Species that contain: Blenniolus and proteus [ 1 ] records

proteus, Blenniolus Krejsa [R. J.] 1960:326, Figs. 1, 3, 7, 9-10 [Copeia 1960 (no. 4); ref. 11927] Northern edge of Caleta Binner, Socorro Island, Revillagigedo Islands, off western Mexico, depth to 5 feet. Holotype: USNM 179306. Paratypes: BMNH 1959.8.10.1 (1); CAS 21219 (1); CAS-SU 53151 (3), 53152 (4); UBC 57-152 (1), 57-158 (1); FMNH 62774 (2); SIO 11-395 (1) (ex UCLA W53-49), 58-142 (1); USNM 179305 (9). Additional material at UBC (3) and UCLA (3). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:16 [ref. 12367], Springer et al. 1991:19 [ref. 18888]. •Valid as Hypsoblennius proteus (Krejsa 1960) -- (Bath 1996:90 [ref. 22687], Bath 2000:176 [ref. 25102], Nelson et al. 2004:167 [ref. 27807], Patzner et al. 2009:455 [ref. 30396], Page et al. 2013:168 [ref. 32708], Fourriére et al. 2016:449 [ref. 34668], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:610 [ref. 34923]). Current status: Valid as Hypsoblennius proteus (Krejsa 1960). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.