. C.] & Goldsborough [E. L.] 1911:329, Pl. 7 (fig. 1) [Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 26 (pt 7); ref. 2594] Arhno Atoll, Marshall Islands, western Pacific. Holotype: USNM 65980. Paratypes: MCZ 29393 (1), USNM 65981 (1). Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:19 [ref. 18888]. •Synonym of Aspidontus dussumieri (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:63 [ref. 4144]). Current status: Synonym of Aspidontus dussumieri (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

striatus, Petroscrites Day [F.] 1888:262 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1888 (pt 3) (art. 4) (for 1 May 1888); ref. 14480] Sri Lanka. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1889.2.1.3587. Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:161 [ref. 23762]. The original genus is correctly Petroscirtes. •Synonym of Aspidontus dussumieri (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:63 [ref. 4144], Williams & Springer 2022:336 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Synonym of Aspidontus dussumieri (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

wamiziensis, Aspidontus (Escadotus) Smith [J. L. B.] 1959:235, Pl. 17 (fig. 10) [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 14; ref. 4123] Wamizi Island, Mozambique, western Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 249 [?961c]. •Synonym of Aspidontus dussumieri (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:63 [ref. 4144], Springer 1986:744 [ref. 5719], Williams & Springer 2022:336 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Synonym of Aspidontus dussumieri (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.