Species that contain: Ecsenius and oculus [ 3 ] records

oculus, Ecsenius (Ecsenius) Springer [V. G.] 1971:35, Fig. 31 [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 72; ref. 7707] Immediately south of cut between large outstanding rock and Ch'uan-fan-shih, southern Taiwan, depth 6 meters. Holotype: USNM 203140. Paratypes: AMS I.6521-24 (4); BPBM 7464 (1), 7468 (13); CAS GVF 880 (1), 2113 (1); USNM 195716 (3, reidentified as E. portenoyi), 201522 (3), 201560 (2), 201811 (4), 203139 (3), 203141-42 (1, 4), 203923 (7). Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:17 [ref. 18888], Ho & Shao 2011:54 [ref. 31432]. •Valid as Ecsenius oculus Springer 1971 -- (Springer 1972:4 [ref. 7647], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:301 [ref. 6441], Shen et al. 1986:18 [ref. 13821], Springer 1988:62 [ref. 6804], Allen & Swainston 1988:130 [ref. 25477], Springer & Randall 1999:41 [ref. 24274], Allen 2000:92 [ref. 37268], Springer in Randall & Lim 2000:633 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1109 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:399 [ref. 25191], Springer 2001:3544 [ref. 26290], Nakabo 2002:1109 [ref. 26193], Patzner et al. 2009:452 [ref. 30396], Motomura et al. 2010:191 [ref. 31256], Ho & Shao 2011:54 [ref. 31432], Murase et al. 2011:65 [ref. 32403], Allen & Erdmann 2012:817 [ref. 31980], Koeda et al. 2016:85 [ref. 35333], Wada et al. 2021:47 [ref. 38521], Dewa et al. 2022:24 [ref. 40001], Sato et al. 2023:10 [ref. 40949]). Current status: Valid as Ecsenius oculus Springer 1971. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Christmas Island (Indian Ocean); Philippines,Taiwan and southern Japan. Habitat: marine.

portenoyi, Ecsenius Springer [V. G.] 1988:65, Pl. 8 (fig. 2-3); Fig. 33a [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 465; ref. 6804] Reef 100 meters offshore of north coast of Rotuma Island, southeastern Pacific, depth to 9 meters. Holotype: USNM 226576. Paratypes: BPBM 17514 (5, lost); USNM 276370 (10), 278914 (113), 283103 (32). Additional material: USNM 195176 (3, orig. paratypes of Ecsenius oculus Springer), 283100-02 (1, 2, 54). Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:18 [ref. 18888]. •Valid as Ecsenius portenoyi Springer 1988 -- (Springer & Randall 1999:41 [ref. 24274], Springer 2001:3544 [ref. 26290], Randall et al. 2004:25 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:490 [ref. 28239], Patzner et al. 2009:453 [ref. 30396]). Current status: Valid as Ecsenius portenoyi Springer 1988. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

prooculis, Ecsenius Chapman [W. M.] & Schultz [L. P.] 1952:519, Fig. 92 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 102 (3310); ref. 12643] Munda Lagoon near Sassavelle, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, depth 10 feet. Holotype (unique): USNM 144722. Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:18 [ref. 18888]. Originally as pro-oculus. •Valid as Ecsenius prooculis Chapman & Schultz 1952 -- (Springer 1971:37 [ref. 7707], Springer 1988:110 [ref. 6804], Springer 2001:3544 [ref. 26290], Springer & Allen 2004:3 [ref. 28002], Patzner et al. 2009:453 [ref. 30396], Allen & Erdmann 2012:818 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2019:257 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Ecsenius prooculis Chapman & Schultz 1952. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Admiralty Islands and New Britain (Papua New Guinea) to New Georgia (Solomon Islands). Habitat: marine.