Species that contain: Meiacanthus and oualaensis [ 1 ] records

auratus, Petroscirtes Seale [A.] 1936:85 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 4) v. 23 (no. 6); ref. 12410] Suva, Fiji Islands. Holotype: CAS 5527. Paratypes: CAS 5528 (1). •Synonym of Meiacanthus atrodorsalis (Günther 1877), subspecies oualanensis (Günther 1880) -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:103 [ref. 4144] as ovalauensis). •Synonym of Meiacanthus oualaensis (Günther 1880) -- (Smith-Vaniz 1987:42 [ref. 6404] as ovalauensis, Randall 2005:497 [ref. 28239]). Current status: Synonym of Meiacanthus oualanensis (Günther 1880). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.