Species that contain: Salarias and bellus [ 4 ] records

bellus, Salarias Günther [A.] 1861:256 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] China seas [probably erroneous]. Lectotype: BMNH 1848.3.16.1 (largest specimen). Paralectotypes: BMNH 1855.9.19.643 (1), 1855.9.19.700 (1), 1989.12.13.1 [ex 1848.3.16.1] (1), 2012.10.25.2 [ex 1855.9.19.643] (1), 2012.10.25.3 [ex 1848.3.16.1] (1), 2012.10.25.4 [ex. 1848.3.16.1] (1), 2012.10.25.5 [ex. 1848.3.16.1] (1). Lectotype selected by Springer & Williams 1994:143 [ref. 21878]. •Valid as Istiblennius bellus (Günther 1861) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:143 [ref. 21878], Myers 1999:226 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:481 [ref. 24106], Allen 2000:92 [ref. 37268], Randall & Earle 2000:18 [ref. 25806], Springer 2001:3545 [ref. 26290], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S117 [ref. 27377], Myers & Donaldson 2003:640 [ref. 27495], Randall et al. 2004:25 [ref. 27624], Heemstra et al. 2004:3327 [ref. 27945], Randall 2005:494 [ref. 28239], Randall 2007:383 [ref. 30952], Fricke et al. 2009:96 [ref. 30213], Patzner et al. 2009:455 [ref. 30396], Allen & Erdmann 2012:825 [ref. 31980], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:7 [ref. 33988], Fricke et al. 2018:312 [ref. 35805], Arndt & Fricke 2019:13 [ref. 36883], Williams & Springer 2022:359 [ref. 39951]). Current status: Valid as Istiblennius bellus (Günther 1861). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia) and Easter Island (Chile), north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan), south to Tonga. Habitat: marine.

kellersi, Salarias Fowler [H. W.] 1932:6, Fig. 2 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 81 (no. 2931); ref. 16368] Niuafoou Island, Tonga Islands. Holotype: USNM 91944. Paratypes: USNM 138299 (1). Type catalog: Springer et al. 1991:12 [ref. 18888]. •Synonym of Istiblennius bellus (Günther 1861) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:143 [ref. 21878]). Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius bellus (Günther 1861). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

leopardus, Salarias Fowler [H. W.] 1938:82, Pl. 11 (fig. 28) [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 2; ref. 1428] Nukuhiva, Marquesas Islands. Holotype: ANSP 68305. Paratypes: ANSP 68306-07 (2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:29 [ref. 13621]. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Salarias leopardus Day 1870. •Synonym of Istiblennius bellus (Günther 1861) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:143 [ref. 21878]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius bellus (Günther 1861). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

personatus, Salarias Fowler [H. W.] 1945:71, Fig. 17 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 97; ref. 13142] Saipan Island, western Pacific. Holotype: ANSP 71604. Paratypes: ANSP 71605 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:29 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Istiblennius bellus (Günther 1861) -- (Springer & Williams 1994:143 [ref. 21878]). Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius bellus (Günther 1861). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.