Genera that contain: Blennius [ 69 ] records

Acantholumpenus Makushok [V. M.] 1958:87 [Trudy Zoologicheskogo Instituta, Akademii Nauk SSSR v. 25; ref. 2878] Masc. Lumpenus mackayi Gilbert 1896. Type by original designation. Type given by author as, "Lumpenus mackayi Gilbert = Lumpenus fowleri Jordan et Snyder = Blennius anguillaris Pallas." •Valid as Acantholumpenus Makushok 1958 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:93 [ref. 7348], Amaoka & Miki in Masuda et al. 1984:301 [ref. 6441], Miki et al. 1987:131 [ref. 6704], Lavrova 1990:47 [ref. 20302], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:744 [ref. 25968], Mecklenburg & Sheiko 2004:10 [ref. 27604], Parin et al. 2014:431 [ref. 33547], Mecklenburg et al. 2016:193 [ref. 34440], Dyldin & Orlov 2017:76 [ref. 35138]). Current status: Valid as Acantholumpenus Makushok 1958. Lumpenidae.

Adonis Gronow [L. T.] in Gray 1854:93 [Catalogue of fish collected and described by Laurence Theodore Gronow; ref. 1911] Masc. Adonis pavoninus Gronow 1854 (= Blennius ocellaris Linnaeus 1758). Type by subsequent designation. Six included species, subsequent designation not researched. •Objective synonym of Blennius Linnaeus 1758 -- (Bath 1973:519 [ref. 7212]). Current status: Synonym of Blennius Linnaeus 1758. Blenniidae: Blenniinae.

Agriopus Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829:380 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 4; ref. 998] Masc. Blennius torvus Gronow 1772. Type by subsequent designation. Appeared first as "Les Agriopes" in Cuvier (Mar.) 1829:168 [ref. 995], latinized as above and species added. Type designated by Bleeker 1876:8 [ref. 12248] and 1876:300 [ref. 450]. •Synonym of Congiopodus Perry 1811 -- (Lloris & Rucabado 1991:85 [ref. 22530]). Current status: Synonym of Congiopodus Perry 1811. Congiopodidae.

Aidablennius Whitley [G. P.] 1947:150 [Australian Zoologist v. 11 (pt 2); ref. 4708] Masc. Blennius sphynx Valenciennes 1836. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Blennius Linnaeus 1758 -- (Bath 1973:519 [ref. 7212]). •Valid as Aidablennius Whitley 1947 -- (Bath 1977:176 [ref. 208], Zander in Whitehead et al. 1986:1096 [ref. 13677], Bath 1996:90 [ref. 22687], Bath 2001:4 [ref. 25713], Parin 2003:S21 [ref. 28536], Hastings & Springer 2009:70 [ref. 30395], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:57 [ref. 36649], Parin et al. 2014:467 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Valid as Aidablennius Whitley 1947. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Alburnops Girard [C. F.] 1856:194 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 8; ref. 1810] Masc. Alburnops blennius Girard 1856. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan & Gilbert 1877:91 [ref. 4907]. •Synonym of Notropis Rafinesque 1818, but a valid subgenus Alburnops -- (Gilbert 1978:15 [ref. 7042], Mayden 1989:41 [ref. 12555]). •Synonym of Notropis Rafinesque 1818 -- (Gilbert 1998:15 [ref. 23395]). •Valid as Alburnops Girard 1856 -- (Mayden et al. 2007:83 [ref. 36566], Stout et al. 2022:9 [ref. 39738]). Current status: Valid as Alburnops Girard 1856. Leuciscidae: Pogonichthyinae.

Alectrias Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1898:2869 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 47; ref. 2445] Masc. Blennius alectrolophus Pallas 1814. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Alectrias Jordan & Evermann 1898 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:110 [ref. 7348], Amaoka & Miki in Masuda et al. 1984:301 [ref. 6441], Shiogaki 1985 [ref. 5199], Miki et al. 1987:11 [ref. 12551], Lavrova 1990:47 [ref. 20302], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:745 [ref. 25968], Chereshnev et al. 2003:744 [ref. 27536], Mecklenburg & Sheiko 2004:18 [ref. 27604], Balanov et al. 2009:435 [ref. 32468], Sheiko 2012:308 [ref. 32051], Parin et al. 2014:431 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Valid as Alectrias Jordan & Evermann 1898. Stichaeidae: Alectriinae.

Alticus Lacepède [B. G. E.] (ex Commerson) 1800:479 (footnote) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 2; ref. 2709] Masc. Blennius saliens Lacepède 1800. Type by monotypy. Name published in synonymy of Blennius saliens, but available because of later use (possibly by Bleeker 1869:234 [ref. 426], Jordan & Seale 1906:421 [ref. 2497] and others (Art. 11.6)). An alternative view is that Alticus was part of a polynomial and not available (genus would then date to Valenciennes); see remarks under Opinion 89 in Appendix B in Eschmeyer et al. 1990 [ref. 26735]. •Valid as Alticus Lacepède 1800 -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:14 [ref. 4145], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:300 [ref. 6441], Bath 1986:354 [6217], Bath 2001:5 [ref. 25713], Springer 2001:3540 [ref. 26290], Hastings & Springer 2009:71 [ref. 30395], Lin & Hastings 2013:3 [ref. 33286], Fricke et al. 2018:306 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:137 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:255 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Alticus Lacepède 1800. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Antennablennius (subgenus of Blennius) Fowler [H. W.] 1931:245 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 83; ref. 1409] Masc. Blennius hypenetes Klunzinger 1871. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Antennablennius Fowler 1931 -- (Bath 1983:50 [ref. 5393], Springer 1986:743 [ref. 5719], Springer et al. 1998:20 [ref. 23434], Bath 2001:5 [ref. 25713], Hastings & Springer 2009:71 [ref. 30395], Smith-Vaniz & Allen 2012:61 [ref. 31806], Fricke et al. 2018:307 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:137 [ref. 36273]). Current status: Valid as Antennablennius Fowler 1931. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Basilisciscartes (subgenus of Salarias) Fowler [H. W.] 1939:2 [Notulae Naturae (Philadelphia) No. 26; ref. 1430] Masc. Blennius saliens Forster 1788. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Alticus Lacepède 1800 -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:14 [ref. 4145], Bath 1986:355 [ref. 6217]). Current status: Synonym of Alticus Lacepède 1800. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Bathyblennius Bath [H.] 1977:177 [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 57 (nos 4/6); ref. 208] Masc. Blennius antholops Springer & Smith-Vaniz 1970. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Bathyblennius Bath 1977 -- (Bath 1996:90 [ref. 22687], Bath 2001:4 [ref. 25713], Hastings & Springer 2009:70 [ref. 30395]). Current status: Valid as Bathyblennius Bath 1977. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Batracocephalus Hollberg [L.] 1819:39 [v. 1; ref. 6468] Masc. Blennius raninus Linnaeus 1758. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Raniceps Oken 1817 -- (Svetovidov 1973:315 [ref. 7169]). Current status: Synonym of Raniceps Oken 1817. Ranicipitidae.

Blenniculus Facciolà [L.] 1911:286 [Bollettino della Società Zoologica Italiana (2. Ser.) v. 12; ref. 7188] Masc. Blennius variabilis Rafinesque 1810. Apparently an overlooked name. Available; based upon the species described with the name of "Blennius variabilis da Rafinesque e di Blennius argenteus da Risso" -- regarded as one species with a synonym, so type by monotypy. Apparently an objective synonym of Clinitrachus Swainson 1839 based on treatment of variabilis and argenteus by Wheeler 1973:530 [ref. 7190]. Current status: Synonym of Clinitrachus Swainson 1839. Clinidae.

Blenniolus (subgenus of Hypsoblennius) Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1898:2386, 2390 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 47; ref. 2445] Masc. Blennius brevipinnis Günther 1861. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Hypsoblennius Gill 1861 -- (Bath 1977:186 [ref. 208]). Current status: Synonym of Hypsoblennius Gill 1861. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Blenniops Nilsson [S.] 1855:184 [Skandinavisk fauna; ref. 3205] Masc. Blennius galerita of Nilsson (not of Linnaeus) 1855. Type by monotypy. Apparently based on a misidentified type species, see Makushok 1973 [ref. 6889]. •Synonym of Chirolophis Swainson 1839 -- (Makushok 1973:532 [ref. 6889], Mecklenburg & Sheiko 2004:15 [ref. 27604]). Current status: Synonym of Chirolophis Swainson 1839. Stichaeidae: Chirolophinae.

Blennitrachus (subgenus of Blennius) Swainson [W.] 1839:78, 182, 274 [The natural history and classification v. 2; ref. 4303] Masc. Pholis quadrifasciatus Wood 1825. Type by monotypy (p. 78). Spelled Blennitrachus by Swainson 1839:78 and 437 (index), Blenitrachus on pp. 182 and 274 [ref. 4303]; first reviser not researched. •Synonym of Chasmodes Valenciennes 1836 -- (Springer 1959:323 [ref. 22248], Williams 1983:69 [ref. 5370], Javonillo & Harold 2010:8 [ref. 30906]). Current status: Synonym of Chasmodes Valenciennes 1836. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Blennius Linnaeus [C.] 1758:256 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Masc. Blennius ocellaris Linnaeus 1758. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan & Gilbert 1883:759 [ref. 2476]. Spelled Blennis by Klein 1779 (not available). On Official List (Opinion 92, Direction 56). •Valid as Blennius Linnaeus 1758 -- (Bath 1973:519 [ref. 7212], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:29 [ref. 7348], Bath & Hutchins 1986 [ref. 5151], Zander in Whitehead et al. 1986:1097 [ref. 13677], Parin 2003:S22 [ref. 28536], Almada et al. 2005:289 [ref. 28398], Hastings & Springer 2009:70 [ref. 30395], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:58 [ref. 36649], Parin et al. 2014:467 [ref. 33547], Bañón et al. 2016:323 [ref. 34397]). Current status: Valid as Blennius Linnaeus 1758. Blenniidae: Blenniinae.

Bryostemma Jordan [D. S.] & Starks [E. C.] 1895:841 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 2) v. 5; ref. 2522] Neut. Blennius polyactocephalus Pallas 1814. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Based on a misidentified type species according to Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:82 [ref. 7348] (not of Pallas) but = Bryostemma decoratum Jordan & Snyder. Also see Miki & Maruyama 1986:406 [ref. 5694] and Mecklenburg & Sheiko 2004:15 [ref. 27604]. •Synonym of Chirolophis Swainson 1839 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:76 [ref. 7348], Mecklenburg & Sheiko 2004:15 [ref. 27604], Parin et al. 2014:437 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Chirolophis Swainson 1839. Stichaeidae: Chirolophinae.

Centronotus Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:165 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Masc. Blennius gunnellus Linnaeus 1758. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Bory de Saint-Vincent, v. 7, 1835:597 [ref. 3853] (see Whitley 1935:137 [ref. 6396]). Type not C. fasciatus Bloch & Schneider 1801 as recorded by Jordan 1917:58 [ref. 2407]. •Synonym of Pholis Scopoli 1777 -- (Makushok 1973:534 [ref. 6889], Yatsu 1981:169 [ref. 4814], Mecklenburg 2003:3 [ref. 27299], Parin et al. 2014:453 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Pholis Scopoli 1777. Pholidae: Pholinae.

Chalaroderma Norman [J. R.] 1944:803 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 11) v. 10 (no. 72); ref. 3228] Neut. Blennius capito Valenciennes 1836. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Published 19 Jan. 1944. •Valid as Chalaroderma Norman 1944 -- (Springer 1986:744 [ref. 5719], Bath 1996:90 [ref. 22687], Bath 2001:4 [ref. 25713], Hastings & Springer 2009:70 [ref. 30395]). Current status: Valid as Chalaroderma Norman 1944. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Chasmodes Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:295 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Masc. Blennius bosquianus Lacepède 1800. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan & Evermann 1898:2391 [ref. 2445], also by Eigenmann 1910:482 [ref. 1224]. •Valid as Chasmodes Valenciennes 1836 -- (Springer 1959 [ref. 22248], Williams 1983 [ref. 5370], Bath 1996:90 [ref. 22687], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:406 [ref. 24550], Bath 2001:4 [ref. 25713], Williams 2003:1769 [ref. 27109], Hastings & Springer 2009:70 [ref. 30395], Hastings 2009:101 [ref. 30397], Javonillo & Harold 2010:1, 8 [ref. 30906], Vecchioni et al. 2022:7 [ref. 38979]). Current status: Valid as Chasmodes Valenciennes 1836. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Chirolophis Swainson [W.] 1839:73-74, 182, 275 [The natural history and classification v. 2; ref. 4303] Masc. Blennius yarellii Valenciennes 1836. Type by monotypy. One species included in Swainson 1839:275 [ref. 4303]. The name did not appear in Swainson 1838 [ref. 4302]. •Valid as Chirolophis Swainson 1839 -- (Makushok 1973:532 [ref. 6889], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:76 [ref. 7348], Amaoka & Miki in Masuda et al. 1984:301 [ref. 6441], Makushok in Whitehead et al. 1986:1122 [ref. 13677], Lavrova 1990:49 [ref. 20302], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:743 [ref. 25968], Mecklenburg & Sheiko 2004:15 [ref. 27604], Parin et al. 2014:437 [ref. 33547], Mecklenburg et al. 2016:197 [ref. 34440]). Current status: Valid as Chirolophis Swainson 1839. Stichaeidae: Chirolophinae.

Clinitrachus Swainson [W.] 1839:75, 182, 276 [The natural history and classification v. 2; ref. 4303] Masc. Blennius variabilis Rafinesque 1810. Type by original designation. Description on p. 75, with type as "Blennius variabilis Raf." (also see footnote, p. 75), type not superciliosus as designated by Swain 1882:278 [ref. 5966]; based on 2 included species on Swainson p. 276. Clinetrachus and Clinotrachys are misspellings. •Valid as Clinitrachus Swainson 1839 -- (Wheeler 1973:530 [ref. 7190], Springer 1970:432 [ref. 21759], Wirtz & Zander in Whitehead et al. 1986:1117 [ref. 13677], Stepien 1992:377 [ref. 19863], Hastings & Springer 2009:11 [ref. 30391], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:57 [ref. 36649]). Current status: Valid as Clinitrachus Swainson 1839. Clinidae.

Clinus Cuvier [G.] 1816:251 [Le Règne Animal; ref. 993] Masc. Blennius acuminatus Bloch & Schneider 1801. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Swainson 1839:75 [ref. 4303]. See Smith 1966:72 [ref. 4140] for discussion of type designation. •Valid as Clinus Cuvier 1816 -- (Penrith 1969:14 [ref. 20726], Bennett 1983 [ref. 5299], Smith 1986:761 [ref. 5712], Hastings & Springer 2009:11 [ref. 30391], Holleman et al. 2012:827 [ref. 32284], Lin & Hastings 2013:3 [ref. 33286]). Current status: Valid as Clinus Cuvier 1816. Clinidae.

Coryphoblennius Norman [J. R.] 1944:802 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 11) v. 10 (no. 72); ref. 3228] Masc. Blennius galerita Linnaeus 1758. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Published 19 Jan. 1944. •Valid as Coryphoblennius Norman 1944 -- (Bath 1973:526 [ref. 7212], Bath 1977:181 [ref. 208], Zander in Whitehead et al. 1986:1098 [ref. 13677], Bath 1996:90 [ref. 22687], Reshetnikov 1998:123 [ref. 23570], Bath 2001:4 [ref. 25713], Parin 2003:S22 [ref. 28536], Almada et al. 2005:289 [ref. 28398], Hastings & Springer 2009:70 [ref. 30395], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:58 [ref. 36649], Levy et al. 2011:410 [ref. 31177], Levy et al. 2012:3 [ref. 32539], Parin et al. 2014:468 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Valid as Coryphoblennius Norman 1944. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Croaltus Smith [J. L. B.] 1959:247 [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 14; ref. 4123] Masc. Blennius bifilum Günther 1861. Type by monotypy; author indicates one species in genus but mentions a second in text, without clear generic allocation. •Synonym of Antennablennius Fowler 1931 -- (Bath 1983:48 [ref. 5393]). Current status: Synonym of Antennablennius Fowler 1931. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Dactyleptus Rafinesque [C. S.] 1815:82 [Analyse de la nature; ref. 3584] Masc. Blennius muraenoides Zuiew 1779. Type by being a replacement name. As "Dactyleptus R. [Rafinesque] Muraenoide Lac. [Lacepède]." Apparently an available (unneeded) replacement name for Muraenoides Lacepède 1800. •Synonym of Pholis Scopoli 1777 -- (Makushok 1973:534 [ref. 6889], Yatsu 1981:169 [ref. 4814], Mecklenburg 2003:3 [ref. 27299], Parin et al. 2014:453 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Pholis Scopoli 1777. Pholidae: Pholinae.

Dubiblennius Whitley [G. P.] 1930:20 [Memoirs of the Queensland Museum v. 10 (pt 1); ref. 4671] Masc. Blennius tonganus Jordan & Seale 1906. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Blennius Linnaeus 1758 -- (Bath 1973:519 [ref. 7212]). Current status: Synonym of Blennius Linnaeus 1758. Blenniidae: Blenniinae.

Forsterygion Whitley [G. P.] & Phillipps [W. J.] 1939:236 [Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand v. 69 (no. 2); ref. 4737] Neut. Blennius varius Forster in Bloch & Schneider 1801. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Forsterygion Whitley & Phillipps 1939 -- (Hardy 1989 [ref. 12485], Fricke 1994:302 [ref. 21827], Fricke 1997:573 [ref. 23339], Hickey & Clements 2005:359 [ref. 30936], Hoese 2006:1523 [ref. 28988], Jawad 2008:2954 [ref. 29958], Gomon 2008:686 [ref. 30616], Fricke 2009:44 [ref. 30394], Feary et al. 2009:1704 [ref. 30938], Stewart & Clements 2015:1503 [ref. 34299]). Current status: Valid as Forsterygion Whitley & Phillipps 1939. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae.

Gilloblennius Whitley [G. P.] & Phillipps [W. J.] 1939:235 [Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand v. 69 (no. 2); ref. 4737] Masc. Blennius tripennis Forster 1801. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Gilloblennius Whitley & Phillipps 1939 -- (Hardy 1986:940 [ref. 6325], Hardy 1986:147 [ref. 6139], Fricke 1994:350 [ref. 21827], Fricke 1997:575 [ref. 23339], Hickey & Clements 2005:358 [ref. 30936], Fricke 2009:33 [ref. 30394], Stewart & Clements 2015:1511 [ref. 34299]). Current status: Valid as Gilloblennius Whitley & Phillipps 1939. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae.

Gunnellops Bleeker [P.] 1874:368 [Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeeling Natuurkunde (Ser. 2) v. 8; ref. 435] Masc. Blennius roseus Pallas 1814. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Incertae sedis in Pholidae -- (Mecklenburg 2003:6 [ref. 27299]). Current status: Uncertain. Pholidae: Pholinae.

Gunnellus Fleming [J.] 1828:207 [A history of British animals; ref. 1339] Masc. Gunnellus vulgaris Fleming 1828 (= Blennius gunnellus Linnaeus 1758). Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Pholis Scopoli 1777 -- (Makushok 1973:534 [ref. 6889], Yatsu 1981:169 [ref. 4814], Mecklenburg 2003:3 [ref. 27299], Parin et al. 2014:453 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Pholis Scopoli 1777. Pholidae: Pholinae.

Hirculops Smith [J. L. B.] 1959:247 [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 14; ref. 4123] Masc. Blennius cornifer Rüppell 1830. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Hirculops Smith 1959 -- (Springer 1986:747 [ref. 5719], Bath 2001:5 [ref. 25713], Hastings & Springer 2009:71 [ref. 30395], Smith-Vaniz & Allen 2012:61 [ref. 31806], Fricke et al. 2018:311 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:140 [ref. 36273]). Current status: Valid as Hirculops Smith 1959. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Hypleurochilus Gill [T. N.] 1861:44 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 13 (Suppl.); ref. 1766] Masc. Blennius multifilis Girard 1858. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Gill 1861:168 [ref. 1775] and by Jordan & Gilbert 1883:758 [ref. 2476]. •Valid as Hypleurochilus Gill 1861 -- (Bath 1973:527 [ref. 7212], Bath 1977:183 [ref. 208], Greenfield & Johnson 1981:69 [ref. 5580], Zander in Whitehead et al. 1986:1099 [ref. 13677], Bath 1986:355 [ref. 6217], Daget in Lévêque et al. 1992:796 [ref. 21590], Bath 1994 [ref. 21627], Bath 1996:90 [ref. 22687], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:405 [ref. 24550], Bath 2001:4 [ref. 25713], Williams 2003:1771 [ref. 27109], Hastings & Springer 2009:70 [ref. 30395], Hastings 2009:101 [ref. 30397], Javonillo & Harold 2010:14 [ref. 30906], Levy et al. 2012:3 [ref. 32539], Pinheiro et al. 2013:95 [ref. 32885], Carter et al. 2023:2 [ref. 40556]). Current status: Valid as Hypleurochilus Gill 1861. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Hypsoblennius Gill [T. N.] 1861:44 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 13 (Suppl.); ref. 1766] Masc. Blennius hentz Lesueur 1825. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Hypsoblennius Gill 1861 -- (Springer 1967:461 [ref. 30243], Smith-Vaniz 1980 [ref. 5525], Bath 1996:90 [ref. 22687], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:407 [ref. 24550], Bath 2000:176 [ref. 25102], Bath 2001:4 [ref. 25713], Williams 2003:1771 [ref. 27109], Hastings & Springer 2009:70 [ref. 30395], Hastings 2009:101 [ref. 30397], Javonillo & Harold 2010:14 [ref. 30906], Levy et al. 2012:3 [ref. 32539], Lin & Hastings 2013:3 [ref. 33286], Vecchioni et al. 2022:7 [ref. 38979]). Current status: Valid as Hypsoblennius Gill 1861. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Ichthyocoris Bonaparte [C. L.] 1840:fasc. 28 [Iconografia della fauna italica; ref. 514] Fem. Blennius pavo Risso 1810. Type by original designation. Type wrongly designated by Jordan 1919:206 [ref. 2410]. •Synonym of Blennius Linnaeus 1758 -- (Bath 1973:519 [ref. 7212]). •Valid as Ichthyocoris Bonaparte 1840 -- (Duquenne-Delobel et al. 2022:39 [ref. 39186]). •Synonym of Salaria Forsskål 1775 -- (Bath 1977:208 [ref. 208], Bath 1986:356 [ref. 6217], Bath 2003:95 [ref. 27343] as Icthyocoris, Vecchioni et al. 2022:99 [ref. 39372]). Current status: Synonym of Salaria Forsskål 1775. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Isesthes Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] 1883:757 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 16; ref. 2476] Masc. Blennius gentilis Girard 1854. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Identification of species corrected in Addenda, p. 959. Isethes is a misspelling. Gender masculine by treatment of Isesthes punctatus and Isesthes striatus. •Synonym of Hypsoblennius Gill 1861 -- (Bath 1977:186 [ref. 208]). Current status: Synonym of Hypsoblennius Gill 1861. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Leptoblennius Gill [T. N.] 1860:21 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 12; ref. 1763] Masc. Blennius serpentinus Storer 1855. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Lumpenus Reinhardt 1836 -- (Makushok 1973:536 [ref. 6889], Mecklenburg & Sheiko 2004:12 [ref. 27604], Parin et al. 2014:444 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Lumpenus Reinhardt 1836. Lumpenidae.

Lioblennius Svetovidov [A. N.] 1958:591 [Zoologicheskii Zhurnal v. 37 (no. 4); ref. 6528] Masc. Blennius galerita Linnaeus 1758. Type by monotypy. Apparently not intended as a new name; "... and based on this it has been classified as a separate genus Lioblennius (J. R. Norman, 1944)." But Norman used the name Coryphoblennius; Lioblennius first used by Svetovidov as above. •Objective synonym of Coryphoblennius Norman 1944. Current status: Synonym of Coryphoblennius Norman 1944. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Lipophrys Gill [T. N.] 1896:498 [American Naturalist v. 30 (no. 354); ref. 1744] Fem. Blennius pholis Linnaeus 1758. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Pholis Cuvier 1816, preoccupied by Pholis Scopoli 1777 in fishes. •Synonym of Blennius Linnaeus 1758 -- (Bath 1973:519 [ref. 7212]). •Valid as Lipophrys Gill 1896 -- (Wirtz & Bath 1982 [ref. 5475], Bath 1983:153 [ref. 5420], Zander in Whitehead et al. 1986:1100 [ref. 13677], Springer 1986:742 [ref. 5719], Wirtz & Bath 1989 [ref. 9298], Bath 1996:91 [ref. 22687], Bath 2001:4 [ref. 25713], Parin 2003:S22 [ref. 28536], Almada et al. 2005:289 [ref. 28398], Stefanni et al. 2006:282 [ref. 30525], Hastings & Springer 2009:70 [ref. 30395], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:58 [ref. 36649], Levy et al. 2011:410 [ref. 31177], Levy et al. 2012:3 [ref. 32539], Parin et al. 2014:468 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Valid as Lipophrys Gill 1896. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Lumpenus Reinhardt [J. C. H.] 1836:11 [Oversigt over det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Forhandlinger og dets Medlemmers Arbeider (Kjøbenhavn) for 1835-36; ref. 6587] Masc. Blennius lumpenus Fabricius (not of Linnaeus) 1793 (= Lumpenus fabricii Reinhardt 1836). Type by absolute tautonymy. Appeared on p. CX of 1837 printing of article. •Valid as Lumpenus Reinhardt 1836 -- (Makushok 1973:536 [ref. 6889], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:86 [ref. 7348], Amaoka & Miki in Masuda et al. 1984:301 [ref. 6441], Makushok in Whitehead et al. 1986:1128 [ref. 13677], Miki et al. 1987:131 [ref. 6704], Lavrova 1990:50 [ref. 20302], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:744 [ref. 25968], Mecklenburg & Sheiko 2004:12 [ref. 27604], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:129 [ref. 31212], Shinohara et al. 2011:53 [ref. 31715], Parin et al. 2014:444 [ref. 33547], Mecklenburg et al. 2016:203 [ref. 34440]). Current status: Valid as Lumpenus Reinhardt 1836. Lumpenidae.

Macrozoarces Gill [T. N.] 1863:258 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 15; ref. 1689] Masc. Blennius anguillaris Peck 1804. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Macrozoarces Gill 1863 -- (Anderson 1984:578 [ref. 13634], Balushkin et al. 2011:952 [ref. 32449]). •Synonym of Zoarces Cuvier 1829 -- (Anderson 1994:25 [ref. 21438], Anderson & Fedorov 2004:2 [ref. 27603], Parin et al. 2014:429 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Zoarces Cuvier 1829. Zoarcidae: Zoarcinae.

Microlipophrys Almada [F.], Almada [V. C.], Guillemaud [T.] & Wirtz [P.] 2005:290 [Biological Journal of the Linnean Society v. 86; ref. 28398] Fem. Blennius canevae Vinciguerra 1880. Type by original designation. Almada et al. 2005:290 [ref. 28398] spell the species as canevai; the derivation of the name has not been researched by us; the original spelling was canevae. •Valid as Microlipophrys Almada, Almada, Guillemaud & Wirtz 2005 -- (Hastings & Springer 2009:70 [ref. 30395], Hastings & Springer 2009:8 [ref. 31156], Levy et al. 2011:410 [ref. 31177]). Current status: Valid as Microlipophrys Almada, Almada, Guillemaud & Wirtz 2005. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Mimoblennius Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] & Springer [V. G.] 1971:29 [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 73; ref. 4145] Masc. Blennius atrocinctus Regan 1909. Type by original designation. •Valid as Mimoblennius Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971 -- (Springer & Spreitzer 1978:12 [ref. 4181], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:298 [ref. 6441], Springer 1986:749 [ref. 5719], Bath 2001:5 [ref. 25713], Springer 2001:3542 [ref. 26290], Hoese & Bray 2006:1555 [ref. 29000], Hastings & Springer 2009:71 [ref. 30395], Golani & Fricke 2018:141 [ref. 36273]). Current status: Valid as Mimoblennius Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Muraenoides Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1800:324 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 2; ref. 2709] Masc. Muraenoides sujef Lacepède 1800 (= Blennius muraenoides Zuiew 1779). Type by monotypy. B. sujef Lacepède is an unneeded replacement for Blennius muraenoides Zuiew. •Synonym of Pholis Scopoli 1777 -- (Makushok 1973:534 [ref. 6889], Yatsu 1981:169 [ref. 4814], Mecklenburg 2003:3 [ref. 27299], Parin et al. 2014:453 [ref. 33547], Mecklenburg et al. 2016:212 [ref. 34440]). Current status: Synonym of Pholis Scopoli 1777. Pholidae: Pholinae.

Nannosalarias Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] & Springer [V. G.] 1971:32 [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 73; ref. 4145] Masc. Blennius nativitatus Regan 1909. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Nannosalarias Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971 -- (Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:299 [ref. 6441], Bath 2001:5 [ref. 25713], Springer 2001:3542 [ref. 26290], Hoese & Bray 2006:1555 [ref. 29000], Hastings & Springer 2009:71 [ref. 30395], Lin & Hastings 2013:3 [ref. 33286]). Current status: Valid as Nannosalarias Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Nixiblennius Whitley [G. P.] 1930:20 [Memoirs of the Queensland Museum v. 10 (pt 1); ref. 4671] Masc. Blennius snowi Fowler 1928. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Rhabdoblennius Whitley 1930 -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:37 [ref. 4145], Bath 2004:4 [ref. 28017]). Current status: Synonym of Rhabdoblennius Whitley 1930. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Notoclinus Gill [T. N.] 1893:119, 124 [Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences v. 6 (mem. 5); ref. 1736] Masc. Blennius fenestratus Forster 1801. •Valid as Notoclinus Gill 1893 -- (Fricke 1994:500 [ref. 21827], Fricke 1997:584 [ref. 23339], Jawad & Clements 2004:94 [ref. 27725], Hickey & Clements 2005:359 [ref. 30936], Fricke 2009:32 [ref. 30394], Feary et al. 2009:1704 [ref. 30938], Stewart & Clements 2015:1519 [ref. 34299]). Current status: Valid as Notoclinus Gill 1893. Tripterygiidae: Notoclininae.

Ophisomus Swainson [W.] 1839:73, 83, 183, 277 [The natural history and classification v. 2; ref. 4303] Masc. Blennius gunnellus Linnaeus 1758. Type by being a replacement name. Proposed for Gunnellus of authors; regarded as a replacement name. •Objective synonym of Gunnellus Fleming 1828. •Synonym of Pholis Scopoli 1777 -- (Makushok 1973:534 [ref. 6889], Yatsu 1981:169 [ref. 4814], Mecklenburg 2003:3 [ref. 27299], Parin et al. 2014:453 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Pholis Scopoli 1777. Pholidae: Pholinae.

Parablennius Miranda Ribeiro [A. de] 1915:Blenniidae p. 3 [Arquivos do Museu Nacional de Rio de Janeiro v. 17; ref. 3711] Masc. Blennius pilicornis Cuvier 1829. Type by monotypy. On p. 619 when continuously paginated. •Synonym of Blennius Linnaeus 1758 -- (Bath 1973:519 [ref. 7212]). •Valid as Parablennius Miranda Ribeiro 1915 -- (Springer 1986:751 [ref. 5719], Zander in Whitehead et al. 1986:1106 [ref. 13677], Bath & Hutchins 1986:168 [ref. 5151], Bath 1989 [ref. 13309], Bath 1989 [ref. 13310], Gomon et al. 1994:730 [ref. 22532], Bath 1996:91 [ref. 22687], Reshetnikov 1998:123 [ref. 23570], Bath 2001:5 [ref. 25713], Springer 2001:3542 [ref. 26290], Williams 2003:1770 [ref. 27109], Parin 2003:S22 [ref. 28536], Almada et al. 2005:289 [ref. 28398], Hoese & Bray 2006:1559 [ref. 29000], Almada et al. 2007:248 [ref. 30524], Bath 2008:77 [ref. 29600], Smith-Vaniz 2008:695 [ref. 30654], Hastings & Springer 2009:70 [ref. 30395], Hastings 2009:101 [ref. 30397], Javonillo & Harold 2010:14 [ref. 30906], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:59 [ref. 36649], Levy et al. 2012:3 [ref. 32539], Lin & Hastings 2013:3 [ref. 33286], Parin et al. 2014:468 [ref. 33547], Stewart et al. 2015:1537 [ref. 34301], Golani & Fricke 2018:141 [ref. 36273]). Current status: Valid as Parablennius Miranda Ribeiro 1915. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Paralipophrys Bath [H.] 1977:200 [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 57 (nos 4/6); ref. 208] Fem. Blennius trigloides Valenciennes 1836. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Paralipophrys Bath 1977 -- (Bath 1996:92 [ref. 22687], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:60 [ref. 36649]). •Synonym of Lipophrys Gill 1896, based on current placement of the type species. Current status: Synonym of Lipophrys Gill 1896. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Pholis Scopoli [J. A.] (ex Gronow) 1777:456 [Introductio ad historiam naturalem; ref. 3990] Fem. Blennius gunnellus Linnaeus 1758. Type by monotypy. Appeared first as name only; see Makushok 1973:534 [ref. 6889] on designation of type. See Mecklenburg 2003:3 [ref. 27299] for gender. •Valid as Pholis Scopoli 1777 -- (Makushok 1973:534 [ref. 6889], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:38 [ref. 7348], Yatsu 1981 [ref. 4814], Amaoka in Masuda et al. 1984:303 [ref. 6441], Makushok in Whitehead et al. 1986:1124 [ref. 13677], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:774 [ref. 25968], Mecklenburg 2003:2 [ref. 27299], Radchenko et al. 2010:728 [ref. 32451], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:129 [ref. 31212], Radchenko et al. 2012:650 [ref. 32480], Parin et al. 2014:453 [ref. 33547], Mecklenburg et al. 2016:211 [ref. 34440], Dyldin & Orlov 2017:183 [ref. 35257]). Current status: Valid as Pholis Scopoli 1777. Pholidae: Pholinae.

Pholis Artedi [P.] in Röse 1793:116 [Petri Artedi Angermannia; ref. 3833] Fem. Blennius pholis Linnaeus 1758. Not Pholis Scopoli 1777. •Synonym of Blennius Linnaeus 1758. Current status: Synonym of Blennius Linnaeus 1758. Blenniidae: Blenniinae.

Pholis Cuvier [G.] 1816:251 [Le Règne Animal; ref. 993] Fem. Blennius pholis Linnaeus 1758. Type by subsequent designation. Earliest type designation not researched. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Pholis Scopoli 1777. •In the synonymy of Lipophrys Gill 1896 -- (Bath 1973:519 [ref. 7212], Bath 1977:190 [ref. 208]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Lipophrys Gill 1896. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Phycis Walbaum [J. J.] (ex Artedi) 1792:575 [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] Fem. Blennius phycis Linnaeus 1766. Type by designation of ICZN. Treated as earliest description of Phycis by authors (see Cohen 1971 [ref. 21050]). •Valid as Phycis Walbaum 1792 -- (Svetovidov 1973:314 [ref. 7169], Fahay & Markle 1984:266 [ref. 13653], Svetovidov in Whitehead et al. 1986:705 [ref. 13676], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:65 [ref. 18936], Iwamoto & Cohen 2003:1006 [ref. 27011], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:30 [ref. 36649], Gaimardi et al. 2015:325 [ref. 32571] with change of type species of Tinca marina Walbaum 1792, ICZN Case 3605, Opinion 2372, Bañón et al. 2016:316 [ref. 34397]). Current status: Valid as Phycis Walbaum 1792. Phycidae.

Pictiblennius Whitley [G. P.] 1930:19 [Memoirs of the Queensland Museum v. 10 (pt 1); ref. 4671] Masc. Blennius intermedius Ogilby 1915. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Blennius Linnaeus 1758 -- (Bath 1973:519 [ref. 7212]). •Valid as Pictiblennius Whitley 1930 -- (Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:295 [ref. 6441]). •Synonym of Parablennius Miranda Ribeiro 1915 -- (Bath 1982:219 [ref. 5640], Bath & Hutchins 1986:168 [ref. 5151], Parin 2003:S22 [ref. 28536], Parin et al. 2014:468 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Parablennius Miranda Ribeiro 1915. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Queriblennius (subgenus of Blennius) Whitley [G. P.] 1933:93 [Records of the Australian Museum v. 19 (no. 1); ref. 4677] Masc. Blennius (Queriblennius) gaudichaudi Whitley 1933. Type by original designation. Whitley's gaudichaudi a replacement for Blennius punctatus Quoy & Gaimard 1824, apparently preoccupied. •Synonym of Blennius Linnaeus 1758 -- (Bath 1973:519 [ref. 7212]). Current status: Synonym of Blennius Linnaeus 1758. Blenniidae: Blenniinae.

Raniceps Oken [L.] (ex Cuvier) 1817:1182a [Isis (Oken) v. 1 (pt 8) (no. 148); ref. 3303] Neut. Gadus raninus Müller 1788 (= Blennius raninus Linnaeus 1758). Based on "Les Raniceps" of Cuvier 1816:217 [ref. 993]. Technical addition of species after latinization by Oken not researched. •Valid as Raniceps Oken 1817 -- (Svetovidov 1973:315 [ref. 7169], Fahay & Markle 1984:266 [ref. 13653], Svetovidov in Whitehead et al. 1986:707 [ref. 13676], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:73 [ref. 18936]). Current status: Valid as Raniceps Oken 1817. Ranicipitidae.

Rhabdoblennius Whitley [G. P.] 1930:20 [Memoirs of the Queensland Museum v. 10 (pt 1); ref. 4671] Masc. Blennius rhabdotrachelus Fowler & Ball 1924. Type by original designation. •Valid as Rhabdoblennius Whitley 1930 -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:37 [ref. 4145], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:298 [ref. 6441], Bath 2001:6 [ref. 25713], Springer 2001:3542 [ref. 26290], Bath 2004:4 [ref. 28017], Hoese & Bray 2006:1563 [ref. 29000], Hastings & Springer 2009:71 [ref. 30395], Smith-Vaniz & Allen 2012:61 [ref. 31806], Lin & Hastings 2013:3 [ref. 33286]). Current status: Valid as Rhabdoblennius Whitley 1930. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Salaria Bath [H.] (ex Forsskål) 1977:208 [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 57 (nos 4/6); ref. 208] Fem. Blennius salaria Bloch & Schneider 1801 (Salaria basilisca (Valenciennes 1836)). Type by subsequent designation. Based on Salaria Forsskål in Niebuhr 1775:x, 22 [ref. 1351], that appeared first without included species, and is treated as a nomen oblitum by Duquenne-Delobel et al. 2022:36 [ref. 39186]. Earliest addition of species not researched (see remarks on type in Krupp & Schneider 1989:405 [ref. 13651]). Jordan & Evermann 1898:2377 [ref. 2445] list basiliscus as type. Fricke 2008:52 [ref. 30182] suggests that the author of the genus is Bath [ex Forsskål] 1977. •Synonym of Blennius Linnaeus 1758 -- (Bath 1973:519 [ref. 7212]). •Valid as Salaria Forsskål 1775 -- (Bath 1977:208 [ref. 208], Bath 1986:356 [ref. 6217], Krupp & Schneider 1989:405 [ref. 13651], Bath 1996:92 [ref. 22687], Bath 2001:5 [ref. 25713], Bath 2003:95 [ref. 27343], Kottelat 2004:121 [ref. 27669], Almada et al. 2005:289 [ref. 28398], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:545 [ref. 29996], Hastings & Springer 2009:70 [ref. 30395], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:60 [ref. 36649], Doadrio et al. 2012:151 [ref. 31858], Levy et al. 2012:3 [ref. 32539], Parin et al. 2014:470 [ref. 33547], Wagner et al. 2021:[4] [ref. 38545]). •Valid as Salaria Bath 1977 -- (Fricke 2008:52 [ref. 30182] in the synonymy of Ichthyocoris Bonaparte 1840). •Valid as Salaria Bath 1977 -- (Duquenne-Delobel et al. 2022:39 [ref. 39186]). Current status: Valid as Salaria Bath 1977. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Salariopsis Vecchioni [L.], Ching [A. C.], Marrone [F.], Arculeo [M.], Hundt [P. J.] & Simons [A. M.] 2022:7 [Diversity v. 14 (no. 1); ref. 38979] Fem. Blennius fluviatilis Asso y del Rio 1801. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Ichthyocoris Bonaparte 1840 -- (Duquenne-Delobel et al. 2022:37 [ref. 39186]). •Valid as Salariopsis Vecchioni, Ching, Marrone, Arculeo, Hundt & Simons 2022 -- (Vecchioni et al. 2022:99 [ref. 39372], Yoğurtçuoğlu et al. 85 [ref. 40277]). Current status: Valid as Salariopsis Vecchioni, Ching, Marrone, Arculeo, Hundt & Simons 2022. Blenniidae: Blenniinae.

Scartella Jordan [D. S.] 1886:50 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 9 (no. 551); ref. 2386] Fem. Blennius microstomus Poey 1860. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Type designated on p. 51. •Synonym of Blennius Linnaeus 1758 -- (Bath 1973:519 [ref. 7212]). •Valid as Scartella Jordan 1886 -- (Greenfield & Johnson 1981:72 [ref. 5580], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:296 [ref. 6441], Zander in Whitehead et al. 1986:1112 [ref. 13677], Bath 1996:92 [ref. 22687], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:405 [ref. 24550], Bath 2001:5 [ref. 25713], Williams 2003:1770 [ref. 27109], Rangel et al. 2004:89 [ref. 27822], Almada et al. 2005:289 [ref. 28398], Rangel & Mendes 2009:51 [ref. 30055], Hastings & Springer 2009:70 [ref. 30395], Hastings 2009:101 [ref. 30397], Levy et al. 2012:3 [ref. 32539], Araujo et al. 2019:[2] 55 [ref. 37808], Brown et al. 2019:165 [ref. 36444], Vecchioni et al. 2022:7 [ref. 38979]). Current status: Valid as Scartella Jordan 1886. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Scartoblennius Fowler [H. W.] 1946:174 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 98; ref. 1456] Masc. Blennius ellipes Jordan & Starks 1906. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Rhabdoblennius Whitley 1930 -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:37 [ref. 4145], Bath 2004:4 [ref. 28017]). Current status: Synonym of Rhabdoblennius Whitley 1930. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Soldatovia Taranetz [A. Ya.] 1937:153 [Izvestiia Tikhookeanskogo Nauchno-Issledovatel'skogo Instituta Rybnogo Khoziaistva i Okeanografii [Proceedings, Pacific Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography, TINRO, Moskva] v. 11; ref. 13384] Fem. Blennius polyactocephalus Pallas 1814. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Soldatovia Taranetz 1937 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:83 [ref. 7348], Miki & Maruyama 1986:404 [ref. 5694], Lavrova 1990:51 [ref. 20302], Mecklenburg & Sheiko 2004:18 [ref. 27604], Parin et al. 2014:448 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Valid as Soldatovia Taranetz 1937. Stichaeidae: Chirolophinae.

Spaniblennius Bath [H.] & Wirtz [P.] 1989:278 [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 69 (nos 4/6); ref. 13307] Masc. Blennius riodourensis Metzelaar 1919. Type by original designation. •Valid as Spaniblennius Bath & Wirtz 1989 -- (Bath & Wirtz 1992:266 [ref. 19831], Hastings & Springer 2009:70 [ref. 30395]). Current status: Valid as Spaniblennius Bath & Wirtz 1989. Blenniidae: Blenniinae.

Stichaeus Reinhardt [J. C. H.] 1836:11 [Oversigt over det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Forhandlinger og dets Medlemmers Arbeider (Kjøbenhavn) for 1835-36; ref. 6587] Masc. Blennius punctatus Fabricius 1780. Type by original designation. See Mecklenburg & Sheiko 2004:4 [ref. 27604] for type species information. Appeared on p. cx of 1837 printing of article. •Valid as Stichaeus Reinhardt 1836 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:55 [ref. 7348], Amaoka & Miki in Masuda et al. 1984:302 [ref. 6441], see Miki & Maruyama 1986:401 [ref. 5694], Lavrova 1990:51 [ref. 20302], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:743 [ref. 25968], Mecklenburg & Sheiko 2004:4 [ref. 27604], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:129 [ref. 31212], Shinohara et al. 2011:53 [ref. 31715], Parin et al. 2014:450 [ref. 33547], Mecklenburg et al. 2016:208 [ref. 34440]). Current status: Valid as Stichaeus Reinhardt 1836. Stichaeidae: Stichaeinae.

Tripterygion Risso [A.] 1827:241 [Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale v. 3; ref. 3757] Neut. Tripterygion nasus Risso 1827. Type by monotypy. Spelled Tripterygium, Tripterigium and Trypterygium by early workers. Type species apparently equals Blennius tripteronotus Risso 1810. •Valid as Tripterygion Risso 1827 -- (Wheeler 1973:531 [ref. 7190], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:23 [ref. 7348], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:294 [ref. 6441], Zander in Whitehead et al. 1986:1118 [ref. 13677], Fricke 1997:587 [ref. 23339], Parin 2003:S23 [ref. 28536], Fricke 2009:43 [ref. 30394], Hastings & Springer 2009:11 [ref. 31156], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:57 [ref. 36649], Parin et al. 2014:467 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Valid as Tripterygion Risso 1827. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae.

Urophycis Gill [T. N.] 1863:240 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 15; ref. 1687] Fem. Blennius regius Walbaum 1792. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Urophycis Gill 1863 -- (Svetovidov 1973:316 [ref. 7169], Musick 1973 [ref. 7144], Fahay & Markle 1984:266 [ref. 13653], Svetovidov in Whitehead et al. 1986:708 [ref. 13676], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:81 [ref. 18936], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:166 [ref. 24550], Iwamoto & Cohen 2003:1006 [ref. 27011], Lemes et al. 2016:507 [ref. 34265]). Current status: Valid as Urophycis Gill 1863. Phycidae.

Zeablennius Whitley [G. P.] 1930:20 [Memoirs of the Queensland Museum v. 10 (pt 1); ref. 4671] Masc. Blennius laticlavius Griffin 1926. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Parablennius Miranda Ribeiro 1915 -- (Bath 1977:196 [ref. 208]). Current status: Synonym of Parablennius Miranda Ribeiro 1915. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Zoarces Cuvier [G.] 1829:240 [Le Règne Animal (Edition 2) v. 2; ref. 995] Masc. Blennius viviparus Linnaeus 1758. Type by subsequent designation. Earliest subsequent designation not researched, perhaps by Jordan 1917:129. Spelled Zoarcaeus, Zoarcus, and Zoarchus by early authors. •Valid as Zoarces Cuvier 1829 -- (Andriashev 1973:540 [ref. 7214], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:131 [ref. 7348], Anderson 1984:578 [ref. 13634], Andriashev in Whitehead et al. 1986:1149 [ref. 13677], Anderson 1994:25 [ref. 21438], Reshetnikov 1998:124 [ref. 23570], Anderson & Fedorov 2004:2 [ref. 27603], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:208 [ref. 28183] dating to Valenciennes 1836, Chereshev et al. 2007:555 [ref. 29371], Voskoboinikova et al. 2010:704 [ref. 31095], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:129 [ref. 31212], Radchenko et al. 2012:650 [ref. 32480], Parin et al. 2014:429 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2017:74 [ref. 35138]). Current status: Valid as Zoarces Cuvier 1829. Zoarcidae: Zoarcinae.