Species that contain: Blennius and cristatus [ 6 ] records

arboreus, Blennius Bath [H.] 1966:211, Figs. 1-5 [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 47 (no. 3); ref. 8007] Off harbor of Port of Algeria, Mediterranean Sea. Holotype: SMF 8281. Paratypes: SMF 8282 (1), Bath coll. (1). •Synonym of Blennius cristatus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Bath 1973:521 [ref. 7212]). •Synonym of Scartella cristata (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Bath 1990:912 [ref. 19373], Bath 1996:92 [ref. 22687]). Current status: Synonym of Scartella cristata (Linnaeus 1758). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

asterias, Blennius Goode [G. B.] & Bean [T. H.] 1882:416 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 5 (no. 297); ref. 1840] Garden Key, Dry Tortugas, Florida, U.S.A. Syntypes: USNM 2620 (2), 2625 (1), 6596 (3). Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:4 [ref. 18888]. •Synonym of Blennius cristatus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Bath 1973:521 [ref. 7212]). •Synonym of Scartella cristata (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Bath 1990:912 [ref. 19373], Bath 1996:92 [ref. 22687]). Current status: Synonym of Scartella cristata (Linnaeus 1758). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

crinitus, Blennius Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:237 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] La Rochelle, France, Bay of Biscay, northeastern Atlantic. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-1807. Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:10 [ref. 20734]. •Synonym of Blennius cristatus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Bath 1973:520 [ref. 7212]). •Synonym of Scartella cristata (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Zander in Whitehead et al. 1986:1112 [ref. 13677], Bath 1990:912 [ref. 19373], Bath 1996:92 [ref. 22687], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:127 [ref. 26753]). Current status: Synonym of Scartella cristata (Linnaeus 1758). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

cristatus, Blennius Linnaeus [C.] 1758:256 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] [Indiis] Ascension Island, South Atlantic. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1853.11.12.55 (skin). Type catalog: Wheeler 1958:233-234 [ref. 13434]. •Valid as Blennus cristatus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Bath 1973:520 [ref. 7212]). •Valid as Scartella cristata (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Greenfield & Johnson 1981:72 [ref. 5580], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:295 [ref. 6441], Fukao 1985:84 [ref. 21281], Zander in Whitehead et al. 1986:1112 [ref. 13677], Robins & Ray 1986:230 [ref. 23100], Bath 1990:402 [ref. 15517], Bath 1990:912 [ref. 19373], Boschung 1992:161 [ref. 23239], Cervigón 1994:133 [ref. 24488], Bath 1996:92 [ref. 22687], Gharred et al. 1998:104 [ref. 23486], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:405 [ref. 24550], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:310 [ref. 25013], Afonso et al. 1999:78 [ref. 25466], Nieder et al. 2000:367 [ref. 25158], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:167 [ref. 27754], Cardona & Elices 2001:82 [ref. 26221], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:127 [ref. 26753], Falcón et al. 2003:146 [ref. 39343], Williams 2003:1772 [ref. 27109], Moura & Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:96 [ref. 27192], Smith et al. 2003:57 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:167 [ref. 27807], Rangel et al. 2004:90 [ref. 27822], Almada et al. 2005:289 [ref. 28398], Golani 2005:55 [ref. 37112], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:640 [ref. 28815], Fricke et al. 2007:99 [ref. 29533], Wirtz et al. 2007:38 [ref. 30263], Rangel & Mendes 2009:51 [ref. 30055], Patzner et al. 2009:461 [ref. 30396], Page et al. 2013:168 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:72 [ref. 33341], Wirtz et al. 2014:10 [ref. 33516] with type locality possible in error, Williams & Springer in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2806 [ref. 34618], Robertson et al. 2016:147 [ref. 34961], Spier et al. 2018:15 [ref. 36103], Araujo et al. 2019:[2] 55 [ref. 37808], Artüz & Fricke 2019:559 [ref. 36612], Carneiro et al. 2019:212 [ref. 37250], Reiner 2019:253 [ref. 38139], Ribeiro et al. 2019:5 [ref. 36717], Bariche & Fricke 2020:57 [ref. 37515], Carballo et al. 2021:72 [ref. 39250], Carvalho-Filho et al. in Marceniuk et al. 2021:286 [ref. 38945], Golani 2021:72 [ref. 38303], Kovačić et al. 2021:58 [ref. 39014], Fermon et al. 2022:275 [ref. 39448], Carvalho-Filho 2023:231 [ref. 40480], Hoff et al. 2023:6 [ref. 40463]). Current status: Valid as Scartella cristata (Linnaeus 1758). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Bermuda and Florida (U.S.A.) south to Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil), including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea; southern-central Atlantic: Ascension Island; Mediterranean Sea; Sea of Marmara; eastern Atlantic: Bay of Biscay south to Namibia, including Azores (Portugal), Madeira (Portugal), Canary Islands (Spain), and São Tomé and Principe. Habitat: marine.

pinaru, Blennius Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1800:458, 483 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 2; ref. 2709] East and West Indies. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:19 [ref. 20734]. Unnecessary replacement name for Blennius cristatus Linnaeus 1758. Also appeared in Sonnini 1803:83, 119 (vol. 7) [ref. 30473]. •Synonym of Scartella cristata (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Bath 1990:912 [ref. 19373], Bath 1996:92 [ref. 22687]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Scartella cristata (Linnaeus 1758). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

tonganus, Blennius Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1906:420 [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 25 (for 1905); ref. 2497] Based on Blennius cristatus of Günther (not Linnaeus). •Questionably valid as Scartella tongana (Jordan & Seale 1906) -- (Bath 1996:92 [ref. 22687]). Current status: Uncertain as Scartella tongana (Jordan & Seale 1906). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.