Species that contain: Istiblennius and edentulus [ 19 ] records

atratus, Salarias Macleay [W.] 1882:361 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 7 (pt 3); ref. 17585] Port Moresby Bay, Papua New Guinea. Syntypes: MAMU F1047 (2, whereabouts unknown). Type catalog: Stanbury 1969:209 [ref. 19518]. •Questionably a synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:103 [ref. 21878], Kottelat 2013:382 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Uncertain as Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

atrimarginatus, Salarias Fowler [H. W.] 1946:182, Fig. 46 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 98; ref. 1456] Aguni Shima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Holotype (unique): ANSP 72052. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:27 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:103 [ref. 21878], Kottelat 2013:383 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

azureus, Salarias Seale [A.] 1906:87, Fig. 8 [Occasional Papers of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History v. 4 (no. 1); ref. 3999] Tubuai, Austral Islands. [Tubuai Islands], French Polynesia. Holotype (unique): BPBM 783. •Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:103 [ref. 21878], Kottelat 2013:383 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

basiliscus, Scartichthys Fowler [H. W.] 1904:552, Pl. 25 (upper fig.) [Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. Second series. v. 12 (pt 4); ref. 1367] Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): ANSP 27802. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:27 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:103 [ref. 21878], Kottelat 2013:383 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

cinereus, Blennius Castelnau [F. L.] 1875:26 [Official Record, containing Introduction, Catalogues, Official Awards of the Commissioners, Report and Recommendations of the Experts, and Essays and Statistics on the Social and Economic Resources of the Colony of Victoria.; ref. 768] One Tree Island, Capricorn Group, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, depth 3 feet. Neotype: USNM 291700. Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:15 [ref. 20734]. Neotype designated by Springer & Williams 1994:122 [ref. 21878]. •Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:103 [ref. 21878], Hoese & Bray 2006:1552 [ref. 29000], Kottelat 2013:382 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

diproktopterus, Salarias Bleeker [P.] 1857:69 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 13 (no. 1); ref. 16866] Kajeli, Buru Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 4468. •Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:103 [ref. 21878], Kottelat 2013:382 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

edentulus, Blennius Forster [J. R.] & Schneider [J. G.] in Bloch & Schneider 1801:172 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Tahiti, Society Islands [originally from Huahine, Society Islands]. Neotype: USNM 292529. Name attributable to Forster & Schneider, description taken from Forster manuscript (reproduced in Lichtenstein 1844:231-232 [ref. 17531]). Based on Forster painting, folio 182, at BMNH. Neotype designated by Springer & Williams 1994:120 [ref. 21878]. Freshwater record from Philippines (Leyet, pers. comm) cited by Kottelat (2013). •Valid as Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801) -- (Dor 1984:230 [ref. 29757], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:300 [ref. 6441], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984: [ref. 6441], Fukao 1985:104 [ref. 21281], Springer 1986:748 [ref. 5719], Shen et al. 1986:38 [ref. 13821], Allen & Swainston 1988:130 [ref. 25477] as edentululus, Winterbottom et al. 1989:61 [ref. 13251], Randall et al. 1990:384 [ref. 15987], Bath & Patzner 1991:49 [ref. 19212], Krishnan & Mishra 1993:232 [ref. 24016], Francis 1993:166 [ref. 25479], Springer & Williams 1994:103 [ref. 21878], Goren & Dor 1994:60 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:317 [ref. 22896], Allen 1997:208 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:326 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:384 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:226 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:482 [ref. 24106], Johnson 1999:746 [ref. 25471], Randall 1999:25 [ref. 25829], Allen 2000:92 [ref. 37268], Springer in Randall & Lim 2000:633 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1101 [ref. 25182] with authors as Schneider & Forster, Randall & Earle 2000:19 [ref. 25806], Hutchins 2001:41 [ref. 25847], Springer 2001:3545 [ref. 26290] with author as Schneider, Nakabo 2002:1101 [ref. 26193] with authors as Schneider & Forster, Allen & Adrim 2003:54 [ref. 26830] with author as Forster, Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S117 [ref. 27377], Myers & Donaldson 2003:640 [ref. 27495], Lobel & Lobel 2004:75 [ref. 27576] with author as Bloch & Schneider, Randall et al. 2004:25 [ref. 27624] with author as Forster, Adrim et al. 2004:125 [ref. 27715] with author as Schneider, Heemstra et al. 2004:3327 [ref. 27945], Randall 2005:495 [ref. 28239], Hoese & Bray 2006:1552 [ref. 29000] with authorship as Bloch & Schneider, Randall 2007:383 [ref. 30952], Fricke et al. 2009:96 [ref. 30213], Ghanbarifardi & Malek 2009:[4] 498 [ref. 37937], Imamura in Imamura & Satapoomin 2009:249 [ref. 31162], Patzner et al. 2009:455 [ref. 30396], Motomura et al. 2010:193 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:827 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2013:269 [ref. 32706], Kottelat 2013:382 [ref. 32989], Fricke et al. 2014:150 [ref. 33932], Attaran-Farimani et al. 2016:176 [ref. 34175], Koeda et al. 2016:85 [ref. 35333], Fricke et al. 2018:312 [ref. 35805] with authorship as Schneider [ex Forster], Golani & Fricke 2018:140 [ref. 36273], Mehraban & Esmaeili 2018:197 [ref. 36242], Arndt & Fricke 2019:13 [ref. 36883], Eagderi et al. 2019:41 [ref. 37020], Fricke et al. 2019:258 [ref. 36673], Hoschke et al. 2019:159 [ref. 36626], Kim et al. 2020:165 [ref. 39118], Sharafiniya et al. 2021:70 [ref. 38544], Esmaeili et al. 2022:15 [24] [ref. 39526], Mochizuki et al. 2022:23 [ref. 39612], Williams & Springer 2022:360 [ref. 39951], Noushad K. et al. 2024:46 [ref. 40947] as edentulous). Current status: Valid as Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Persian Gulf, Socotra (Yemen), Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Wake Atoll and Pitcairn, north to Korea, southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands (Japan), south to Rottnest Island (Western Australia), New South Wales (Australia), Lord Howe Island (Australia) and Rapa (French Polynesia). Habitat: marine.

enosimae, Scartichthys Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.] 1902:460, Fig. 9 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 25 (no. 1293); ref. 2516] Misaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan; Enoshima, Japan. Holotype: CAS-SU 7068. Paratypes: USNM 50297 (2, not 1). Additional material: CAS-SU 7105 (3). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:94 [ref. 12291], Springer et al. 1991:7 [ref. 18888]. Types: Shinohara & Williams 2006:562[ref. 31656]. •Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:103 [ref. 21878], Kottelat 2013:383 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Istiblennius enosimae (Jordan & Snyder 1902) -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:31 [ref. 7348], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:299 [ref. 6441], Nakabo 2000:1101 [ref. 25182], Nakabo 2002:1101 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:387, 650 [ref. 26218], Motomura et al. 2010:193 [ref. 31256], Motomura et al. 2015:28 [ref. 34709], Kwun et al. 2017:142 [ref. 37287], Sonoyama et al. 2020:99 [ref. 37637]). Current status: Valid as Istiblennius enosimae (Jordan & Snyder 1902). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Russia, Korea, Japan. Habitat: marine.

fluctatus, Salarias Fowler [H. W.] 1945:70, Figs. 15-16 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 97; ref. 13142] Saipan Island, western Pacific. Holotype (unique): ANSP 71603. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:28 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:103 [ref. 21878], Myers & Donaldson 2003:640 [ref. 27495], Kottelat 2013:383 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

garmani, Salarias Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1906:429, Fig. 107 [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 25 (for 1905); ref. 2497] Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa. Holotype: USNM 51792. Paratypes: CAS-SU 9019 (39). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:94 [ref. 12291], Springer et al. 1991:10 [ref. 18888]. •Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:103 [ref. 21878], Kottelat 2013:383 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

gilberti, Salarias Bryan [W. A.] & Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1903:135 [Occasional Papers of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History v. 2 (no. 1); ref. 15652] Marcus Island, western Pacific. Holotype: BPBM 2454 (1 of 2). Paratypes: ANSP 82152 (2), BPBM 2454 (1 of 2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:28 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:103 [ref. 21878], Kottelat 2013:383 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

insulae, Salarias Ogilby [J. D.] 1899:741 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 23 (pt 4); ref. 3277] Lord Howe Island. Holotype (unique): (lost). Ogilby non-type specimens: QM I.862 (2). •Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:103 [ref. 21878], Kottelat 2013:383 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

marcusi, Salarias Bryan [W. A.] & Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1903:137 [Occasional Papers of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History v. 2 (no. 1); ref. 15652] Marcus Island, western Pacific. Holotype: BPBM 2456. Paratypes: ANSP 82136 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:29 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:103 [ref. 21878], Kottelat 2013:383 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

melanocephalus, Salarias Bleeker [P.] 1849:18 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 22 [6]; ref. 319] Pagotang, southern Java, Indonesia. Lectotype: RMNH 6297 (95.4 mm TL). Paralectotypes: RMNH 26063 [ex RMNH 6297] (possibly some of 13). Possibly only one specimen originally, but RMNH 6297 designated lectotype by Springer & Williams 1994:121 [ref. 21878]. •Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:103 [ref. 21878], Kottelat 2013:382 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

quadricornis, Salarias Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:329, Pl. 329 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Lectotype: MNHN A-2003. Paralectotypes: MNHN 0000-7067 (1) Seychelles; MNHN A-2002 (5), A-2005 (1), A-2007 (1), and A-2304 (1) Mauritius, 0846 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:30-31 [ref. 20734]. Lectotype selected by Springer & Williams 1994:121 [ref. 21878]. •Synonym of Istiblennius rivulatus (Rüppell 1830) -- (Dor 1984:231 [ref. 29757]). •Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:103 [ref. 21878], Fricke 1999:482 [ref. 24106], Randall 2005:495 [ref. 28239], Kottelat 2013:382 [ref. 32989], Golani & Fricke 2018:140 [ref. 36273], Sharafiniya et al. 2021:70 [ref. 38544], Williams & Springer 2022:360 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

rechingeri, Salarias Steindachner [F.] 1906:1411 [43] [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 115 (1. Abth.); ref. 4242] Plum Pudding Rock, Upolu Island, Samoa. Neotype: USNM 293747. On p. 43 of separate. Neotype designated by Springer & Williams 1994:123 [ref. 21878]. •Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:103 [ref. 21878], Kottelat 2013:383 [ref. 32989] dating to 1907). Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

sindonis, Salarias Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1906:427, Fig. 105 [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 25 (for 1905); ref. 2497] Pago Pago, American Samoa. Neotype: USNM 51793 (23.2 mm SL). Original paratypes: ?MCZ 35913 [ex USNM 51793] (2); USNM 51793 [not 51792 (1)] (17), 291686 [ex 51793] (14), 307577 [ex USNM 51793] (2). Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:21 [ref. 18888]. The published catalog number USNM 51792 for the "type" is incorrect, it should have been 51793; the USNM ledger originally listed 20 specimens in 51793, and later only 17 specimens found. The "type" is not distinguishable; a neotype was designated from the types by Springer & Williams 1994:123 [ref. 21878]. •Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:103 [ref. 21878], Kottelat 2013:383 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

sumatranus, Salarias Bleeker [P.] 1851:256 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 1 (no. 3); ref. 16890] Western Sumatra, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH (not found). •Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:103 [ref. 21878], Kottelat 2013:382 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

truncatus, Blennius Forster [J. R.] in Bloch & Schneider 1801:172 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Tahiti, Society Islands. Neotype: USNM 292529. Appeared first as a manuscript name mentioned under Blennius edentulus Forster & Schneider 1801 [ref. 471]; regarded as a name published in synonymy, and validated back to Forster & Schneider in Bloch & Schneider 1801 by publication in an available way in Lichtenstein 1844 (p. 231 [ref. 17531]). Neotype designated by Springer & Williams 1994:121 [ref. 21878]. Based on description in manuscript by Forster (Johann Reinhold Forster, 1729-1798, German explorer and naturalist of Cook's second voyage). •Objective synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801) after neotype designation -- (Springer & Williams 1994:103 [ref. 21878] but dated to 1844, Kottelat 2013:382 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.