Species that contain: Hypsoblennius and hentz [ 3 ] records

hentz, Blennius Lesueur [C. A.] 1825:363 [Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia v. 4 (pt 2); ref. 17521] Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A. No types known. As Hypsoblemmius hentzi in Gill 1861:44 [ref. 1766]. •Valid as Hypsoblennius hentz (Lesueur 1825) -- (Scott & Scott 1988:402 [ref. 25518] as hentzi, McAllister 1990:175 [ref. 14674] as hentzi, Boschung 1992:160 [ref. 23239], Bath 1996:90 [ref. 22687], Murdy et al. 1997:223 [ref. 23144], Schwartz 2000:15 [ref. 24409], Bath 2000:176 [ref. 25102], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:166 [ref. 27754], Williams 2003:1772 [ref. 27109], Nelson et al. 2004:166 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:633 [ref. 28815], García-Hernández et al. 2009:93 [ref. 37265] as hentzi, Patzner et al. 2009:455 [ref. 30396], Page et al. 2013:168 [ref. 32708], Raz-Guzmán et al. 2018:345 [ref. 36407], Page et al. 2023:158 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Hypsoblennius hentz (Lesueur 1825). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: including Gulf of Mexico. Habitat: marine.

hentzi, Hypsoblennius Gill [T. N.] 1861:44 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 13 (Suppl.); ref. 1766] An unjustified emendation of Blennius hentz Lesueur 1825. •In the synonymy of Hypsoblennius hentz (Lesueur 1825). Current status: Synonym of Hypsoblennius hentz (Lesueur 1825). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

punctatus, Blennius Wood [W. W.] 1825:279 [Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia v. 4 (pt 2); ref. 17840] Charleston harbor, South Carolina, U.S.A. Syntypes: ANSP 10407-08 (2? [disintegrated, 2 skulls]). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:30 [ref. 13621]. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Blennius punctatus Fabricius 1780. •Synonym of Hypsoblennius hentz (Lesueur 1825) -- (Bath 1996:90 [ref. 22687]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Hypsoblennius hentz (Lesueur 1825). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.