crinitus, Blennius Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:237 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] La Rochelle, France, Bay of Biscay, northeastern Atlantic. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-1807. Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:10 [ref. 20734]. •Synonym of Blennius cristatus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Bath 1973:520 [ref. 7212]). •Synonym of Scartella cristata (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Zander in Whitehead et al. 1986:1112 [ref. 13677], Bath 1990:912 [ref. 19373], Bath 1996:92 [ref. 22687], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:127 [ref. 26753]). Current status: Synonym of Scartella cristata (Linnaeus 1758). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.