FAMILY Blenniidae Rafinesque 1810 - combtooth blennies

SUBFAMILY Rafinesque 1810 - combtooth blennies [=Blennidi, Polactylia, Ophidonidae, Nemophidae, Xiphasiinae, Plagiotrematinae, Runulinae, Atopoclinidae, Petroscirtinae, Xiphogadidae, Omobranchini, Phenablenniini] Notes: Blennidi Rafinesque 1810b:9 [ref. 3595] (ordine) [latinized to Blennidia by Rafinesque 1815:82 [ref. 3584] (family); latinized to Blennii by Jarocki 1822:296, 319 [ref. 4984], stem Blenni- confirmed by Minding 1832:VI, 80, 85 [ref. 3022] and by Bonaparte 1846:7, 66 [ref. 519]; considered valid with this authorship by Gill 1893b:136 [ref. 26255], by Nolf 1985:96 [ref. 32698], by Patterson 1993:648 [ref. 32940] and by Sheiko 2013:109 [ref. 32944] Article 11.7.2] Polactylia Rafinesque 1815:82 [ref. 3584] (subfamily) ? Blennius [no stem of the type , not available, Article 11.7.1.1] Ophidonidae Swainson 1839:49, 259 [ref. 4303] (family) ? [no stem of the type genus, not available, Article 11.7.1.1] Nemophidae Kaup 1858a:169 [ref. 2577] (family) Nemophis [stem changed to Nemophid- by Greenwood, Rosen, Weitzman & Myers 1966:401 [ref. 26856]; original stem Nemoph- confirmed by Steyskal 1980:171 [ref. 14191] and by Nelson 2006:413 [ref. 32486]] Xiphasiinae Gill 1863h:253 [ref. 1688] (subfamily) Xiphasia Plagiotrematinae Gill 1865a:138 [ref. 1677] (subfamily) [stem corrected to Plagiotrem- by Gill 1893b:136 [ref. 26255], confirmed by Myers & Storey 1956:22 [ref. 32831] and by Fowler 1958c:170 [ref. 31906]] Runulinae Jordan & Evermann 1898b:2346 [ref. 2445] (subfamily) Runula Atopoclinidae Jordan 1923a:233 [ref. 2421] (family) Atopoclinus Petroscirtinae Whitley 1935b:351 [ref. 4684] (subfamily) [name only, but used as valid by Norman 1944:796 [ref. 3228] and by Fowler 1958c:229 [ref. 31906] Article 13.2.1] Xiphogadidae Myers & Storey 1956:27 [ref. 32831] (family) Xiphogadus [genus inferred from the stem, Article 11.7.1.1; unavailable publication] Omobranchini Springer 1968:64 [ref. 32632] (tribe) Phenablenniini Springer & Smith-Vaniz 1972:65 [ref. 4180] (tribe) Phenablennius

GENUS Adelotremus Smith-Vaniz & Rose, 2012 - combtooth blennies [=Adelotremus Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] & Rose [J. M.] 2012:40] Notes: [ref. 31851]. Masc. Adelotremus leptus Smith-Vaniz & Rose 2012. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Adellotremus Smith-Vaniz & Rose 2012. Current status: Valid as Adelotremus Smith-Vaniz & Rose 2012. Blenniidae: Blenniinae.

Species Adelotremus deloachi Smith-Vaniz, 2017 [=Adelotremus deloachi Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] 2017:180, Figs. 1-4] Notes: [Zootaxa 4258 (no. 2); ref. 35282] Off Seraya, Bali, , ca. 8°17'20"S, 115°36'26"E, depth 17 meters. Current status: Valid as Adelotremus deloachi Smith-Vaniz 2017. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Bali and Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Adelotremus leptus Smith-Vaniz & Rose, 2012 [=Adelotremus leptus Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] & Rose [J. M.] 2012:40, Figs. 1-6] Notes: [Zootaxa No. 3249; ref. 31851] Near Sharm el Sheikh, Naama Bay (Marsa el At), 27°54'38"N, 34°19'44"E, Egypt, Red Sea, depth 15 meters. Current status: Valid as Adelotremus leptus Smith-Vaniz & Rose 2012. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Egypt, Red Sea. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Aspidontus Cuvier, in Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 - combtooth blennies [=Aspidontus Cuvier [G.] in Quoy & Gaimard 1834:719, Blennechis Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:279, Escadotus (subgenus of Aspidontus) Smith [J. L. B.] 1959:235, Oncesthes Jordan [D. S.] & Hubbs [C. L.] 1925:319] Notes: [ref. 3573]. Masc. Aspidontus taeniatus Quoy & Gaimard 1834. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Omobranchus Valenciennes 1836 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:31 [ref. 7348]). •Valid as Aspidontus Cuvier 1834 -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:53 [ref. 4144], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:297 [ref. 6441], Springer 1986:743 [ref. 5719], Smith-Vaniz 1987:3 [ref. 6404], Springer 2001:3539 [ref. 26290], Hoese & Bray 2006:1542 [ref. 29000], Hastings & Springer 2009:70 [ref. 30395], Hastings & Springer 2009:6 [ref. 31156], Smith-Vaniz & Rose 2012:43 [ref. 31851]). Current status: Valid as Aspidontus Cuvier 1834. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. (Blennechis) [ref. 1005]. Masc. Blennechis filamentosus Valenciennes 1836. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan & Seale 1906:431 [ref. 2497]. Misspelled Blennichus by Swainson 1839:79 [ref. 4303]. •Synonym of Aspidontus Cuvier 1834 -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:53 [ref. 4144]). Current status: Synonym of Aspidontus Cuvier 1834. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. (Escadotus) [ref. 4123]. Masc. Petroscirtes fluctuans Weber 1909. Type by original designation. •Objective synonym of Oncesthes Jordan & Hubbs 1925. •Synonym of Aspidontus Cuvier 1834 -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:53 [ref. 4144]). Current status: Synonym of Aspidontus Cuvier 1834. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. (Oncesthes) [ref. 2486]. Fem. Petroscirtes fluctuans Weber 1909. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Aspidontus Cuvier 1834 -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:53 [ref. 4144]). Current status: Synonym of Aspidontus Cuvier 1834. Blenniidae: Blenniinae.

Species Aspidontus dussumieri (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1836) [=Blennechis dussumieri Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:282, Petroscirtes fluctuans Weber [M.] 1909:146, Petroscirtes gorrorensis Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1936:285, Petroscirtes quadrimaculatus Kendall [W. C.] & Goldsborough [E. L.] 1911:329, Pl. 7 (fig. 1), Petroscirtes striatus Day [F.] 1888:262, Aspidontus (Escadotus) wamiziensis Smith [J. L. B.] 1959:235, Pl. 17 (fig. 10)] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Réunion, western Mascarenes, southwestern . Current status: Valid as Aspidontus dussumieri (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, South Africa, Aldabra, Saint Brandon's Shoals and Mascarenes east to Society Islands and Tuamotu Archipelago, north to southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands, south to Western Australia, northern New South Wales (Australia) and Tonga. Habitat: marine. (fluctuans) [Notes from the Leyden Museum v. 31 (note 4); ref. 4600] Western coast of Gebe Island, Fau Island, , Indonesia, Siboga station 149. Current status: Synonym of Aspidontus dussumieri (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine. (gorrorensis) [Philippine Journal of Science v. 59 (no. 2); ref. 2125] Reefs surrounding Koror [Gorror], Palau Islands [Pelew Islands]. Current status: Synonym of Aspidontus dussumieri (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine. (quadrimaculatus) [Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 26 (pt 7); ref. 2594] Arhno Atoll, Marshall Islands, western Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Aspidontus dussumieri (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine. (striatus) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1888 (pt 3); ref. 14480] Sri Lanka. Current status: Synonym of Aspidontus dussumieri (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine. (wamiziensis) [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 14; ref. 4123] Wamizi Island, Mozambique, western Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Aspidontus dussumieri (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Aspidontus taeniatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 [=Aspidontus taeniatus Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1834:719, Pl. 19 (fig. 4), Petroscirtes azureus Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1906:432, Fig. 109, Blennechis filamentosus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:280, Pl. 326, Petroskirtes paradiseus Bleeker [P.] 1854:495, Petroscirtes rostratus Valenciennes [A.] (ex Solander) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:62] Notes: [Voyage de découvertes de "l'Astrolabe" Zoologie, v. 3 (Pt 2); ref. 3573] Agana, Guam, Mariana Islands, western Pacific; northern New Guinea. Current status: Valid as Aspidontus taeniatus Quoy & Gaimard 1834. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Red Sea and Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to Micronesia and French Polynesia and Marquesas Islands; north to Ogasawara Islands, south to Australia to Japan. Habitat: marine. (azureus) [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 25 (for 1905); ref. 2497] Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa. Current status: Synonym of Aspidontus taeniatus Quoy & Gaimard 1834. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine. (filamentosus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Humboldt Bay, New Guinea. Current status: Synonym of Aspidontus taeniatus Quoy & Gaimard 1834. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine. (paradiseus) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 6; ref. 344] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Aspidontus taeniatus Quoy & Gaimard 1834. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine. (rostratus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Current status: Synonym of Aspidontus taeniatus Quoy & Gaimard 1834. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Aspidontus tractus Fowler, 1903 [=Aspidontus tractus Fowler [H. W.] 1903:170, Pl. 7] Notes: [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 55; ref. 1360] Zanzibar, Tanzania, western Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Aspidontus tractus Fowler 1903. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Red Sea, western Indian Ocean: East Africa and South Africa to Agalega Islands, Madagascar and western Mascarenes. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Blennius Linnaeus, 1758 - combtooth blennies [=Blennius Linnaeus [C.] 1758:256, Adonis Gronow [L. T.] in Gray 1854:93, Blennus Klein [J. T.] 1779:589, Dubiblennius Whitley [G. P.] 1930:20, Pholis Artedi [P.] in Röse 1793:116, Queriblennius (subgenus of Blennius) Whitley [G. P.] 1933:93] Notes: [ref. 2787]. Masc. Blennius ocellaris Linnaeus 1758. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan & Gilbert 1883:759 [ref. 2476]. Spelled Blennis by Klein 1779 (not available). On Official List (Opinion 92, Direction 56). •Valid as Blennius Linnaeus 1758 -- (Bath 1973:519 [ref. 7212], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:29 [ref. 7348], Bath & Hutchins 1986 [ref. 5151], Zander in Whitehead et al. 1986:1097 [ref. 13677], Parin 2003:S22 [ref. 28536], Almada et al. 2005:289 [ref. 28398], Hastings & Springer 2009:70 [ref. 30395], Parin et al. 2014:467 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Valid as Blennius Linnaeus 1758. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. (Adonis) [ref. 1911]. Masc. Adonis pavoninus Gronow 1854 (= Blennius ocellaris Linnaeus 1758). Type by subsequent designation. Six included species, subsequent designation not researched. •Objective synonym of Blennius Linnaeus 1758 -- (Bath 1973:519 [ref. 7212]). Current status: Synonym of Blennius Linnaeus 1758. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. (Blennus) [ref. 4924]. Masc. Not available, published in a work that does not conform to the principle of binominal nomenclature. Original not checked. •In the synonymy of Blennius Linnaeus 1758. Current status: Synonym of Blennius Linnaeus 1758. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. (Dubiblennius) [ref. 4671]. Masc. Blennius tonganus Jordan & Seale 1906. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Blennius Linnaeus 1758 -- (Bath 1973:519 [ref. 7212]). Current status: Synonym of Blennius Linnaeus 1758. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. (Pholis) [ref. 3833]. Fem. Blennius pholis Linnaeus 1758. Not Pholis Scopoli 1777. •Synonym of Blennius Linnaeus 1758. Current status: Synonym of Blennius Linnaeus 1758. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. (Queriblennius) [ref. 4677]. Masc. Blennius (Queriblennius) gaudichaudi Whitley 1933. Type by original designation. Whitley's gaudichaudi a replacement for Blennius punctatus Quoy & Gaimard 1824, apparently preoccupied. •Synonym of Blennius Linnaeus 1758 -- (Bath 1973:519 [ref. 7212]). Current status: Synonym of Blennius Linnaeus 1758. Blenniidae: Blenniinae.

Species Blennius normani Poll, 1949 [=Blennius normani Poll [M.] 1949:244, Fig. 16] Notes: [Mémoires, Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique 2.Séries, No. 33; ref. 13028] South of the mouth of the Congo River, Angola, depth 11-27 fathoms. Current status: Valid as Blennius normani Poll 1949. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

Species Blennius ocellaris Linnaeus, 1758 [=Blennius ocellaris Linnaeus [C.] 1758:256, Blennius lepus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1800:457, 461, Adonis pavoninus Gronow [L. T.] in Gray 1854:93] Notes: [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Europe. Current status: Valid as Blennius ocellaris Linnaeus 1758. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, eastern North Atlantic from the English Channel to Morocco. Habitat: marine. (lepus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 2; ref. 2709] Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Blennius ocellaris Linnaeus 1758. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine. (pavoninus) [Catalogue of collected and described by Laurence Theodore Gronow; ref. 1911] Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Blennius ocellaris Linnaeus 1758. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine. GENUS Peters, 1869 - combtooth blennies [=Enchelyurus Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1869:268] Notes: [ref. 3442]. Masc. Enchelyurus flavipes Peters 1869. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Enchelyurus Peters 1869 -- (Springer 1972:4 [ref. 4178], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:296 [ref. 6441], Springer 1985:91 [ref. 6107], Springer 2001:3540 [ref. 26290], Hoese & Bray 2006:1549 [ref. 29000], Hastings & Springer 2009:70 [ref. 30395]). Current status: Valid as Enchelyurus Peters 1869. Blenniidae: Blenniinae.

Species Enchelyurus ater (Gunther, 1877) [=Petroscirtes ater Günther [A.] 1877:199, Pl. 115 (fig. C), Hypleurochilus vaillanti Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1906:420, Fig. 102] Notes: [Andrew Garrett's Fische der Südsee Bd 2 (Heft 6); ref. 14243] Tahiti, Society Islands. Current status: Valid as Enchelyurus ater (Günther 1877). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Southwestern and south Pacific. Habitat: marine. (vaillanti) [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 25 (for 1905); ref. 2497] Pago Pago, American Samoa. Current status: Synonym of Enchelyurus ater (Günther 1877). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Enchelyurus brunneilus (Jenkins, 1903) [=Aspidontus brunneolus Jenkins [O. P.] 1903:510, Fig. 50, Enchelyurus edmondsoni Fowler [H. W.] 1923:389] Notes: [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 22 (1902); ref. 2341] Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Valid as Enchelyurus brunneolus (Jenkins 1903). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine. (edmondsoni) [Occasional Papers of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History v. 8 (no. 7); ref. 1398] Honomuni, Molokai Island, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Synonym of Enchelyurus brunneolus (Jenkins 1903). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Enchelyurus flavipes Peters, 1868 [=Enchelyurus flavipes Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1868:268, Enchelyurus flavipes var. nigerrima Weber [M.] 1913:545] Notes: [Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1868; ref. 3442] Singapore. Current status: Valid as Enchelyurus flavipes Peters 1868. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Singapore, Indonesia and Philippines. Habitat: marine. (nigerrima) [Die Fische der Siboga-Expedition; ref. 4602] Barang Island, near Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Siboga station 71. Current status: Synonym of Enchelyurus flavipes Peters 1868. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Enchelyurus kraussii (Klunzinger, 1871) [=Petroscirtes kraussii Klunzinger [C. B.] 1871:497, Enchelyurus analis Smith [H. M.] 1934:318, Pl. 13] Notes: [Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien v. 21; ref. 2622] Al-Qusair, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt, Red Sea. Current status: Valid as Enchelyurus kraussii (Klunzinger 1871). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: Seychelles, Comores and Mascarenes east to Mariana Islands and Tonga, north to southern Japan, south to southern Great Barrier Reef (Australia) and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine. (analis) [Journal of the Siam Society, Natural History Supplement v. 9 (no. 3); ref. 4052] Koh Tao, Gulf of Thailand. Current status: Synonym of Enchelyurus kraussii (Klunzinger 1871). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Enchelyurus petersi (Kossmann & Rauber, 1877) [=Petroscirtes petersi Kossmann [R.] & Räuber [H.] 1877:21, Pl. 2 (fig. 9)] Notes: [Zoologische Ergebnisse einer im Auftrage der Königlichen Academie der Wissenschaften; ref. 14246] Red Sea. Current status: Valid as Enchelyurus petersi (Kossmann & Räuber 1877). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Red Sea endemic. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Haptogenys Springer, 1972 - combtooth blennies [=Haptogenys Springer [V. G.] 1972:8] Notes: [ref. 4178]. Fem. Haptogenys quadripora Springer 1972. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Haptogenys Springer 1972 -- (Springer 1985:91 [ref. 6107], Springer 2001:3540 [ref. 26290], Hastings & Springer 2009:70 [ref. 30395]). Current status: Valid as Haptogenys Springer 1972. Blenniidae: Blenniinae.

Species Haptogenys bipunctata (Day, 1876) [=Petroscirtes bipunctatus Day [F.] 1876:327, Pl. 71 (fig. 3), Haptogenys quadripora Springer [V. G.] 1972:8, Fig. 11] Notes: [The of India Part 2; ref. 1081] Calicut, Malabar coast, India. Current status: Valid as Haptogenys bipunctata (Day 1876). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: India and Gulf of Thailand. Habitat: marine. (quadripora) [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 130; ref. 4178] Koh Tao Island, 10°03'N, 99°51'E, Gulf of Thailand. Current status: Synonym of Haptogenys bipunctata (Day 1876). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Laiphognathus Smith, 1955 - combtooth blennies [=Laiphognathus Smith [J. L. B.] 1955:23] Notes: [ref. 4101]. Masc. Laiphognathus multimaculatus Smith 1955. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Laiphognathus Smith 1955 -- (Springer 1972:8 [ref. 4178], Springer 1985:91 [ref. 6107], Springer 1986:749 [ref. 5719], Springer 2001:3539 [ref. 26290], Hoese & Bray 2006:1553 [ref. 29000], Murase 2007:287 [ref. 29243], Hastings & Springer 2009:70 [ref. 30395]). Current status: Valid as Laiphognathus Smith 1955. Blenniidae: Blenniinae.

Species Laiphognathus longispinis Murase, 2007 [=Laiphognathus longispinis Murase [A.] 2007:288, Figs. 1-5] Notes: [Ichthyological Research v. 54 (no. 3); ref. 29243] Hakamagoshi, west coast of Sakura-jima Island, Kinko Bay, Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu, southern Japan. Current status: Valid as Laiphognathus longispinis Murase 2007. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Southern Japan and Taiwan. Habitat: marine.

Species Laiphognathus multimaculatus Smith, 1955 [=Laiphognathus multimaculatus Smith [J. L. B.] 1955:24, Fig. 29] Notes: [Memorias do Museu Dr. Alvaro de Castro No. 3; ref. 4101] Pemba Island, off Tanzania, western Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Laiphognathus multimaculatus Smith 1955. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa south to Mozambique, east to New Guinea and Solomon Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Australia. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Norman, 1944 - combtooth blennies [=Meiacanthus Norman [J. R.] 1944:805, Allomeiacanthus (subgenus of Meiacanthus) Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] 1976:87, Holomeiacanthus (subgenus of Meiacanthus) Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] 1976:82] Notes: [ref. 3228]. Masc. Petroscirtes ovalanensis Günther 1880. Type by original designation. Species originally as ovalanensis both in the text and index, modified by Smith-Vaniz to oualanensis; ovalanensis is the correct original spelling. Published 19 Jan. 1944. •Valid as Meiacanthus Norman 1944 -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:73 [ref. 4144], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:296 [ref. 6441], Smith-Vaniz 1987:5 [ref. 6404], Allen 1991:148 [ref. 21090], Smith-Vaniz et al. 2001:30 [ref. 26213], Springer 2001:3539 [ref. 26290], Hoese & Bray 2006:1553 [ref. 29000] dated 1943 and with type as oualensis, Hastings & Springer 2009:70 [ref. 30395], Smith-Vaniz & Allen 2011:39 [ref. 31543], Smith-Vaniz & Rose 2012:44 [ref. 31851], Lin & Hastings 2013:3 [ref. 33286], Kottelat 2013:383 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Meiacanthus Norman 1944. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. (Allomeiacanthus) [ref. 4144]. Masc. Meiacanthus (Allomeiacanthus) ditrema Smith-Vaniz 1976. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Meiacanthus Norman 1944, but a valid subgenus Allomeiacanthus as described -- (Smith-Vaniz et al. 2001:32 [ref. 26213], Smith-Vaniz & Allen 2011:56 [ref. 31543]). •Synonym of Meicanthus Norman 1944 -- (Kottelat 2013:383 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Meiacanthus Norman 1944. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. (Holomeiacanthus) [ref. 4144]. Masc. Petroskirtes anema Bleeker 1852. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Meiacanthus Norman 1943, but a valid subgenus Holomeiacanthus as described -- (Smith-Vaniz & Allen 2011:56 [ref. 31543]). •Synonym of Meiacanthus Norman 1944 -- (Kottelat 2013:383 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Meiacanthus Norman 1944. Blenniidae: Blenniinae.

Species Meiacanthus abditus Smith-Vaniz, 1987 [=Meiacanthus (Meiacanthus) abditus Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] 1987:15, Figs. 7b, 8b] Notes: [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 139; ref. 6404] Tutu Bay, Jolo Island, Sulu Archipelago, Albatross station D5561, 5°50'45"N, 120°01'15"E. Current status: Valid as Meiacanthus abditus Smith-Vaniz 1987. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Malaysia, Indonesia and Philippines. Habitat: marine.

Species Meiacanthus abruptus Smith-Vaniz & Allen, 2011 [=Meiacanthus abruptus Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] & Allen [G. R.] 2011:41, Figs. 2-5] Notes: [Zootaxa No. 3046; ref. 31543] Slawi Bay, 8°36.746'S, 119°29.338'E, Komodo Island, Indonesia, depth 1.5 meters. Current status: Valid as Meiacanthus abruptus Smith-Vaniz & Allen 2011. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Meiacanthus anema (Bleeker, 1852) [=Petroskirtes anema Bleeker [P.] 1852:273, Petroscirtes kulambangrae Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1935:436] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3; ref. 16825] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Meiacanthus anema (Bleeker 1852). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific and central Pacific: Indonesia east to Solomon Islands, north to Philippines, south to New Caledonia and Vanuatu. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (kulambangrae) [Field Museum of Natural History, Publications, Zoölogical Series v. 18 (no. 12); ref. 2109] A fresh-water creek, Kulambangra Island, Solomon Islands. Current status: Synonym of Meiacanthus anema (Bleeker 1852). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. Species (Gunther, 1877) [=Petroscirtes atrodorsalis Günther [A.] 1877:198, Pl. 115 (fig. B), Petroscirtes herlihyi Fowler [H. W.] 1946:183, Fig. 47] Notes: [Andrew Garrett's Fische der Südsee Bd 2 (Heft 6); ref. 14243] Samoa. Current status: Valid as Meiacanthus atrodorsalis (Günther 1877). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia east to Caroline Islands and Samoa, north Ryukyu Islands, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine. (herlihyi) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 98; ref. 1456] Aguni Shima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Meiacanthus atrodorsalis (Günther 1877). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Meiacanthus bundoon Smith-Vaniz, 1976 [=Meiacanthus (Meiacanthus) bundoon Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] 1976:107, Fig. 158] Notes: [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 19; ref. 4144] Patch reef .5 miles north of Moala Island, 18°34'S, 179°56'E, Lau Group, Fiji Islands. depth 15 meters. Current status: Valid as Meiacanthus bundoon Smith-Vaniz 1976. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Fiji. Habitat: marine.

Species Meiacanthus crinitus Smith-Vaniz, 1987 [=Meiacanthus (Meiacanthus) crinitus Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] 1987:20, Figs. 7e-f] Notes: [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 139; ref. 6404] Marchesa Bay, Hawaii Island, northwestern tip of Irian Jaya, Batana Islands, New Guinea. Current status: Valid as Meiacanthus crinitus Smith-Vaniz 1987. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia east to Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Meiacanthus cyanopterus Smith-Vaniz & Allen, 2011 [=Meiacanthus cyanopterus Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] & Allen [G. R.] 2011:49, Figs. 14-16] Notes: [Zootaxa No. 3046; ref. 31543] Pura Island, 8°16.944'S, 124°19.543"E, Alor Strait, Indonesia, depth 44 meters. Current status: Valid as Meiacanthus cyanopterus Smith-Vaniz & Allen 2011. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: , Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Meiacanthus ditrema Smith-Vaniz, 1976 [=Meiacanthus (Allomeiacanthus) ditrema Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] 1976:87, Figs. 41, 135-136] Notes: [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 19; ref. 4144] Small bay in Ngarahelngael Pass, 7°19'13"N, 134°29'28"E, Auluptagel Island, Palau Islands, western Pacific, depth 0-18 meters. Current status: Valid as Meiacanthus ditrema Smith-Vaniz 1976. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Western and central Pacific: East Indian region to Tonga and Samoa, Austalia north to Ryukyu Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Meiacanthus erdmanni Smith-Vaniz & Allen, 2011 [=Meiacanthus erdmanni Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] & Allen [G. R.] 2011:47, Figs. 12-13] Notes: [Zootaxa No. 3046; ref. 31543] , patch reef north of Tridacna Atoll, 2°25.830'S, 134°54.409'E, West Papua Province, Indonesia, depth 65 meters. Current status: Valid as Meiacanthus erdmanni Smith-Vaniz & Allen 2011. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Cenderwasih Bay, West Papua Province, Indonesia [one specimen]. Habitat: marine.

Species Meiacanthus fraseri Smith-Vaniz, 1976 [=Meiacanthus (Meiacanthus) fraseri Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] 1976:98, Fig. 149] Notes: [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 19; ref. 4144] St. Brandon Shoals, western Indian Ocean, depth 4.5-9 meters. Current status: Valid as Meiacanthus fraseri Smith-Vaniz 1976. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

Species Meiacanthus geminatus Smith-Vaniz, 1976 [=Meiacanthus (Meiacanthus) geminatus Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] 1976:95, Fig. 143] Notes: [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 19; ref. 4144] Darvel Bay, Palau Gaya, Borneo, Sulawesi Sea. Current status: Valid as Meiacanthus geminatus Smith-Vaniz 1976. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Northern Borneo and Philippines. Habitat: marine.

Species (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1836) [=Blennechis grammistes Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:284, Petroskirtes temminckii Bleeker [P.] 1851:243] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Java, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Meiacanthus grammistes (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Indian region, east to Caroline Islands, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine. (temminckii) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 2; ref. 331] Banda Neira, Banda Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Meiacanthus grammistes (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Meiacanthus kamoharai Tomiyama, in Tomiyama & Abe, 1956 [=Meiacanthus kamoharai Tomiyama [I.] in Tomiyama & Abe 1956:1083, Pl. 214-215] Notes: [Figures and descriptions of the fishes of Japan v. 53; ref. 22721] Kashiwa-jima, near Kochi City, Shikoku, Japan. Current status: Valid as Meiacanthus kamoharai Tomiyama 1956. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: Japan and Ryukyu Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Meiacanthus limbatus Smith-Vaniz, 1987 [=Meiacanthus (Meiacanthus) limbatus Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] 1987:19, Fig. 7c] Notes: [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 139; ref. 6404] 3 kilometers east of Aerodrome, Los Negros Island, Manus Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, 2°04'S, 147°25'E, depth 35-41 meters. Current status: Valid as Meiacanthus limbatus Smith-Vaniz 1987. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Bismarck Archipelago and Helen Island. Habitat: marine.

Species Meiacanthus lineatus (De Vis, 1884) [=Petroscirtes lineatus De Vis [C. W.] 1884:698] Notes: [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 3); ref. 17383] Murray Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Valid as Meiacanthus lineatus (De Vis 1884). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: eastern Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Meiacanthus luteus Smith-Vaniz, 1987 [=Meiacanthus (Meiacanthus) luteus Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] 1987:25, Figs. 14d-f] Notes: [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 139; ref. 6404] Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, 12°29'S, 130°53'E, depth 0.2-1 meters. Current status: Valid as Meiacanthus luteus Smith-Vaniz 1987. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Northern Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Meiacanthus mossambicus Smith, 1959 [=Meiacanthus mossambicus Smith [J. L. B.] 1959:233, Pl. 17 (fig. 8)] Notes: [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 14; ref. 4123] Pinda, Mozambique, western Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Meiacanthus mossambicus Smith 1959. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine. Species Meiacanthus naevius Smith-Vaniz, 1987 [=Meiacanthus (Meiacanthus) naevius Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] 1987:20, Fig. 7d] Notes: [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 139; ref. 6404] Clerke Reef, 2 kilometers south of Bedwell Island, Western Australia, 17°18'S, 119°20'E. Current status: Valid as Meiacanthus naevius Smith-Vaniz 1987. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Australia: Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Meiacanthus nigrolineatus Smith-Vaniz, 1969 [=Meiacanthus nigrolineatus Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] 1969:351, Fig. 1] Notes: [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 82; ref. 18727] Straits of Jubal, Egypt, 27°14'34"N, 33°53'55"E, Red Sea. Current status: Valid as Meiacanthus nigrolineatus Smith-Vaniz 1969. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Gulf of Aden (northwestern Indian Ocean) and Red Sea. Habitat: marine.

Species Meiacanthus oualanensis (Gunther, 1880) [=Petroscirtes oualanensis Günther [A.] 1880:35, Petroscirtes auratus Seale [A.] 1936:85] Notes: [Report on the shore fishes procured during the voyage of H. M. S. Challenger in the years 1873-1876 v. 1 (pt 6); ref. 2011] Ovalau Island, Fiji Islands. Current status: Valid as Meiacanthus oualanensis (Günther 1880). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine. (auratus) [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 4) v. 23 (no. 6); ref. 12410] Suva, Fiji Islands. Current status: Synonym of Meiacanthus oualanensis (Günther 1880). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Meiacanthus phaeus Smith-Vaniz, 1976 [=Meiacanthus (Meiacanthus) phaeus Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] 1976:107, Fig. 159] Notes: [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 19; ref. 4144] Puetege Reef, 22°22'S, 167°08'E, New Caledonia, western Pacific, depth 12 meters. Current status: Valid as Meiacanthus phaeus Smith-Vaniz 1976. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Meiacanthus procne Smith-Vaniz, 1976 [=Meiacanthus (Meiacanthus) procne Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] 1976:105, Fig. 156] Notes: [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 19; ref. 4144] Neiafu Island, 18°39'00"S, 174°00'30"W, Vava'u Group, Tonga Islands, western Pacific, depth 0-16 meters. Current status: Valid as Meiacanthus procne Smith-Vaniz 1976. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Oceania: Tonga Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Meiacanthus reticulatus Smith-Vaniz, 1976 [=Meiacanthus (Meiacanthus) reticulatus Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] 1976:106, Fig. 157] Notes: [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 19; ref. 4144] Egum Atoll in lagoon near Egum Island, 9°20'S, 151°57'E, Solomon Sea, western Pacific. Current status: Valid as Meiacanthus reticulatus Smith-Vaniz 1976. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Papua New Guinea and Osprey Reef (Coral Sea). Habitat: marine.

Species Meiacanthus smithi Klausewitz, 1962 [=Meiacanthus smithi Klausewitz [W.] 1962:17, Fig. 1] Notes: [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 43 (no. 1); ref. 5952] Addu Atoll, reef in lagoon near Hittadu Island, Maldives, Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Meiacanthus smithi Klausewitz 1962. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Maldives, India, and western Indonesia. Habitat: marine. Species Meiacanthus tongaensis Smith-Vaniz, 1987 [=Meiacanthus (Meiacanthus) tongaensis Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] 1987:43, Fig. 24f] Notes: [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 139; ref. 6404] Off Nukualofa, Tonga Island, 21°14'S, 175°W, depth 1-2 meters. Current status: Valid as Meiacanthus tongaensis Smith-Vaniz 1987. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Central Pacific: Tonga. Habitat: marine.

Species Meiacanthus urostigma Smith-Vaniz et al., 2001 [=Meiacanthus (Allomeiacanthus) urostigma Smith-Vaniz [W. F.], Satapoomin [U.] & Allen [G. R.] 2001:29, Figs. 5a, 6-8] Notes: [aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 5 (no. 1); ref. 26213] Surin Neur Island, south coast, Phangnga Province, Surin Islands, 9°24'56"N, 97°52'40"E, northeastern Indian Ocean, depth 7 meters. Current status: Valid as Meiacanthus urostigma Smith-Vaniz, Satapoomin & Allen 2001. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: Andaman Sea to Sumatra (Indonesia). Habitat: marine.

Species Meiacanthus vicinus Smith-Vaniz, 1987 [=Meiacanthus (Meiacanthus) vicinus Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] 1987:25, Fig. 14b] Notes: [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 139; ref. 6404] 12 kilometers north of Udjung Pandang, Barang Lompo, Sulawesi, Indonesia, 5°03'S, 119°20'E, depth 10 meters. Current status: Valid as Meiacanthus vicinus Smith-Vaniz 1987. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Indonesia: Sulawesi. Habitat: marine.

Species Meiacanthus vittatus Smith-Vaniz, 1976 [=Meiacanthus (Meiacanthus) vittatus Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] 1976:93, Fig. 142] Notes: [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 19; ref. 4144] Madang Harbor, New Guinea, Bismarck Sea, depth 9 meters. Current status: Valid as Meiacanthus vittatus Smith-Vaniz 1976. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Papua New Guinea, including New Brittain. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Omobranchus Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1836 - combtooth blennies [=Omobranchus Valenciennes [A.] (ex Ehrenberg) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:287, Cruantus Smith [J. L. B.] 1959:234, Cyneichthys (subgenus of Petroscirtes) Ogilby [J. D.] 1910:55, Graviceps Fowler [H. W.] 1903:170, Pauloscirtes Whitley [G. P.] 1935:351, Poroalticus Fowler [H. W.] 1931:403] Notes: [ref. 1005]. Masc. Blennechis fasciolatus Valenciennes 1836. Generic and specific names first published in synonymy of Blennechis fasciolatus Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes; made available back to Valenciennes by Swainson 1839:274 [ref. 4303] [type species designation not researched by us]. •Valid as Omobranchus Valenciennes 1836 -- (Springer 1972:9 [ref. 4178], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:32 [ref. 7348], Springer & Gomon 1975 [ref. 6083], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:296 [ref. 6441], Springer 1985:91 [ref. 6107], Springer 1986:750 [ref. 5719], Gomon et al. 1994:728 [ref. 22532], Springer 2001:3540 [ref. 26290], Williams 2003:1769 [ref. 27109], Hoese & Bray 2006:1555 [ref. 29000], Smith-Vaniz 2008:694 [ref. 30654], Hastings & Springer 2009:70 [ref. 30395], Lasso-Alcalá et al. 2011:571 [ref. 31520], Lin & Hastings 2013:3 [ref. 33286], Kottelat 2013:383 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Omobranchus Valenciennes 1836. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. (Cruantus) [ref. 4123]. Masc. Omobranchus dealmeida Smith 1949. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Omobranchus Valenciennes 1836 -- (Springer 1972:9 [ref. 4178], Springer & Gomon 1975:9 [ref. 6083], Kottelat 2013:383 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus Valenciennes 1836. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. (Cyneichthys) [ref. 3288]. Masc. Blennechis anolius Valenciennes 1836. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Type by use of species in parentheses in footnote. •Synonym of Omobranchus Valenciennes 1836 -- (Springer 1972:9 [ref. 4178], Springer & Gomon 1975:9 [ref. 6083], Kottelat 2013:383 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus Valenciennes 1836. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. (Graviceps) [ref. 1360]. Neut. Petroscirtes elegans Steindachner 1876. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Omobranchus Valenciennes 1836 -- (Springer 1972:9 [ref. 4178], Springer & Gomon 1975:9 [ref. 6083], Kottelat 2013:383 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus Valenciennes 1836. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. (Pauloscirtes) [ref. 4684]. Masc. Petroscirtes obliquus Garman 1903. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Omobranchus Valenciennes 1836 -- (Springer 1972:9 [ref. 4178], Springer & Gomon 1975:9 [ref. 6083], Kottelat 2013:383 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus Valenciennes 1836. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. (Poroalticus) [ref. 1410]. Masc. Poroalticus sewalli Fowler 1931. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Omobranchus Valenciennes 1836 -- (Springer 1972:9 [ref. 4178], Springer & Gomon 1975:9 [ref. 6083], Kottelat 2013:383 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus Valenciennes 1836. Blenniidae: Blenniinae.

Species Omobranchus anolius (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1836) [=Blennechis anolius Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:288, Petroscirtes altivelis Steindachner [F.] 1863:1191, Pl. 2 (fig. 3), Petroscirtes anolis Günther [A.] 1861:238, Petroscirtes cristiceps Macleay [W.] 1881:9, Salarias galeatus De Vis [C. W.] 1884:147, Petroscirtes guttatus Macleay [W.] 1881:9, Blennius unicornis Castelnau [F. L.] 1879:384, Petroscirtes wilsoni Macleay [W.] 1884:171] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Current status: Valid as Omobranchus anolius (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Australia (Queensland to South Australia) and New Zealand (likely by introduction). Habitat: brackish, marine. (altivelis) [Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien v. 13; ref. 18752] Mumbai, India [in error, probably Australia]. Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus anolius (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (anolis) [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus anolius (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (cristiceps) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 6 (pt 1); ref. 4931] Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus anolius (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (galeatus) [Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland v. 1 (pt 3); ref. 17384] St. Helena, Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus anolius (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (guttatus) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 6 (pt 1); ref. 4931] Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus anolius (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (unicornis) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 3 (pt 4); ref. 764] Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus anolius (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (wilsoni) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 1); ref. 17589] North shore of Port Jackson, N. S. W, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus anolius (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

Species Omobranchus aurosplendidus (Richardson, 1846) [=Blennius aurosplendidus Richardson [J.] 1846:265, Petroscirtes lini Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1934:292] Notes: [Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845]; ref. 3742] Macao. Current status: Valid as Omobranchus aurosplendidus (Richardson 1846). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: : Macao. Habitat: marine. (lini) [Lingnan Science Journal, Canton v. 13 (no. 2); ref. 10988] Heungchow, Kwangtung Province, China. Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus aurosplendidus (Richardson 1846). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Omobranchus banditus Smith, 1959 [=Omobranchus banditus Smith [J. L. B.] 1959:232, Pl. 14 (fig. D)] Notes: [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 14; ref. 4123] Umgazi, South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Omobranchus banditus Smith 1959. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: East Africa, KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), possibly Mauritius (Mascarenes). Habitat: marine.

Species Omobranchus elegans (Steindachner, 1876) [=Petroscirtes elegans Steindachner [F.] 1876:217 [169], Petroscirtes lineopunctatus Sauvage [H.-E.] (ex Guichenot) 1880:216 [6]] Notes: [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 74 (1. Abth.); ref. 4225] Nagasaki, Japan. Current status: Valid as Omobranchus elegans (Steindachner 1876). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Western North Pacific. Habitat: marine. (lineopunctatus) [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 4; ref. 19970] Southern Japan. Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus elegans (Steindachner 1876). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Omobranchus elongatus (Peters, 1855) [=Petroscirtes elongatus Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1855:440, Petroscirtes dispar Fowler [H. W.] 1937:258, Fig. 287, Petroskirtes kallosoma Bleeker [P.] 1858:227] Notes: [Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1855; ref. 3449] Mozambique, western Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Omobranchus elongatus (Peters 1855). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Seychelles, Madagascar, Mauritius (Mascarenes), Maldives and Chagos Archipelago east to Fiji, south to northern Australia, north to Japan; invasive in Hawaii and Guam. Habitat: brackish, marine. (dispar) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 89; ref. 1425] Bangkok, Thailand. Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus elongatus (Peters 1855). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (kallosoma) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 15; ref. 363] Western Belitung Island, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus elongatus (Peters 1855). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

Species Omobranchus fasciolatoceps (Richardson, 1846) [=Blennius fasciolatoceps Richardson [J.] 1846:265, Chasmodes herklotsi Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1935:288, Fig., Petroscirtes striatus Jatzow [R.] & Lenz [H.] 1898:512, Pl. 35 (fig. 9), Petroscirtes uekii Katayama [M.] 1941:591, Fig.] Notes: [Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845]; ref. 3742] Macao. Current status: Valid as Omobranchus fasciolatoceps (Richardson 1846). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Western North Pacific. Habitat: marine. (herklotsi) [Hong Kong Naturalist v. 6 (nos 3-4); ref. 13700] South coast of Hong Kong. Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus fasciolatoceps (Richardson 1846). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine. (striatus) [Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft v. 21; ref. 14685] Bawi, Zanzibar, Tanzania, western Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus fasciolatoceps (Richardson 1846). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine. (uekii) [Dobutsugaku Zasshi = Zoological Magazine Tokyo v. 53; ref. 13017] Toyama Bay, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus fasciolatoceps (Richardson 1846). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Omobranchus fasciolatus (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1836) [=Blennechis fasciolatus Valenciennes [A.] (ex Ehrenberg) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:287, Omobranchus cristatus Fraser-Brunner [A.] 1951:213, Fig. 1, Petroscirtes vinciguerrae Borsieri [C.] 1904:211] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Naval Base at Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Current status: Valid as Omobranchus fasciolatus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Red Sea, western Indian Ocean: East Africa, Madagascar and Réunion (western Mascarenes) east to Pakistan. Habitat: marine. (cristatus) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 12) v. 4 (no. 39) (art. 21); ref. 12889] Tide pools at Sirah Island, Aden [Yemen]. Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus fasciolatus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine. (vinciguerrae) [Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova (Serie 3). v. 1 (no. 41); ref. 15109] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus fasciolatus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Omobranchus ferox (Herre, 1927) [=Petroscirtes ferox Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1927:277, Pl. 3 (figs. 2-3), Omobranchus dealmeida Smith [J. L. B.] 1949:104, Petroscirtes feliciana Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1942:112, Petroscirtes kranjiensis Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1940:25, Pl. 20, Petroscirtes waterousi Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1942:112] Notes: [Philippine Journal of Science v. 34 (no. 3); ref. 2103] Lake Bombon [Lake Taal, Batangas Province, Luzon], Philippines. Current status: Valid as Omobranchus ferox (Herre 1927). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: South Africa and India to Australia, north to Taiwan, throughout the East Indian region; invasive in Hawaiian Islands and continental United States. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (dealmeida) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 12) v. 2 (no. 14) (art. 13); ref. 4077] Delagoa Bay, Mozambique, western Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus ferox (Herre 1927). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish. (feliciana) [Copeia 1942 (no. 2); ref. 13208] swamp beside Fishery Station at Cagayan, Oriental Misamis Province, Mindanao, Philippines. Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus ferox (Herre 1927). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish. (kranjiensis) [Bulletin of the Raffles Museum No. 16; ref. 2130] Mangrove swamp drained by the Kranji River, Singapore. Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus ferox (Herre 1927). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish. (waterousi) [Copeia 1942 (no. 2); ref. 13208] Swamp at Waterous Hacienda, Mangarin, Mindoro, Philippines. Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus ferox (Herre 1927). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

Species Omobranchus germaini (Sauvage, 1883) [=Petroscirtes germaini Sauvage [H.-E.] 1883:158 [15], Graviceps alexanderi Whitley [G. P.] 1945:33] Notes: [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 7; ref. 3897] New Caledonia. Current status: Valid as Omobranchus germaini (Sauvage 1883). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Australia and New Caledonia to Taiwan and southern China; throughout most of the East Indian region. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (alexanderi) [Australian Zoologist v. 11 (pt 1); ref. 4707] Fremantle, Western Australia. Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus germaini (Sauvage 1883). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Omobranchus hikkaduwensis Bath, 1983 [=Omobranchus hikkaduwensis Bath [H.] 1983:26, Figs. 1-5] Notes: [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 64 (nos 1/3); ref. 8374] Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka. Current status: Valid as Omobranchus hikkaduwensis Bath 1983. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Sri Lanka and Bali. Habitat: marine.

Species Omobranchus lineolatus (Kner, 1868) [=Petroscirtes lineolatus Kner [R.] 1868:29, Graviceps darwini Whitley [G. P.] 1958:47] Notes: [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 58 (nos 1-2); ref. 6074] Kandavu Island, Fiji Islands. Current status: Valid as Omobranchus lineolatus (Kner 1868). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Western Pacific and southeastern Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine. (darwini) [Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales v. for 1956-57; ref. 4728] Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus lineolatus (Kner 1868). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Omobranchus loxozonus (Jordan & Starks, 1906) [=Petroscirtes loxozonus Jordan [D. S.] & Starks [E. C.] 1906:705, Fig. 13] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 30 (no. 1462); ref. 10666] Tanegashima, Japan. Current status: Valid as Omobranchus loxozonus (Jordan & Starks 1906). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Western North Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Omobranchus mekranensis (Regan, 1905) [=Petroscirtes mekranensis Regan [C. T.] 1905:328, Petroscirtes cristatus Zugmayer [E.] 1913:20] Notes: [Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society v. 16; ref. 15386] Jask, Mekran Coast, Iran. Current status: Valid as Omobranchus mekranensis (Regan 1905). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Northwestern Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine. (cristatus) [Abhandlungen der Akademie der Wissenschaften der Munchen v. 26 (no. 6); ref. 14994] Ormara, Baluchistan, Pakistan. Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus mekranensis (Regan 1905). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine. Species Omobranchus obliquus (Garman, 1903) [=Petroscirtes obliquus Garman [S.] 1903:237, Pl. 4 (fig. 3)] Notes: [Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 39 (no. 8); ref. 15030] Suva, Viti Levu, Fiji. Current status: Valid as Omobranchus obliquus (Garman 1903). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Andaman Sea east to Samoa and Tonga, south to New Caledonia, north to Japan; introduced in Hawaiian Islands and Kiribati. Habitat: brackish, marine.

Species (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1836) [=Blennechis punctatus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:286, Aspidontus dasson Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.] 1902:456, Fig. 8, Salarias decipiens De Vis [C. W.] 1884:694, Petroscirtes dispar Günther [A.] 1861:232, Salarias helenae De Vis [C. W.] 1884:697, Petroskirtes japonicus Bleeker [P.] 1869:246, Fig., Petroscirtes kochi Weber [M.] 1907:263, Petroscirtes masyae Smith [H. M.] 1934:316, Omobranchus japonicus scalatus Smith [J. L. B.] 1959:232, Pl. 19 (figs. D-E), Petroscirtes semilineatus Kner [R.] 1868:29, Poroalticus sewalli Fowler [H. W.] 1931:403, Fig. 4, Salarias sindensis Day [F.] 1888:263] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Mumbai, India. Current status: Valid as Omobranchus punctatus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to Philippines, north to southern Japan, northern Australia and Fiji; Mediterranean Sea (Red Sea immigrant); exotic in Caribbean to Brazil (especially near ports). Habitat: brackish, marine. (dasson) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 25 (no. 1293); ref. 2516] Wakanoura, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, Inland Sea. Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus punctatus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (decipiens) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 3); ref. 17383] Cardwell Island, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus punctatus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (dispar) [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] Amoy, China. Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus punctatus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (helenae) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 3); ref. 17383] St. Helena Island, Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus punctatus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (japonicus) [Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeeling Natuurkunde (Ser. 2) v. 3; ref. 427] Tokyo, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus punctatus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (kochi) [Süsswasserfische von Neu-Guinea v. 5 (Zool.) pt 2; ref. 4599] Meranke River, southern New Guinea. Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus punctatus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (masyae) [Journal of the Siam Society, Natural History Supplement v. 9 (no. 3); ref. 4052] Tidepool on Koh Chula, Gulf of Thailand off southeastern Thailand. Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus punctatus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (scalatus) [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 14; ref. 4123] Delagoa Bay, southeastern Mozambique, western Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus punctatus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (semilineatus) [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 58 (nos 1-2); ref. 6074] Kandavu Island, Fiji Islands. Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus punctatus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (sewalli) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 83; ref. 1410] Tide pools at Brighton Beach, Trinidad Island, West Indies. Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus punctatus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (sindensis) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1888 (pt 3); ref. 14480] Karachi, Pakistan. Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus punctatus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

Species Omobranchus robertsi Springer, 1981 [=Omobranchus robertsi Springer [V. G.] 1981:701, Fig. 1] Notes: [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 94 (no. 3); ref. 8545] Mangrove-lined tributary of Guiavi Creek on mainland opposite western end of Parama Island, 9°01.2'S, 143°21.6'E, Papua New Guinea. Current status: Valid as Omobranchus robertsi Springer 1981. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Australia and New Guinea. Habitat: brackish, marine.

Species Omobranchus rotundiceps (Macleay, 1881) [=Petroscirtes rotundiceps Macleay [W.] 1881:9, Graviceps angelus Whitley [G. P.] 1959:320, Petroscirtes fasciolatus Macleay [W.] 1881:8, Salarias furcatus De Vis [C. W.] 1884:696, Salarias furtivus De Vis [C. W.] 1885:60, Hypleurochilus loxias Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1905:802, Fig. 20, Petroscirtes macleayi Ogilby [J. D.] 1886:38] Notes: [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 6 (pt 1); ref. 4931] Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Current status: Valid as Omobranchus rotundiceps (Macleay 1881). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: marine. (angelus) [Australian Zoologist v. 12 (pt 4); ref. 4729] Heron Island, Capricorn Group, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus rotundiceps (Macleay 1881). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine. (fasciolatus) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 6 (pt 1); ref. 4931] Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus rotundiceps (Macleay 1881). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine. (furcatus) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 3); ref. 17383] St. Helena Island, Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus rotundiceps (Macleay 1881). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine. (furtivus) [Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland v. 2 (pt 1); ref. 17386] Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus rotundiceps (Macleay 1881). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine. (loxias) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 28 (no. 1407); ref. 2495] Negros, Philippines. Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus rotundiceps (Macleay 1881). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine. (macleayi) [Catalogue of the fishes of New South Wales, with their principal synonyms; ref. 13268] Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus rotundiceps (Macleay 1881). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Omobranchus smithi (Rao, 1974) [=Cruantus smithi Rao [V. V.] 1974:483, Fig. 4, Omobranchus meniscus Springer [V. G.] & Gomon [M. F.] 1975:52, Fig. 25] Notes: [Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society v. 70 (pt 3) (1973); ref. 27] Godavari estuary, India, about 16.5°N, 82°E. Current status: Valid as Omobranchus smithi (Rao 1974). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Southern Africa and southern Asia. Habitat: brackish, marine. (meniscus) [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 177; ref. 6083] Mouth of river at Chantabun, Thailand. Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus smithi (Rao 1974). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: brackish.

Species Omobranchus steinitzi Springer & Gomon, 1975 [=Omobranchus steinitzi Springer [V. G.] & Gomon [M. F.] 1975:70, Fig. 30] Notes: [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 177; ref. 6083] Cundabilu Island, Dahlak Archipelago, Eritrea, Red Sea. Current status: Valid as Omobranchus steinitzi Springer & Gomon 1975. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Southern Red Sea endemic. Habitat: marine.

Species Omobranchus verticalis Springer & Gomon, 1975 [=Omobranchus verticalis Springer [V. G.] & Gomon [M. F.] 1975:71, Fig. 31] Notes: [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 177; ref. 6083] In in Boat Passage, Brisbane River, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Valid as Omobranchus verticalis Springer & Gomon 1975. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Australia. Habitat: brackish, marine.

Species Omobranchus woodi (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908) [=Aspidontus woodi Gilchrist [J. D. F.] & Thompson [W. W.] 1908:105] Notes: [Annals of the South African Museum v. 6 (pt 2, no. 2); ref. 5840] Nahoon River, South Africa. Current status: Valid as Omobranchus woodi (Gilchrist & Thompson 1908). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Southeastern Atlantic to western Indian Ocean. Habitat: brackish.

Species Omobranchus zebra (Bleeker, 1868) [=Petroskirtes zebra Bleeker [P.] 1868:279, Petroscirtes bhattacharyae Chaudhuri [B. L.] 1916:107] Notes: [Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeeling Natuurkunde (Ser. 2) v. 2; ref. 17057] Singapore. Current status: Valid as Omobranchus zebra (Bleeker 1868). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: brackish, marine. (bhattacharyae) [Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta) v. 12 (pt 3); ref. 15055] Barkul Point, Chilka Lake, Orissa, India. Current status: Synonym of Omobranchus zebra (Bleeker 1868). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

GENUS Oman Springer, 1985 - combtooth blennies [=Oman Springer [V. G.] 1985:92] Notes: [ref. 6107]. Fem. Oman ypsilon Springer 1985. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Oman Springer 1985 -- (Hastings & Springer 2009:70 [ref. 30395], Zogaris et al. 2014:77 [ref. 33604]). Current status: Valid as Oman Springer 1985. Blenniidae: Blenniinae.

Species Oman ypsilon Springer, 1985 [=Oman ypsilon Springer [V. G.] 1985:92, Fig. 1] Notes: [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 98 (no. 1); ref. 6107] 100 meters off shore from Sur, 22°35'39"N, 59°32'E, Oman, Arabian Sea, depth 4 meters. Current status: Valid as Oman ypsilon Springer 1985. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Northwestern Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Omox Springer, 1972 - combtooth blennies [=Omox Springer [V. G.] 1972:11] Notes: [ref. 4178]. Masc. Omox biporos Springer 1972. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Omox Springer 1972 -- (Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:296 [ref. 6441], Springer 1985:92 [ref. 6107], Springer 2001:3540 [ref. 26290], Hoese & Bray 2006:1558 [ref. 29000], Hastings & Springer 2009:70 [ref. 30395]). Current status: Valid as Omox Springer 1972. Blenniidae: Blenniinae.

Species Omox biporos Springer, 1972 [=Omox biporos Springer [V. G.] 1972:11, Fig. 13-14] Notes: [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 130; ref. 4178] Southeast bay of Goh Mak Island, southwest of Trat Bay, 11°48'15"N, 102°29'08"E. east coast of Gulf of Thailand. Current status: Valid as Omox biporos Springer 1972. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Australia and New Caledonia north to Ryukyu Islands; throughout most of the East Indian region. Habitat: brackish, marine.

Species Omox lupus Springer, 1981 [=Omox lupus Springer [V. G.] 1981:704, Fig. 2] Notes: [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 94 (no. 3); ref. 8545] Cape Ward Hunt, 8°04'12"S, 148°08'24"E, Papua New Guinea, depth 0-1 meter. Current status: Valid as Omox lupus Springer 1981. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Parenchelyurus Springer, 1972 - combtooth blennies [=Parenchelyurus Springer [V. G.] 1972:12] Notes: [ref. 4178]. Masc. Enchelyurus hepburni Snyder 1908. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Parenchelyurus Springer 1972 -- (Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:296 [ref. 6441], Springer 1985:91 [ref. 6107], Springer 2001:3540 [ref. 26290], Hoese & Bray 2006:1560 [ref. 29000], Hastings & Springer 2009:70 [ref. 30395]). Current status: Valid as Parenchelyurus Springer 1972. Blenniidae: Blenniinae.

Species Parenchelyurus hepburni (Snyder, 1908) [=Enchelyurus hepburni Snyder [J. O.] 1908:110, Enchelyurus caeruleopunctatus, CAS-SU 33024 (1).] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 35 (no. 1635); ref. 4150] Naha, Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Current status: Valid as Parenchelyurus hepburni (Snyder 1908). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Madagascar and Mauritius (Mascarenes) east to Marshall Islands, Wallis & Futuna and Samoa, north to southern Japan, south to Queensland (Australia). Habitat: marine. (caeruleopunctatus) Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:92 [ref. 12291]. Current status: Synonym of Parenchelyurus hepburni (Snyder 1908). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Parenchelyurus hyena (Whitley, 1953) [=Graviceps punctatus hyena Whitley [G. P.] 1953:136, Fig. 2] Notes: [Records of the Australian Museum v. 23 (no. 3); ref. 4718] Palm Island, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Valid as Parenchelyurus hyena (Whitley 1953). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines, Papua New Guinea and Australia. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Petroscirtes Ruppell, 1830 - combtooth blennies [=Petroscirtes Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1830:110, Dasson Jordan [D. S.] & Hubbs [C. L.] 1925:318, Ostreoblennius (subgenus of Petroscirtes) Whitley [G. P.] 1930:20] Notes: [ref. 3843]. Masc. Rüppell 1830. Type by monotypy. Petroscertes Swainson 1839:79, 80 [ref. 4303] and Petroskirtes Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:293, 294 [ref. 1005] are incorrect subsequent spellings. •Valid as Petroscirtes Rüppell 1830 -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:23 [ref. 4144], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:297 [ref. 6441], Springer 1986:753 [ref. 5719], Smith-Vaniz 1987:1 [ref. 6404], Springer 2001:3539 [ref. 26290], Smith-Vaniz 2005:34 [ref. 28343], Hoese & Bray 2006:1560 [ref. 29000], Hastings & Springer 2009:70 [ref. 30395] misspelled Petroscrites, Smith-Vaniz & Rose 2012:42 [ref. 31851], Lin & Hastings 2013:3 [ref. 33286]). Current status: Valid as Petroscirtes Rüppell 1830. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. (Dasson) [ref. 2486]. Masc. Aspidontus trossulus Jordan & Snyder 1902. Type by original designation. •Valid as Dasson Jordan & Hubbs 1925 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:35 [ref. 7348]). •Synonym of Petroscirtes Rüppell 1830, but a valid subgenus Dasson -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:19, 23 [ref. 4144], Smith-Vaniz 2005:31 [ref. 28343]). Current status: Synonym of Petroscirtes Rüppell 1830. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. (Ostreoblennius) [ref. 4671]. Masc. Petroscirtes (Ostreoblennius) steadi Whitley 1930. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Petroscirtes Rüppell 1830 -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:23 [ref. 4144]). Current status: Synonym of Petroscirtes Rüppell 1830. Blenniidae: Blenniinae.

Species Ruppell, 1835 [=Petroskirtes ancylodon Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1835:1, Pl. 1 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3844] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Current status: Valid as Petroscirtes ancylodon Rüppell 1835. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Red Sea, northwestern Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf; Mediterranean Sea (Red Sea immigrant). Habitat: marine.

Species Petroscirtes breviceps (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1836) [=Blennechis breviceps Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:283, Petroscirtes forme annamensis Chabanaud [P.] 1924:363, Petroscirtes bankieri Richardson [J.] 1845:136, Pl. 64 (figs. 8-10), Petroscirtes cynodon Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1855:439, Blennechis cyprinoides Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:286, Dasson duperreyi Whitley [G. P.] 1945:31, Blennechis polyodon Bleeker [P.] 1851:254, Aspidontus trossulus Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.] 1902:455, Fig. 7] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Bay of Bengal. Current status: Valid as Petroscirtes breviceps (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to East Indian region, north to Japan and Ogasawara Islands, south to Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine. (annamensis) [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 30 (no. 5); ref. 15441] Gulf of Annam, coast of Vietnam. Current status: Synonym of Petroscirtes breviceps (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine. (bankieri) [Ichthyology.--Part 3. The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Sulphur.; ref. 20575] Hong Kong, China. Current status: Synonym of Petroscirtes breviceps (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine. (cynodon) [Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1855; ref. 3449] Haufig bei Mossambique, 15°S. Current status: Synonym of Petroscirtes breviceps (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine. (cyprinoides) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] No locality. Current status: Synonym of Petroscirtes breviceps (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine. (duperreyi) [Australian Zoologist v. 11 (pt 1); ref. 4707] Shark Bay, Western Australia. Current status: Synonym of Petroscirtes breviceps (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine. (polyodon) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 1; ref. 16890] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Petroscirtes breviceps (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine. (trossulus) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 25 (no. 1293); ref. 2516] Misaki, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Petroscirtes breviceps (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Petroscirtes fallax Smith-Vaniz, 1976 [=Petroscirtes (Dasson) fallax Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] 1976:42, Figs. 13, 113] Notes: [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 19; ref. 4144] One Tree Island, Capricorn Group, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Valid as Petroscirtes fallax Smith-Vaniz 1976. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species (De Vis, 1885) [=Salarias lupus De Vis [C. W.] 1885:58, Petroscirtes icelii Ogilby [J. D.] 1894:370, Petroscirtes (Ostreobelnnius) steadi Whitley [G. P.] 1930:20] Notes: [Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland v. 2 (pt 1); ref. 17386] Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Valid as Petroscirtes lupus (De Vis 1885). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific. Habitat: marine. (icelii) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales (Series 2) v. 9 (pt 2); ref. 3267] Lord Howe Island. Current status: Synonym of Petroscirtes lupus (De Vis 1885). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine. (steadi) [Memoirs of the Queensland Museum v. 10 (pt 1); ref. 4671] Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Petroscirtes lupus (De Vis 1885). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Petroscirtes marginatus Smith-Vaniz, 1976 [=Petroscirtes (Dasson) marginatus Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] 1976:43, Fig. 112] Notes: [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 19; ref. 4144] South China Sea. Current status: Valid as Petroscirtes marginatus Smith-Vaniz 1976. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Petroscirtes mitratus Ruppell, 1830 [=Petroscirtes mitratus Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1830:111, Pl. 28 (fig. 1), Petroscirtes barbatus Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1855:440, Petroscirtes elatus Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.] 1902:452, Fig. 5, Petroskirtes hypselopterus Bleeker [P.] 1855:423, Petroscirtes lienardi Day [F.] 1876:327, Pl. 69 (fig. 8), Petroscirtes longifilis Kner [R.] & Steindachner [F.] 1867:367 [12], Pl. 1 (fig. 5), Petroscirtes marmoratus Liénard [F.] in Sauvage 1891:384, Petroskirtes marmoratus Bleeker [P.] (ex Liénard) 1874:74] Notes: [Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Africa. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3843] Jubal Island, Egypt, Red Sea. Current status: Valid as Petroscirtes mitratus Rüppell 1830. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Samoa and Tonga, north to Ryukyu Islands and southern Japan, south to Western Australia, Queensland (Australia), and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine. (barbatus) [Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1855; ref. 3449] Mozambique. Current status: Synonym of Petroscirtes mitratus Rüppell 1830. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine. (elatus) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 25 (no. 1293); ref. 2516] Ishigaki Island, Yaeyama Islands, southern Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Petroscirtes mitratus Rüppell 1830. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine. (hypselopterus) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 8; ref. 350] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Petroscirtes mitratus Rüppell 1830. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine. (lienardi) [The fishes of India Part 2; ref. 1081] Karachi, Sind, Pakistan; Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Petroscirtes mitratus Rüppell 1830. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine. (longifilis) [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 54 (pt 3); ref. 2640] Samoa. Current status: Synonym of Petroscirtes mitratus Rüppell 1830. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine. (marmoratus L) [Histoire physique, naturelle et politique de Madagascar; ref. 14503] [Ile Maurice] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean; Ternate, Molucca, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Petroscirtes mitratus Rüppell 1830. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine. (marmoratus B) [Poissons de Madagascar et de l'Ile la Réunion Part 4; ref. 443] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Petroscirtes mitratus Rüppell 1830. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Petroscirtes pylei Smith-Vaniz, 2005 [=Petroscirtes (Dasson) pylei Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] 2005:31, Figs. 1-3] Notes: [Zootaxa No. 1046; ref. 28343] Outside of Suva Harbor, s end of "Fish Patch" below cave, Suva, Viti Levu Island, Fiji Islands. Current status: Valid as Petroscirtes pylei Smith-Vaniz 2005. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: South Pacific: Fiji Islands. Habitat: marine. Species Petroscirtes springeri Smith-Vaniz, 1976 [=Petroscirtes (Dasson) springeri Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] 1976:37, Fig.] Notes: [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 19; ref. 4144] Cove at point just southwest of Yeh Lin, Taiwan, 25°12'N, 121°41'E, depth 7.5-9 meters. Current status: Valid as Petroscirtes springeri Smith-Vaniz 1976. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Western North Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Petroscirtes thepassii Bleeker, 1853 [=Petroskirtes thepassii Bleeker [P.] 1853:136] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 4; ref. 16899] Ternate, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Petroscirtes thepassii Bleeker 1853. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Palau, Yap and Chuuk. Habitat: marine.

Species Petroscirtes variabilis Cantor, 1849 [=Petroscirtes variabilis Cantor [T. E.] 1849:1182 [200], Petroskirtes amboinensis Bleeker [P.] 1853:114, Petroskirtes bankanensis Bleeker [P.] 1853:727, Petroscirtes eretes Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1905:801, Fig. 19, Salarias viperidens De Vis [C. W.] 1884:697, Petroscirtes vulsus Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1907:47, Fig. 20] Notes: [Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 18 (pt 2); ref. 715] Sea of Penang, Malaysia; Singapore. Current status: Valid as Petroscirtes variabilis Cantor 1849. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Sri Lanka east to Philippines and Papua New Guinea, north to Taiwan and south to Australia. Habitat: marine. (amboinensis) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 4; ref. 16900] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Petroscirtes variabilis Cantor 1849. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine. (bankanensis) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3; ref. 16829] Goessongassam at Koba, Bangka, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Petroscirtes variabilis Cantor 1849. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine. (eretes) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 28 (no. 1407); ref. 2495] Bais, Negros Oriental Province, Philippines. Current status: Synonym of Petroscirtes variabilis Cantor 1849. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine. (viperidens) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 3); ref. 17383] Somerset, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Petroscirtes variabilis Cantor 1849. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine. (vulsus) [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 26 (Doc. 606) (for 1906); ref. 2498] Manila, Luzon Island, Philippines. Current status: Synonym of Petroscirtes variabilis Cantor 1849. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Petroscirtes xestus Jordan & Seale, 1906 [=Petroscirtes xestus Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1906:433, Fig. 110, Petroscirtes pindae Smith [J. L. B.] 1959:231, Pl. 17 (fig. 4)] Notes: [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 25 (for 1905); ref. 2497] Pago Pago, American Samoa. Current status: Valid as Petroscirtes xestus Jordan & Seale 1906. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to Micronesia to line Islands, Samoa, Australia to Philippines and throughout the East Indian region. Habitat: marine. (pindae) [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 14; ref. 4123] Pinda, Mozambique, western Indian Ocean Current status: Synonym of Petroscirtes xestus Jordan & Seale 1906. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Phenablennius Springer & Smith-Vaniz, 1972 - combtooth blennies [=Phenablennius Springer [V. G.] & Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] 1972:66] Notes: [ref. 4180]. Masc. Petroskirtes heyligeri Bleeker 1859. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Also published in Springer 1972 [ref. 4178]. Date for above is 8 Mar. 1972. •Valid as Phenablennius Springer & Smith-Vaniz 1972 -- (Smith-Vaniz 1975:54 [ref. 7074], Springer 2001:3540 [ref. 26290], Hastings & Springer 2009:70 [ref. 30395], Kottelat 2013:384 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Phenablennius Springer & Smith-Vaniz 1972. Blenniidae: Blenniinae.

Species Phenablennius heyligeri (Bleeker, 1859) [=Petroskirtes heyligeri Bleeker [P.] 1859:340] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 16; ref. 13998] Mussi River, Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Phenablennius heyligeri (Bleeker 1859). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

GENUS Plagiotremus Gill, 1865 - combtooth blennies [=Plagiotremus Gill [T. N.] 1865:138, Atopoclinus Vaillant [L. L.] 1894:73, Lembeichthys Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1936:283, Macrurrhynchus Ogilby [J. D.] 1896:136, Musgravius (subgenus of Pescadorichthys) Whitley [G. P.] 1961:62, Runula Jordan [D. S.] & Bollman [C. H.] 1890:171] Notes: [ref. 1677]. Masc. Plagiotremus spilistius Gill 1865. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Plagiotremus Gill 1865 -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:108 [ref. 4144], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:297 [ref. 6441], Springer 1986:753 [ref. 5719], Smith-Vaniz 1987:46 [ref. 6404], Springer 2001:3539 [ref. 26290], Hoese & Bray 2006:1562 [ref. 29000], Hastings & Springer 2009:70 [ref. 30395], Hastings 2009:101 [ref. 30397], Hastings & Springer 2009:7 [ref. 31156], Smith-Vaniz & Rose 2012:44 [ref. 31851], Lin & Hastings 2013:3 [ref. 33286]). Current status: Valid as Plagiotremus Gill 1865. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. (Atopoclinus) [ref. 4488]. Masc. Atopoclinus ringens Vaillant 1894. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Plagiotremus Gill 1865 -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:108 [ref. 4144]). Current status: Synonym of Plagiotremus Gill 1865. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. (Lembeichthys) [ref. 2125]. Masc. Lembeichthys celebesensis Herre 1936. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Plagiotremus Gill 1865 -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:108 [ref. 4144], Smith-Vaniz 1987:47 [ref. 6404]). Current status: Synonym of Plagiotremus Gill 1865. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. (Macrurrhynchus) [ref. 3270]. Masc. Macrurrhynchus maroubrae Ogilby 1896. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Ogilby 1910:55 [ref. 3288]. •Synonym of Plagiotremus Gill 1865 -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:108 [ref. 4144]). Current status: Synonym of Plagiotremus Gill 1865. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. (Musgravius) [ref. 4731]. Masc. Pescadorichthys (Musgravius) laudandus Whitley 1961. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Plagiotremus Gill 1865, but a valid subgenus Musgravius as described -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:108 [ref. 4144]). Current status: Synonym of Plagiotremus Gill 1865. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. (Runula) [ref. 2433]. Fem. Runula azalea Jordan & Bollman 1890. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Plagiotremus Gill 1865, but a valid subgenus Runula -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:108 [ref. 4144]). Current status: Synonym of Plagiotremus Gill 1865. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Species Plagiotremus azaleus (Jordan & Bollman, 1890) [=Runula azalea Jordan [D. S.] & Bollman [C. H.] 1890:171, Runula albolinea Nichols [J. T.] 1924:64, Fig. 11, Petroscirtes belanskei Borodin [N. A.] 1928:33, Pl. 3 (fig. 3), Petroscirtes panamensis Fowler [H. W.] 1944:291, Fig. 246, Atopoclinus ringens Vaillant [L. L.] 1894:74 [7]] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 12 (no. 770); ref. 2433] Indefatigable [Santa Cruz] Island, Galápagos Islands. Current status: Valid as Plagiotremus azaleus (Jordan & Bollman 1890). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine. (albolinea) [Zoologica, Scientific Contributions of the New York Zoological Society v. 5 (no. 4); ref. 15460] Indefatigable [Santa Cruz] Island, Galápagos Islands. Current status: Synonym of Plagiotremus azaleus (Jordan & Bollman 1890). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine. (belanskei) [Bulletin Vanderbilt Oceanographic Museum v. 1 (art. 1); ref. 526] Caños Island, Costa Rica (Pacific). Current status: Synonym of Plagiotremus azaleus (Jordan & Bollman 1890). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine. (panamensis) [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 6; ref. 1448] Tide pool at Saboga, Perlas Islands, (Pacific) Panama. Current status: Synonym of Plagiotremus azaleus (Jordan & Bollman 1890). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine. (ringens) [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (8th Série) v. 6; ref. 4488] Gulf of California, Mexico. Current status: Synonym of Plagiotremus azaleus (Jordan & Bollman 1890). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Plagiotremus ewaensis (Brock, 1948) [=Petroscirtes ewaensis Brock [V. E.] 1948:125, Fig.] Notes: [Pacific Science v. 2 (no. 2); ref. 13000] Off Ewa Beach, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands, depth 30 feet. Current status: Valid as Plagiotremus ewaensis (Brock 1948). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Plagiotremus flavus Smith-Vaniz, 1976 [= flavus Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] 1976:130, Fig. 165] Notes: [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 19; ref. 4144] Wailangilala Island, 16°45'S, 179°07'W, Fiji Islands, western Pacific, Vega cruise 7, station 295. Current status: Valid as Plagiotremus flavus Smith-Vaniz 1976. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: South Pacific: Fiji and Tonga. Habitat: marine.

Species Plagiotremus goslinei (Strasburg, 1956) [=Runula goslinei Strasburg [D. W.] 1956:260, Fig. 4] Notes: [Pacific Science v. 10 (no. 3); ref. 12228] Pupukea, Waimea coast, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Valid as Plagiotremus goslinei (Strasburg 1956). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Plagiotremus iosodon Smith-Vaniz, 1976 [=Plagiotremus (Plagiotremus) iosodon Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] 1976:128, Fig. 162] Notes: [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 19; ref. 4144] Tutu Bay, 5°50'45"N, 121°01'15"E, Jolo Island, Sulu Sea, depth 3-9 meters. Current status: Valid as Plagiotremus iosodon Smith-Vaniz 1976. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Jolo Island, Philippines (2 specimens). Habitat: marine.

Species Plagiotremus laudandus (Whitley, 1961) [=Pescadorichthys (Musgravius) laudandus Whitley [G. P.] 1961:63, Fig. 2] Notes: [Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales v. for 1958-59; ref. 4731] Barrier Reef of Nouméa, about 10 miles from [Baie des] Citrons, New Caledonia. Current status: Valid as Plagiotremus laudandus (Whitley 1961). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: East Indian region to Micronesia and Samoa, south to Australia, north to Philippines and Lord Howe Island. Habitat: marine.

Species Plagiotremus phenax Smith-Vaniz, 1976 [=Plagiotremus (Musgravius) phenax Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] 1976:131, Fig. 166] Notes: [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 19; ref. 4144] Cove north of harbor in Trincomalee, 8°34'N, 81°13'E, Sri Lanka, 1-3 meters. Current status: Valid as Plagiotremus phenax Smith-Vaniz 1976. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: Maldives to Sri Lanka and Andaman Sea to Sumatra (Indonesia). Habitat: marine.

Species Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos (Bleeker, 1852) [=Petroskirtes rhinorhynchos Bleeker [P.] 1852:273, Petroskirtes amblyrhynchos Bleeker [P.] 1857:64, Runula fasciata Fourmanoir [P.] 1971:496, Fig. 4] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3; ref. 16825] Wahai, northern Ceram, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos (Bleeker 1852). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: South Africa, East Africa, Mozambique Channel, Seychelles, Madagascar and western Mascarenes east to Marshall Islands, Society Islands and Marquesas Islands, north to southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands, south to Western Australia, Lord Howe Island, New Caledonia and Tonga. Habitat: marine. (amblyrhynchos) [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 2 (no. 7); ref. 356] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos (Bleeker 1852). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine. (fasciata) [Cahiers O. R. S. T. O. M. (Office de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique Outre-Mer) Série Océanographie v. 9 (no. 4); ref. 7673] South Pacific near Ocean Island, 2°51'S, 169°55'E. Current status: Synonym of Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos (Bleeker 1852). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine. Species Plagiotremus spilistius Gill, 1865 [=Plagiotremus spilistius Gill [T. N.] 1865:140, Lembeichthys celebesensis Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1936:283, Pl. 1 (fig. 3), Lembeichthys furcocaudalis Li [S.-C.] 1957:227] Notes: [Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York v. 8 (art. 14); ref. 1677] Chinese Seas. Current status: Valid as Plagiotremus spilistius Gill 1865. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Gulf of Thailand and South China Sea (China and Vietnam). Habitat: marine. (celebesensis) [Philippine Journal of Science v. 59 (no. 2); ref. 2125] Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Plagiotremus spilistius Gill 1865. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine. (furcocaudalis) [English p. 229], Pl. 1 [Acta Zoologica Sinica v. 9 (no. 3); ref. 12119] Chieh-shih [= Kitchioh], Kwangtung Province, China, South China Sea. Current status: Synonym of Plagiotremus spilistius Gill 1865. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Plagiotremus tapeinosoma (Bleeker, 1857) [=Petroskirtes tapeinosoma Bleeker [P.] 1857:64, Macrurrhynchus maroubrae Ogilby [J. D.] 1896:137] Notes: [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 2 (no. 7); ref. 356] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Plagiotremus tapeinosoma (Bleeker 1857). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: South Africa, East Africa, Mozambique Channel, Seychelles, Madagascar and western Mascarenes east to Wake Atoll and Pitcairn Group, north to central Japan and Ogasawara Islands, south to Western Australia, New South Wales (Australia), northern New Zealand, New Caledonia and Rapa. Habitat: marine. (maroubrae) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 21 (pt 2); ref. 3270] Maroubra Beach, New South Wales, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Plagiotremus tapeinosoma (Bleeker 1857). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Plagiotremus townsendi (Regan, 1905) [=Petroscirtes townsendi Regan [C. T.] 1905:328, Pl. 3(C) (fig. 7)] Notes: [Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society v. 16; ref. 15386] Jask, Mekran Coast, Iran, Gulf of Oman, northwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Plagiotremus townsendi (Regan 1905). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Red Sea, northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Oman. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Spaniblennius Bath & Wirtz, 1989 - combtooth blennies [=Spaniblennius Bath [H.] & Wirtz [P.] 1989:278] Notes: [ref. 13307]. Masc. Blennius riodourensis Metzelaar 1919. Type by original designation. •Valid as Spaniblennius Bath & Wirtz 1989 -- (Bath & Wirtz 1992:266 [ref. 19831], Hastings & Springer 2009:70 [ref. 30395]). Current status: Valid as Spaniblennius Bath & Wirtz 1989. Blenniidae: Blenniinae.

Species Spaniblennius clandestinus Bath & Wirtz, 1989 [=Spaniblennius clandestinus Bath [H.] & Wirtz [P.] 1989:278, Figs. 1-4, 6, 13i, 18, 23] Notes: [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 69 (nos 4/6); ref. 13307] Gorée, Senegal. Current status: Valid as Spaniblennius clandestinus Bath & Wirtz 1989. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Senegal. Habitat: marine.

Species Spaniblennius riodourensis (Metzelaar, 1919) [=Blennius riodourensis Metzelaar [J.] 1919:291, Fig. 63] Notes: [Report on the fishes; ref. 2982] Rio de Oro, Mauritania, eastern Atlantic. Current status: Valid as Spaniblennius riodourensis (Metzelaar 1919). Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Xiphasia Swainson, 1839 - combtooth blennies [=Xiphasia Swainson [W.] 1839:179, 259, Nemophis Kaup [J. J.] 1858:168, Xiphogadus Günther [A.] 1862:374] Notes: [ref. 4303]. Fem. Swainson 1839. Type by monotypy. "Z. setifer" in original description (p. 259) in error for X. setifer. •Valid as Xiphasia Swainson 1839 -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:65 [ref. 4144], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:297 [ref. 6441], Springer 1986:754 [ref. 5719], Smith-Vaniz 1987:4 [ref. 6404], Springer 2001:3539 [ref. 26290], Hoese & Bray 2006:1566 [ref. 29000], Hastings & Springer 2009:70 [ref. 30395], Smith-Vaniz & Rose 2012:44 [ref. 31851], Lin & Hastings 2013:3 [ref. 33286]). Current status: Valid as Xiphasia Swainson 1839. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. (Nemophis) [ref. 2577]. Masc. Nemophis lessoni Kaup 1858. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Xiphasia Swainson 1839 -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:65 [ref. 4144]). Current status: Synonym of Xiphasia Swainson 1839. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. (Xiphogadus) [ref. 1969]. Masc. Xiphasia setifer Swainson 1839. Type by being a replacement name. Unneeded substitute for Xiphasia Swainson 1839. •Objective synonym of Xiphasia Swainson 1839 -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:65 [ref. 4144]). Current status: Synonym of Xiphasia Swainson 1839. Blenniidae: Blenniinae.

Species Xiphasia matsubarai Okada & Suzuki, 1952 [=Xiphasia matsubarai Okada [Y.] & Suzuki [K.] 1952:75, Fig.] Notes: [Report of Faculty of Fisheries Prefectural University of Mie v. 1 (no. 2); ref. 12712] Off Owashi, Japan, Sea of Japan. Current status: Valid as Xiphasia matsubarai Okada & Suzuki 1952. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to to Mariana and Ellice islands, Andaman Islands, Indonesia and Solomon Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Xiphasia setifer Swainson, 1839 [=Xiphasia setifer Swainson [W.] 1839:259, Nemophis lessoni Kaup [J. J.] 1858:168, Fig., Xiphogadus madagascariensis Playfair [R. L.] 1868:11, Xiphasia trachypareia Bleeker [P.] 1864:196, Pl.] Notes: [The natural history and classification v. 2; ref. 4303] Vizagapatam, India. Current status: Valid as Xiphasia setifer Swainson 1839. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, South Africa, Madagascar and western Mascarenes east to Vanuatu, north to southern Japan, south to Exmouth Gulf (Western Australia), New South Wales (Australia), Lord Howe Island and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine. (lessoni) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1858 (pt 26); ref. 2577] Presumably from the South Seas. Current status: Synonym of Xiphasia setifer Swainson 1839. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine. (madagascariensis) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1868 (pt 1); ref. 14077] Mouroundava River, Madagascar (stomach content). Current status: Synonym of Xiphasia setifer Swainson 1839. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine. (trachypareia) [Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde v. 2; ref. 14180] Locality unknown. Current status: Synonym of Xiphasia setifer Swainson 1839. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine

****************************************************************************************************************************** SUBFAMILY Salariinae Gill 1859 - combtooth blennies [=Salarianae, Andamiaeformes, Ophioblenniinae, Ecsenidi, Parablenniini] Notes: Salarianae Gill 1859d:168 [ref. 1755] (subfamily) Salarias [stem Salari- confirmed by Fitzinger 1873:41 [ref. 31883] and by Jordan & Evermann 1898b:2346 [ref. 2445]; subfamily name sometimes seen as Salarinae] Andamiaeformes Bleeker 1859d:XXV [ref. 371] (subfamily) Andamia Ophioblenniinae Jordan 1896:233, 234 [ref. 2395] (subfamily) [genus inferred from the stem, Article 11.7.1.1] Ecsenidi Fowler 1958c:169 [ref. 31906] (tribe) Ecsenius [name just in a key, not mentioned in the text, probably an error; correct stem is Ecseni- Sheiko 2013:109 [ref. 32944]] Parablenniini Bock & Zander 1986:142 [ref. 16148] (tribe) Parablennius

GENUS Aidablennius Whitley, 1947 - combtooth blennies [=Aidablennius Whitley [G. P.] 1947:150] Notes: [ref. 4708]. Masc. Blennius sphynx Valenciennes 1836. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Blennius Linnaeus 1758 -- (Bath 1973:519 [ref. 7212]). •Valid as Aidablennius Whitley 1947 -- (Bath 1977:176 [ref. 208], Zander in Whitehead et al. 1986:1096 [ref. 13677], Bath 1996:90 [ref. 22687], Bath 2001:4 [ref. 25713], Parin 2003:S21 [ref. 28536], Hastings & Springer 2009:70 [ref. 30395], Parin et al. 2014:467 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Valid as Aidablennius Whitley 1947. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Species Aidablennius sphynx (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1836) [=Blennius sphynx Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:226, Pl. 321, Blennius ornatus Swainson [W.] 1839:393, Fig. 125] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Naples, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Valid as Aidablennius sphynx (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea, including adjacent coast of northern Morocco (eastern Atlantic). Habitat: marine. (ornatus) [The natural history and classification v. 2; ref. 4303] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Aidablennius sphynx (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Alloblennius Smith-Vaniz & Springer, 1971 - combtooth blennies [=Alloblennius Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] & Springer [V. G.] 1971:10] Notes: [ref. 4145]. Masc. Rhabdoblennius pictus Lotan 1969. Type by original designation. •Valid as Alloblennius Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971 -- (Bath 1983:76 [ref. 5393], Springer 1986:743 [ref. 5719], Springer et al. 1998:19 [ref. 23434], Bath 2001:5 [ref. 25713], Hastings & Springer 2009:71 [ref. 30395], Smith-Vaniz & Allen 2012:60 [ref. 31806]). Current status: Valid as Alloblennius Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Species Alloblennius anuchalis (Springer & Spreitzer, 1978) [=Antennablennius anuchalis Springer [V. G.] & Spreitzer [A. E.] 1978:8, Fig. 4] Notes: [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 268; ref. 4181] 1 mile east of Beauchamp near Jacotet Bay, 0.3 miles east of Ste. Marie Bridge, Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean, depth to 1.5 meters. Current status: Valid as Alloblennius anuchalis (Springer & Spreitzer 1978). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: southern Oman; Mauritius (Mascarenes). Habitat: marine.

Species Alloblennius frondiculus Smith-Vaniz & Allen, 2012 [=Alloblennius frondiculus Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] & Allen [G. R.] 2012:62, Figs. 1-3] Notes: [Zootaxa No. 3199; ref. 31806] South Cinque Island, southwestern coast, 11°16'N, 92°41'E, Andaman Islands, northeastern Indian Ocean, depth 0-3 meters. Current status: Valid as Alloblennius frondiculus Smith-Vaniz & Allen 2012. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Northeastern Indian Ocean: Andaman Islands (type). Habitat: marine.

Species Alloblennius jugularis (Klunzinger, 1871) [=Blennius jugularis Klunzinger [C. B.] 1871:493] Notes: [Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien v. 21; ref. 2622] Al-Qusair, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt, Red Sea. Current status: Valid as Alloblennius jugularis (Klunzinger 1871). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Red Sea endemic. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

Species Alloblennius parvus Springer & Spreitzer, 1978 [=Alloblennius parvus Springer [V. G.] & Spreitzer [A. E.] 1978:4, Fig. 1] Notes: [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 268; ref. 4181] Surge channel at far end of cove, 0.5 kilometers north of Iconi, N'Gouni Reef, Grand Comore Island, western Indian Ocean, depth to 5 meters. Current status: Valid as Alloblennius parvus Springer & Spreitzer 1978. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), Comores, Madagascar, Mauritius (Mascarenes), Oman. Habitat: marine.

Species Alloblennius pictus (Lotan, 1970) [=Rhabdoblennius pictus Lotan [R.] 1970:376, Fig. 7] Notes: [Israel Journal of Zoology v. 18 (no. 4) (for 1969); ref. 7827] Nocra Islet, Sinai, Egypt, or Eilat, Israel, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea. Current status: Valid as Alloblennius pictus (Lotan 1970). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Gulf of Aden (northwestern Indian Ocean) and Red Sea. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Alticus Lacepede, 1800 - combtooth blennies [=Alticus Lacepède [B. G. E.] (ex Commerson) 1800:479 (footnote), Alticus Valenciennes [A.] (ex Commerson) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836, Basilisciscartes (subgenus of Salarias) Fowler [H. W.] 1939:2, Damania Smith [J. L. B.] 1959:239, Lophalticus Smith [J. L. B.] 1957:889, Rupiscartes (subgenus of Salarias) Swainson [W.] 1839:79, 182, 275] Notes: [ref. 2709]. Masc. Blennius saliens Lacepède 1800. Type by monotypy. Name published in synonymy of Blennius saliens, but available because of later use (possibly by Bleeker 1869:234 [ref. 426], Jordan & Seale 1906:421 [ref. 2497] and others (Art. 11.6)). An alternative view is that Alticus was part of a polynomial and not available (genus would then date to Valenciennes); see remarks under Opinion 89 in Appendix B in Eschmeyer et al. 1990 [ref. 26735]. •Valid as Alticus Lacepède 1800 -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:14 [ref. 4145], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:300 [ref. 6441], Bath 1986:354 [6217], Bath 2001:5 [ref. 25713], Springer 2001:3540 [ref. 26290], Hastings & Springer 2009:71 [ref. 30395], Lin & Hastings 2013:3 [ref. 33286]). Current status: Valid as Alticus Lacepède 1800. Blenniidae: Salariinae. (Alticus V) [ref. 1005]. Masc. Salarias alticus Valenciennes 1836. Name first published in synonymy; genus and species quoted from Commerson manuscript, but made available back to this date by later use (Art. 11.6) of Schultz and Chapman in Schultz et al. 1960:366 [ref. 3972]. If Alticus Lacepède is regarded as unavailable, then the genus Alticus would be cited as Valenciennes 1836. See remarks under Opinion 89 in Appendix B in Eschmeyer et al. 1990 [ref. 26735]. •Synonym of Alticus Lacepède 1800. Current status: Synonym of Alticus Lacepède 1800. Blenniidae: Salariinae. (Basilisciscartes) [ref. 1430]. Masc. Blennius saliens Forster 1788. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Alticus Lacepède 1800 -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:14 [ref. 4145], Bath 1986:355 [ref. 6217]). Current status: Synonym of Alticus Lacepède 1800. Blenniidae: Salariinae. (Damania) [ref. 4123]. Fem. Andamia anjouanae Fourmanoir 1955. Type by original designation. •Valid as Damania Smith 1959 (based on placement of type species) -- (Fricke 1999:476 [ref. 24106]). •Synonym of Alticus Lacepède 1800 -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:14 [ref. 4145], Bath 1986:355 [ref. 6217]). Current status: Synonym of Alticus Lacepède 1800. Blenniidae: Salariinae. (Lophalticus) [ref. 4111]. Masc. Salarias kirkii Günther 1868. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Alticus Lacepède 1800 -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:14 [ref. 4145], Bath 1986:355 [ref. 6217]). Current status: Synonym of Alticus Lacepède 1800. Blenniidae: Salariinae. (Rupiscartes) [ref. 4303]. Masc. Salarias alticus Valenciennes 1836. Type by monotypy. Salarias misspelled Salaris on p. 182. •Synonym of Alticus Lacepède 1800 -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:14 [ref. 4145], Bath 1986:355 [ref. 6217]). Current status: Synonym of Alticus Lacepède 1800. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Species Alticus aldabrensis (Regan, 1912) [=Salarias aldabrensis Regan [C. T.] 1912:302] Notes: [The Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. Second Series. Zoology v. 15 (pt 2, no. 18); ref. 3643] Dunes de Maistre, Aldabra Island, Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Alticus aldabrensis (Regan 1912). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

Species Alticus arnoldorum (Curtiss, 1938) [=Blennius arnoldorum Curtiss [A.] 1938:38] Notes: [A short zoology of Tahiti in the Society islands; ref. 18057] Rocks in sea towards Ahui, Tautira township, Tahiti, Society Islands. Current status: Valid as Alticus arnoldorum (Curtiss 1938). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Alticus kirkii (Gunther, 1868) [=Salarias kirkii Günther [A.] 1868:458] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4) v. 1 (no. 6); ref. 1993] Zanzibar, Tanzania, western Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Alticus kirkii (Günther 1868). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: East Africa and Persian Gulf east to western India. Habitat: marine.

Species Alticus magnusi (Klausewitz, 1964) [=Lophalticus kirkii magnusi Klausewitz [W.] 1964:133, Figs. 9-10] Notes: [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 45 (no. 2); ref. 2295] Al-Qusair, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt, Red Sea. Current status: Valid as Alticus magnusi (Klausewitz 1964). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Red Sea endemic. Habitat: marine.

Species Alticus monochrus Bleeker, 1869 [=Alticus monochrus Bleeker [P.] 1869:234, Alticus aspilus Bleeker [P.] 1869:235] Notes: [Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeeling Natuurkunde (Ser. 2) v. 3; ref. 426] Samberano River, Madagascar. Current status: Valid as Alticus monochrus Bleeker 1869. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: Réunion, Mauritius and Rodrigues (Mascarenes), Madagascar. Habitat: brackish, marine. (aspilus) [Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeeling Natuurkunde (Ser. 2) v. 3; ref. 426] Samberano River, Madagascar. Current status: Synonym of Alticus monochrus Bleeker 1869. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

Species Alticus montanoi (Sauvage, 1880) [=Salarias montanoi Sauvage [H.-E.] 1880:219 [9]] Notes: [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 4; ref. 19970] Albay Province, Luzon Island, Philippines. Current status: Valid as Alticus montanoi (Sauvage 1880). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines north to Japan. Habitat: marine.

Species Alticus orientalis Tomiyama, 1955 [=Alticus orientalis Tomiyama [I.] 1955:10, Fig. 6] Notes: [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 4 (nos 1/2/3); ref. 4412] Hachijo Island, Japan. Current status: Valid as Alticus orientalis Tomiyama 1955. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western North Pacific. Habitat: marine. Species Alticus saliens (Forster, 1788) [=Blennius saliens Forster [J. R.] 1788:343, Salarias alticus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:337, Blennius saliens Lacepède [B. G. E.] (ex Commerson) 1800:458, 478, Alticus saltatorius Commerson [P.] in Lacepède 1800:479, Salarias scandens Ehrenberg [C. G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:341] Notes: [Enchiridion historiae naturali inserviens; ref. 1354] Tanna Island, South Pacific [Vanuatu]. Current status: Valid as Alticus saliens (Forster 1788). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Sri Lanka to Vanuatu, north to Japan; throughout the East Indian region. Habitat: marine. (alticus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Sri Lanka. Current status: Synonym of Alticus saliens (Forster 1788). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (saliens L) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 2; ref. 2709] New Britain Island, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea. Current status: Synonym of Alticus saliens (Forster 1788). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: marine. (saltatorius) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 2; ref. 2709] New Britain Island, Bismarck Archipelago. Current status: Synonym of Alticus saliens (Forster 1788). Blenniidae: Salariinae. (scandens) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Red Sea. Current status: Synonym of Alticus saliens (Forster 1788). Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Species Alticus sertatus Garman, 1903 [=Salarias sertatus Garman [S.] 1903:237, Pl. 4 (fig. 2)] Notes: [Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 39 (no. 8); ref. 15030] Solo Island, North Astrolabe Reef, Fiji Islands. Current status: Valid as Alticus sertatus (Garman 1903). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Solomon Islands to Tonga. Habitat: marine.

Species Alticus simplicirrus Smith-Vaniz & Springer, 1971 [=Alticus simplicirrus Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] & Springer [V. G.] 1971:15, Fig. 9] Notes: [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 73; ref. 4145] Fatu Hiva, 10°26'S, 138°39'W, Marquesas Is, central Pacific. Current status: Valid as Alticus simplicirrus Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Marquesas Islands. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Andamia Blyth, 1858 - combtooth blennies [=Andamia Blyth [E.] 1858:270] Notes: [ref. 476]. Fem. Andamia expansa Blyth 1858. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Andamia Blyth 1858 -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:16 [ref. 4145], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:300 [ref. 6441], Bath 2001:5 [ref. 25713], Springer 2001:3540 [ref. 26290], Hastings & Springer 2009:71 [ref. 30395], Lin & Hastings 2013:3 [ref. 33286]). Current status: Valid as Andamia Blyth 1858. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Species Andamia aequipinnis (Gunther, 1861) [=Salarias aequipinnis Günther [A.] 1861:253] Notes: [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Andamia aequipinnis (Günther 1861). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Andamia amphibius (Walbaum, 1792) [=Blennius amphibius Walbaum [J. J.] 1792:187, Blennius gobioides Forster [J. R.] in Lichtenstein 1844:283, Blennius tridactylus Schneider [J. G.] (ex Forster) in Bloch & Schneider 1801:176] Notes: [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] No locality stated. Current status: Valid as Andamia amphibius (Walbaum 1792). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine. (gobioides) [Descriptiones animalium quae in itinere ad Maris Australis; ref. 17531] Tanna Island [Vanuatu]. Current status: Synonym of Andamia amphibius (Walbaum 1792). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (tridactylus) [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Tana Island [Tanna Island, Vanuatu]. Current status: Synonym of Andamia amphibius (Walbaum 1792). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Andamia anjouanae Fourmanoir, 1955 [=Andamia anjouanae Fourmanoir [P.] 1955:207, Fig. 4] Notes: [Mémoires de l'Institut Scientifique de Madagascar. Série A, Biologie Animale v. 9; ref. 12271] Domoni, Anjouan Island, Comoro Islands, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Andamia anjouanae Fourmanoir 1955. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Réunion (western Mascarenes). Habitat: marine.

Species Andamia cyclocheilus Weber, 1909 [=Andamia cyclocheilus Weber [M.] 1909:143] Notes: [Notes from the Leyden Museum v. 31 (note 4); ref. 4600] Atjatuning, western New Guinea. Current status: Valid as Andamia cyclocheilus Weber 1909. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Andamia expansa Blyth, 1858 [=Andamia expansa Blyth [E.] 1858:271] Notes: [Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 27 (no. 3); ref. 476] Port Blair, Andaman Islands. Current status: Valid as Andamia expansa Blyth 1858. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Andaman Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Andamia heteroptera (Bleeker, 1857) [=Salarias heteropterus Bleeker [P.] 1857:65] Notes: [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 2 (no. 7); ref. 356] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Andamia heteroptera (Bleeker 1857). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: East Indian region. Habitat: marine.

Species Andamia pacifica Tomiyama, 1955 [=Andamia pacifica Tomiyama [I.] 1955:13, Fig. 7] Notes: [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 4 (nos 1/2/3); ref. 4412] Kerama Islands, near Okinawa Island, Japan. Current status: Valid as Andamia pacifica Tomiyama 1955. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western North Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Andamia reyi (Sauvage, 1880) [=Salarias reyi Sauvage [H.-E.] 1880:219 [9], Andamia raoi Hora [S. L.] in Rao & Hora 1938:398] Notes: [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 4; ref. 19970] Luzon Island, Philippines. Current status: Valid as Andamia reyi (Sauvage 1880). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Andaman Sea and Christmas Island east to Philippines, north to Ryukyu Islands. Habitat: marine. (raoi) [Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta) v. 40; ref. 17152] East Ross Island, Andaman Islands. Current status: Synonym of Andamia reyi (Sauvage 1880). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Andamia tetradactylus (Bleeker, 1858) [=Salarias tetradactylus Bleeker [P.] 1858:228] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 15; ref. 363] Western Belitung [Biliton] Island, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Andamia tetradactylus (Bleeker 1858). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia and Philippines to Ryukyu Islands. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Antennablennius Fowler, 1931 - combtooth blennies [=Antennablennius (subgenus of Blennius) Fowler [H. W.] 1931:245, Croaltus Smith [J. L. B.] 1959:247, Litanchus (subgenus of Antennablennius) Smith [J. L. B.] 1959:247, 248] Notes: [ref. 1409]. Masc. Blennius hypenetes Klunzinger 1871. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Antennablennius Fowler 1931 -- (Bath 1983:50 [ref. 5393], Springer 1986:743 [ref. 5719], Springer et al. 1998:20 [ref. 23434], Bath 2001:5 [ref. 25713], Hastings & Springer 2009:71 [ref. 30395], Smith-Vaniz & Allen 2012:61 [ref. 31806]). Current status: Valid as Antennablennius Fowler 1931. Blenniidae: Salariinae. (Croaltus) [ref. 4123]. Masc. Blennius bifilum Günther 1861. Type by monotypy; author indicates one species in genus but mentions a second in text, without clear generic allocation. •Synonym of Antennablennius Fowler 1931 -- (Bath 1983:48 [ref. 5393]). Current status: Synonym of Antennablennius Fowler 1931. Blenniidae: Salariinae. (Litanchus) [ref. 4123]. Masc. Antennablennius (Litanchus) velifer Smith 1959. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Antennablennius Fowler 1931 -- (Bath 1983:48 [ref. 5393]). Current status: Synonym of Antennablennius Fowler 1931. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Species Antennablennius adenensis Fraser-Brunner, 1951 [=Antennablennius adenensis Fraser-Brunner [A.] 1951:219] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 12) v. 4 (no. 39) (art. 21); ref. 12889] Tide pool at Aden, Yemen, Gulf of Aden, northwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Antennablennius adenensis Fraser-Brunner 1951. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Red Sea, northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden and Persian Gulf east to Pakistan. Habitat: marine.

Species Antennablennius australis Fraser-Brunner, 1951 [=Antennablennius australis Fraser-Brunner [A.] 1951:218, Fig. 5] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 12) v. 4 (no. 39) (art. 21); ref. 12889] Inyak, Delagoa Bay, Mozambique, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Antennablennius australis Fraser-Brunner 1951. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Red Sea, western Indian Ocean: East Africa south to Port Elizabeth/Ibhayi (South Africa). Habitat: marine. Species Antennablennius bifilum (Gunther, 1861) [=Blennius bifilum Günther [A.] 1861:225, Blennius persicus Regan [C. T.] 1905:327, Pl. 2(B) (fig. 1)] Notes: [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] No locality stated [is South Africa]. Current status: Valid as Antennablennius bifilum (Günther 1861). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: East Africa, South Africa, Persian Gulf, Mozambique Channel, Aldabra, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to India. Habitat: marine. (persicus) [Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society v. 16; ref. 15386] Persian Gulf, depth 10-20 fathoms. Current status: Synonym of Antennablennius bifilum (Günther 1861). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Antennablennius ceylonensis Bath, 1983 [=Antennablennius ceylonensis Bath [H.] 1983:58, Figs. 1, 10-11, 21 (a-d), 22] Notes: [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 64 (nos 1/3); ref. 5393] Marble Point, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka. Current status: Valid as Antennablennius ceylonensis Bath 1983. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

Species Antennablennius hypenetes (Klunzinger, 1871) [=Blennius hypenetes Klunzinger [C. B.] 1871:492] Notes: [Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien v. 21; ref. 2622] Al-Qusair, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt, Red Sea. Current status: Valid as Antennablennius hypenetes (Klunzinger 1871). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Red Sea, northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman, Persian Gulf. Habitat: marine.

Species Antennablennius sexfasciatus (von Bonde, 1923) [=Salarias sexfasciatus von Bonde [C.] 1923:34, Pl. 3 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Report Fisheries and Marine Biological Survey, Union of South Africa Rep. 3 (art. 1); ref. 521] Durban Beach, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Antennablennius sexfasciatus (von Bonde 1923). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

Species Antennablennius simonyi (Steindachner, 1902) [=Salarias simonyi Steindachner [F.] 1902:317, Antennablennius girad Fraser-Brunner [A.] 1951:217, Fig. 4] Notes: [Anzeiger der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien v. 39 (no. 24) (art. 76); ref. 14894] Sokotra; Bal Haf, south and east coasts of Arabia. Current status: Valid as Antennablennius simonyi (Steindachner 1902). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Northwestern Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine. (girad) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 12) v. 4 (no. 39) (art. 21); ref. 12889] Henjam Island, Persian Gulf. Current status: Synonym of Antennablennius simonyi (Steindachner 1902). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Antennablennius variopunctatus (Jatzow & Lenz, 1898) [=Blennius variopunctatus Jatzow [R.] & Lenz [H.] 1898:511, Pl. 35 (fig. 8)] Notes: [Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft v. 21; ref. 14685] Zanzibar, Tanzania, western Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Antennablennius variopunctatus (Jatzow & Lenz 1898). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: East Africa, Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman east to Pakistan. Habitat: marine.

Species Antennablennius velifer Smith, 1959 [=Antennablennius (Litanchus) velifer Smith [J. L. B.] 1959:249, Fig. 15; Pl. 15 (fig. 2)] Notes: [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 14; ref. 4123] Cape Delgado, Mozambique, western Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Antennablennius velifer Smith 1959. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Atrosalarias Whitley, 1933 - combtooth blennies [=Atrosalarias Whitley [G. P.] 1933:93] Notes: [ref. 4677]. Masc. Salarias phaiosoma Bleeker 1855. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Atrosalarias Whitley 1933 -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:18 [ref. 4145], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:298 [ref. 6441], Suzuki & Senou 1999:259 [ref. 24047], Bath 2001:5 [ref. 25713], Springer 2001:3540 [ref. 26290], Hoese & Bray 2006:1543 [ref. 29000], Hastings & Springer 2009:71 [ref. 30395], Hastings & Springer 2009:8 [ref. 31156], Lin & Hastings 2013:3 [ref. 33286]). Current status: Valid as Atrosalarias Whitley 1933. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Species Atrosalarias fuscus (Ruppell, 1838) [=Salarias fuscus Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1838:135, Pl. 32 (fig. 2), Salarias niger Valenciennes [A.] (ex Ehrenberg) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:327, Salarias phaiosoma Bleeker [P.] 1855:317, Salarias ruficaudus Valenciennes [A.] (ex Ehrenberg) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:328] Notes: [Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3844] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Current status: Valid as Atrosalarias fuscus (Rüppell 1838). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Red Sea, northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden east to Pakistan; Andaman Sea, to Marshall Islands, Australia and Ryukyu Islands. Habitat: marine. (niger) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Red Sea. Current status: Synonym of Atrosalarias fuscus (Rüppell 1838). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (phaiosoma) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 8; ref. 348] Batu Archipelago, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Atrosalarias fuscus (Rüppell 1838). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (ruficaudus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Current status: Synonym of Atrosalarias fuscus (Rüppell 1838). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Atrosalarias holomelas (Gunther, 1872) [=Salarias holomelas Günther [A.] 1872:399] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4) v. 10 (no. 59) (art. 56); ref. 18194] Cebu, Philippines. Current status: Valid as Atrosalarias holomelas (Günther 1872). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western and central Pacific [subspecies holomelas]. Indonesia east to Marshall and Society Islands, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

Species Atrosalarias hosokawai Suzuki & Senou, 1999 [=Atrosalarias hosokawai Suzuki [T.] & Senou [H.] 1999:260, Figs. 1-4] Notes: [Ichthyological Research v. 46 (no. 3); ref. 24047] Nishikomi, Amami-Oshima Island, Setouchi Town, Oshima County, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Current status: Valid as Atrosalarias hosokawai Suzuki & Senou 1999. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia, east to Philippines, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to New Guinea. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Bathyblennius Bath, 1977 - combtooth blennius [=Bathyblennius Bath [H.] 1977:177] Notes: [ref. 208]. Masc. Blennius antholops Springer & Smith-Vaniz 1970. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Bathyblennius Bath 1977 -- (Bath 1996:90 [ref. 22687], Bath 2001:4 [ref. 25713], Hastings & Springer 2009:70 [ref. 30395]). Current status: Valid as Bathyblennius Bath 1977. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Species Bathyblennius antholops (Springer & Smith-Vaniz, 1970) [=Blennius antholops Springer [V. G.] & Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] 1970:217, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 83 (no. 20); ref. 7784] Gulf of Guinea off Nigeria, 5°19'N, 4°45' to 4°48'E, Pillsbury station P-236, depth 101-128 meters. Current status: Valid as Bathyblennius antholops (Springer & Smith-Vaniz 1970). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic. Habitat: marine. GENUS Blenniella Reid, 1843 - combtooth blennius [=Blenniella Reid [E. D.] 1943:383, Alticops Smith [J. L. B.] 1948:340] Notes: [ref. 3686]. Fem. Blenniella rhessodon Reid 1943. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Whitley 1943 -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:24 [ref. 4145], Bath 1986:356 [ref. 6217]). •Valid as Blenniella Reid 1943 -- (Springer & Williams 1994:23 [ref. 21878], Bath 2001:5 [ref. 25713], Springer 2001:3543 [ref. 26290], Hoese & Bray 2006:1543 [ref. 29000], Hastings & Springer 2009:71 [ref. 30395], Lin & Hastings 2013:3 [ref. 33286]). Current status: Valid as Blenniella Reid 1943. Blenniidae: Salariinae. (Alticops) [ref. 4074]. Masc. Salarias periophthalmus Valenciennes 1836. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Istiblennius Whitley 1943 -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:25 [ref. 4145], Bath 1986:356 [ref. 6217]). •Synonym of Blenniella Reid 1843 -- (Springer & Williams 1994:23 [ref. 21878]). Current status: Synonym of Blenniella Reid 1943. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Species Blenniella bilitonensis (Bleeker, 1858) [=Salarias bilitonensis Bleeker [P.] 1858:231, Salarias brevoorti Fowler [H. W.] 1946:177, Fig. 41, Salarias deani Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1905:799, Fig. 17, Salarias hendriksii Bleeker [P.] 1858:233, Alticus novemmaculosus Snyder [J. O.] 1908:107, Salarias periophthalmus visayanus Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1934:97] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 15; ref. 363] Western Belitung Island, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Blenniella bilitonensis (Bleeker 1858). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific : East Indian region from Singapore and Gulf of Thailand to Indinesia and Molucca Islands, north to Philippines, Taiwan and Ryukyu Islands, south to Northern Territoriy (Australia). Habitat: marine. (brevoorti) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 98; ref. 1456] Aguni Shima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Blenniella bilitonensis (Bleeker 1858). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (deani) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 28 (no. 1407); ref. 2495] Negros, Philippines. Current status: Synonym of Blenniella bilitonensis (Bleeker 1858). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (hendriksii) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 15; ref. 363] Western Belitung Island, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Blenniella bilitonensis (Bleeker 1858). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (novemmaculosus) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 35 (no. 1635); ref. 4150] Naha, Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Blenniella bilitonensis (Bleeker 1858). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (visayanus) [Notes on fishes in the Zoological Museum of Stanford University. 1. The fishes of the Herre Philippine expedition of 1931.; ref. 2108] Dumaguete, Oriental Negros, Philippines. Current status: Synonym of Blenniella bilitonensis (Bleeker 1858). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Blenniella caudolineata (Gunther, 1877) [=Salarias caudolineatus Günther [A.] 1877:209, Pl. 116 (fig. F), Salarias beani Fowler [H. W.] 1928:441] Notes: [Andrew Garrett's Fische der Südsee Bd 2 (Heft 6); ref. 14243] Tahiti, Society Islands. Current status: Valid as Blenniella caudolineata (Günther 1877). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: West Pacific: Eastern Indonesia, north to southern Japan, Philippines, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands to Marquesas Islands. Habitat: marine. (beani) [Memoirs of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum. No. 10; ref. 5596] Faté [Éfaté], Vanuatu. Current status: Synonym of Blenniella caudolineata (Günther 1877). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species (Bleeker, 1857) [=Salarias chrysospilos Bleeker [P.] 1857:66, Salarias aureopuncticeps Fowler [H. W.] 1946:179, Figs. 43-44, Salarias belemnites De Vis [C. W.] 1884:695, Salarias bryani Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1906:430, Fig. 108, Salarias coronatus Günther [A.] 1872:424, Alticus evermanni Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1906:422, Istiblennius chrysospilos insulinus Smith [J. L. B.] 1959:243, Pl. 16 (figs. 4-5), Salarias unimaculatus Aoyagi [H.] 1954:215 [39]] Notes: [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 2 (no. 7); ref. 356] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Blenniella chrysospilos (Bleeker 1857). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Mozambique Channel, Seychelles, Comores and Mascarenes east to Society Islands, north to southern Japan and Ryukyu Islands, south to Queensland (Australia), New Caledonia, and Tonga. Habitat: marine. (aureopuncticeps) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 98; ref. 1456] Aguni Shima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Blenniella chrysospilos (Bleeker 1857). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (belemnites) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 3); ref. 17383] Queensland coast, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Blenniella chrysospilos (Bleeker 1857). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (bryani) [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 25 (for 1905); ref. 2497] Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa. Current status: Synonym of Blenniella chrysospilos (Bleeker 1857). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (coronatus) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4) v. 10 (no. 60) (art,. 60); ref. 18195] Solomon Islands. Current status: Synonym of Blenniella chrysospilos (Bleeker 1857). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (evermanni) [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 25 (for 1905); ref. 2497] Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa. Current status: Synonym of Blenniella chrysospilos (Bleeker 1857). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (insulinus) [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 14; ref. 4123] Aldabra Islands, Seychelles, western Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Blenniella chrysospilos (Bleeker 1857). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (unimaculatus) [Dobutsugaku Zasshi = Zoological Magazine Tokyo v. 63 (no. 5); ref. 130] Kowan, Okinawa Island, Okinawa Prefecture, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Blenniella chrysospilos (Bleeker 1857). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Blenniella cyanostigma (Bleeker, 1849) [=Salarias cyanostigma Bleeker [P.] 1849:18, Salarias andamensis Day [F.] 1870:611, Entomacrodus calurus Fowler [H. W.] 1904:555, Pl. 26, Salarias fronto Günther [A.] 1861:255, Salarias striolatus Day [F.] 1876:333] Notes: [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 22 [6]; ref. 319] Pagotang, Java, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Blenniella cyanostigma (Bleeker 1849). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: East Africa, Comoro Islands, Aldabra, Madagascar and Réunion (western Mascarenes) east to Indonesia. Habitat: marine. (andamensis) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1869 (pt 3); ref. 18820] Mundakhari Bay, Andaman Islands. Current status: Synonym of Blenniella cyanostigma (Bleeker 1849). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (calurus) [Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. Second series. v. 12 (pt 4); ref. 1367] Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Blenniella cyanostigma (Bleeker 1849). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (fronto) [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] . Current status: Synonym of Blenniella cyanostigma (Bleeker 1849). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (striolatus) [The fishes of India Part 2; ref. 1081] Andaman Islands. Current status: Synonym of Blenniella cyanostigma (Bleeker 1849). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Blenniella gibbifrons (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) [=Salarias gibbifrons Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1824:253, Istiblennius afilinuchalis Schultz [L. P.] & Chapman [W. M.] in Schultz et al. 1960:356, Fig. 123, Istiblennius gibbifrons insolitus Smith [J. L. B.] 1959:242, Pl. 16 (fig. 2), Blenniella rhessodon Reid [E. D.] 1943:383, Fig. 4, Istiblennius rodenbaughi Schultz [L. P.] & Chapman [W. M.] in Schultz et al. 1960:358, Pl. 117 (fig. F), Salarias rutilus Jenkins [O. P.] 1903:509, Fig. 49, Salarias saltans Jenkins [O. P.] 1903:508, Fig. 48] Notes: [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 3574] Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Valid as Blenniella gibbifrons (Quoy & Gaimard 1824). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Mozambique Channel, Seychelles, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Hawaiian Islands, Marquesas Islands and Ducie (Pitcairn Group), but absent from the Indo-Australian triangle. Habitat: marine. (afilinuchalis) [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 202, v. 2; ref. 3972] Hull Island, Phoenix Is, western Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Blenniella gibbifrons (Quoy & Gaimard 1824). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (insolitus) [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 14; ref. 4123] Assumption Island, Seychelles, western Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Blenniella gibbifrons (Quoy & Gaimard 1824). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (rhessodon) [Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences v. 33 (no. 12); ref. 3686] Diamond Head Light, Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands, Albatross station 3921. Current status: Synonym of Blenniella gibbifrons (Quoy & Gaimard 1824). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (rodenbaughi) [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 202, v. 2; ref. 3972] Ocean reef and surf, Namu Island, Bikini Atoll, western Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Blenniella gibbifrons (Quoy & Gaimard 1824). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (rutilus) [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 22 (1902); ref. 2341] Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Synonym of Blenniella gibbifrons (Quoy & Gaimard 1824). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (saltans) [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 22 (1902); ref. 2341] Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Synonym of Blenniella gibbifrons (Quoy & Gaimard 1824). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Blenniella interrupta (Bleeker, 1857) [=Salarias interruptus Bleeker [P.] 1857:68] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 13; ref. 16866] Kajeli, Buru Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Blenniella interrupta (Bleeker 1857). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia, east to Philippines, Palau and Solomon Islands, north to Taiwan and Ryukyu Islands, south to Vanuatu. Habitat: marine.

Species Blenniella leopardus (Fowler, 1904) [=Entomacrodus leopardus Fowler [H. W.] 1904:554, Pl. 27 (upper fig.), Salarias bleekeri Chapman [W. M.] in Weber & de Beaufort 1951:338] Notes: [Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. Second series. v. 12 (pt 4); ref. 1367] Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Blenniella leopardus (Fowler 1904). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: Andaman Sea to Sumatra (Indonesia). Habitat: marine. (bleekeri) [Fishes Indo-Australian Archipelago v. 9; ref. 16097] Port Blair, Andaman Islands. Current status: Synonym of Blenniella leopardus (Fowler 1904). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Blenniella paula (Bryan & Herre, 1903) [=Salarias paulus Bryan [W. A.] & Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1903:136, Salarias tubuensis Seale [A.] 1906:87, Fig. 8] Notes: [Occasional Papers of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History v. 2 (no. 1); ref. 15652] Marcus Island, western Pacific. Current status: Valid as Blenniella paula (Bryan & Herre 1903). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine. (tubuensis) [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. Current status: Synonym of Blenniella paula (Bryan & Herre 1903). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Blenniella periophthalmus (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1836) [=Salarias periophthalmus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:311, Pl. 328, Salarias biseriatus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:316, Salarias muscarus Snyder [J. O.] 1908:109, Salarias schultzei Bleeker [P.] 1859:345] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Tikopia Island, Solomon Islands, western Pacific. Current status: Valid as Blenniella periophthalmus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Mozambique Channel, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Hawaiian Islands, Marquesas Islands and Gambier Islands, south to Western Australia, New Caledonia and Austral Islands, north to Ryukyu Islands. Habitat: marine. (biseriatus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Indian Archipelago. Current status: Synonym of Blenniella periophthalmus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (muscarus) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 35 (no. 1635); ref. 4150] Naha, Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Blenniella periophthalmus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (schultzei) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 19; ref. 368] Karangbollong [Karang-Bollong Bay, on northeastern tip of Nusa Kambangan Island, 4.5 kilometers southeast to Cilacap, Jawa Tengah Province, Java, Indonesia, eastern Indian Ocean, ca. 7°45'34''S, 109°02'32''E]. Current status: Synonym of Blenniella periophthalmus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. GENUS Chalaroderma Norman, 1944 - combtooth blennies [=Chalaroderma Norman [J. R.] 1944:803] Notes: [ref. 3228]. Neut. Blennius capito Valenciennes 1836. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Published 19 Jan. 1944. •Valid as Chalaroderma Norman 1944 -- (Springer 1986:744 [ref. 5719], Bath 1996:90 [ref. 22687], Bath 2001:4 [ref. 25713], Hastings & Springer 2009:70 [ref. 30395]). Current status: Valid as Chalaroderma Norman 1944. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Species Chalaroderma capito (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1836) [=Blennius capito Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:260] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Current status: Valid as Chalaroderma capito (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Southeastern Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

Species Chalaroderma ocellata (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908) [=Blennius ocellatus Gilchrist [J. D. F.] & Thompson [W. W.] 1908:103] Notes: [Annals of the South African Museum v. 6 (pt 2, no. 2); ref. 5840] False Bay, about 1 mile off Zwartklip, 9 fathoms, and about 2.5 miles off Seal Island, depth 14 fathoms, South Africa. Current status: Valid as Chalaroderma ocellata (Gilchrist & Thompson 1908). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Southeastern Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Chasmodes Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1836 - combtooth blennies [=Chasmodes Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:295, Blennitrachus (subgenus of Blennius) Swainson [W.] 1839:78, 182, 274] Notes: [ref. 1005]. Masc. Blennius bosquianus Lacepède 1800. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan & Evermann 1898:2391 [ref. 2445], also by Eigenmann 1910:482 [ref. 1224]. •Valid as Chasmodes Valenciennes 1836 -- (Springer 1959 [ref. 22248], Williams 1983 [ref. 5370], Bath 1996:90 [ref. 22687], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:406 [ref. 24550], Bath 2001:4 [ref. 25713], Williams 2003:1769 [ref. 27109], Hastings & Springer 2009:70 [ref. 30395], Hastings 2009:101 [ref. 30397], Javonillo & Harold 2010:1, 8 [ref. 30906]). Current status: Valid as Chasmodes Valenciennes 1836. Blenniidae: Salariinae. (Blennitrachus) [ref. 4303]. Masc. Pholis quadrifasciatus Wood 1825. Type by monotypy (p. 78). Spelled Blennitrachus by Swainson 1839:78 and 437 (index), Blenitrachus on pp. 182 and 274 [ref. 4303]; first reviser not researched. •Synonym of Chasmodes Valenciennes 1836 -- (Springer 1959:323 [ref. 22248], Williams 1983:69 [ref. 5370], Javonillo & Harold 2010:8 [ref. 30906]). Current status: Synonym of Chasmodes Valenciennes 1836. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Species Chasmodes bosquianus (Lacepede, 1800) [=Blennius bosquianus Lacepède [B. G. E.] (ex Bosc d'Antic) 1800:459, 493, Pl. 13 (fig. 1), Pholis novemlineatus Wood [W. W.] 1825:280, Pholis quadrifasciatus Wood [W. W.] 1825:282, Pl. 17 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 2; ref. 2709] Carolinas [Baie de Charlestown/Charleston Bay, South Carolina, U.S.A.]. Current status: Valid as Chasmodes bosquianus (Lacepède 1800). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: east coast of U.S.A. from New York to Florida. Habitat: brackish, marine. (novemlineatus) [Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia v. 4 (pt 2); ref. 17840] Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Chasmodes bosquianus (Lacepède 1800). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (quadrifasciatus) [Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia v. 4 (pt 2); ref. 17840] Locality unknown [probably from South Carolina, U.S.A.]. Current status: Synonym of Chasmodes bosquianus (Lacepède 1800). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

Species Chasmodes longimaxilla Williams, 1983 [=Chasmodes bosquianus longimaxilla Williams [J. T.] 1983:85, Fig. 6] Notes: [Bulletin of the Florida State Museum, Biological Sciences v. 29 (no. 2); ref. 5370] Rock jetty on northeast side of Dauphin Island, 30°15'30"N, 88°05'W, Mobile County, Alabama, U.S.A. Current status: Valid as Chasmodes longimaxilla Williams 1983. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico from western Florida to Mexico. Habitat: brackish, marine.

Species Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 [=Chasmodes saburrae Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] 1882:298, Blennius fabbri Nichols [J. T.] 1910:161] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 5 (no. 282); ref. 2472] Pensacola, Florida, U.S.A. Current status: Valid as Chasmodes saburrae Jordan & Gilbert 1882. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: east coast of Florida to Louisiana, U.S.A. Habitat: brackish, marine. (fabbri) [Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History v. 28 (art. 16); ref. 14795] Miami, Florida, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Chasmodes saburrae Jordan & Gilbert 1882. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

GENUS Cirripectes Swainson, 1839 - combtooth blennies [=Cirripectes (subgenus of Salarias) Swainson [W.] 1839:182, 275] Notes: [ref. 4303]. Masc. Salarias variolosus Valenciennes 1836. Type by monotypy. Spelled Cirripectus by Swainson 1839:79, 80 [ref. 4303], first revisers for selection of generic spelling evidently were McCulloch & McNeil 1918 (Williams 1988:7 [ref. 7000]). As a subgenus of Salaris on p. 182. •Valid as Cirripectes Swainson 1839 -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:19 [ref. 4145], Fukao 1984 [ref. 6726], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:299 [ref. 6441], Springer 1986:745 [ref. 5719], Williams 1988 [ref. 7000], Williams 1990:17 [ref. 13549], Bath 2001:5 [ref. 25713], Springer 2001:3541 [ref. 26290], Hoese & Bray 2006:1544 [ref. 29000], Hastings & Springer 2009:71 [ref. 30395], Williams 2010:3 [ref. 30923], Lin & Hastings 2013:3 [ref. 33286]). Current status: Valid as Cirripectes Swainson 1839. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Species Cirripectes alboapicalis (Ogilby, 1899) [=Salarias alboapicalis Ogilby [J. D.] 1899:742, Cirripectus variolosus patuki de Buen [F.] 1963:58] Notes: [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 23 (pt 4); ref. 3277] Lord Howe Island, 31°33'S, 159°05'E. Current status: Valid as Cirripectes alboapicalis (Ogilby 1899). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific. Habitat: marine. (patuki) [Boletin de la Sociedad de Biologia de Concepción v. 35/36 (1960-61); ref. 4325] La Perousse Bay, Easter Island, southeastern Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Cirripectes alboapicalis (Ogilby 1899). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirripectes alleni Williams, 1993 [=Cirripectes alleni Williams [J. T.] 1993:61, Figs. 1-3] Notes: [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 20 (no. 2); ref. 21007] Edge of dropoff on west side of Cassini Island, Kimberley Region, Western Australia, 13°56'S, 125°37'E, depth 3-15 meters. Current status: Valid as Cirripectes alleni Williams 1993. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Australia: Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirripectes auritus Carlson, 1981 [=Cirripectes auritus Carlson [B. A.] 1981:408, Figs. 1-2, 3c] Notes: [Pacific Science v. 34 (no. 4) (for 1980); ref. 8623] English Harbor, Tabuaeran [= Fanning Island], Line Islands, central Pacific, depth 5 meters. Current status: Valid as Cirripectes auritus Carlson 1981. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), Mozambique Channel, Comores and Mauritius (Mascarenes) east to Line Islands, north to Philippines and Taiwan. Habitat: marine.

Species (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1836) [=Salarias castaneus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:324, Salarias cephalotes Thiollière [V. J. de l'I.] in Montrouzier 1857:464 [186], Cirripectus gibbifrons Smith [J. L. B.] 1947:815, Cirripectes reticulatus Fowler [H. W.] 1946:173, Fig. 39, Salarias sebae Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:323] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Cirripectes castaneus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, South Africa, Mozambique Channel, Seychelles, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Kapingamarangi (Micronesia) and Samoa, north to southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands, south to Western Australia and New South Wales (Australia), Lord Howe Island, Kermadec Islands, and Tonga. Habitat: marine. (cephalotes) [Annales de la Société d'Agriculture, Histoire Naturelle et Arts Utiles de Lyon (sér. 2) v. 8 (1856); ref. 17789] Woodlark Island, South Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Cirripectes castaneus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (gibbifrons) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 11) v. 13 (no. 108) (art. 77); ref. 4073] Inhaca Island, Mozambique, western Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Cirripectes castaneus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (reticulatus) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 98; ref. 1456] Aguni Shima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Cirripectes castaneus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (sebae) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] No locality. Current status: Synonym of Cirripectes castaneus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirripectes chelomatus Williams & Mauge, 1984 [=Cirripectes chelomatus Williams [J. T.] & Maugé [A. L.] 1984:1140, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [Bulletin du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle Ser. 4: Section A: Zoologie, Biologie et Écologie Animales v. 5 (no. 4) [for 1983]; ref. 8196] Lady Musgrave Reef, 23°55'S, 152°24'E, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Valid as Cirripectes chelomatus Williams & Maugé 1984. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Papua New Guinea, Great BArier Reef (Austalia), Lord Howe Island, east to Fiji and Tonga. Habitat: marine.

Species (Alleyne & Macleay, 1877) [=Salarias filamentosus Alleyne [H. G.] & Macleay [W.] 1877:337, Pl. 14 (fig. 1), Salarias cruentipinnis Day [F.] (ex Tickell) 1888:797, Cirripectes indrambaryae Smith [H. M.] 1934:322] Notes: [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 1 (pts 3-4); ref. 101] Cape York, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Valid as Cirripectes filamentosus (Alleyne & Macleay 1877). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to Philippines and Solomon Islands, north to Taiwan and southern Japan, south to Western Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine. (cruentipinnis) [The fishes of India Suppl.; ref. 1082] Saddle Island, off Kyoukphyoo, Arracan, Myanmar. Current status: Synonym of Cirripectes filamentosus (Alleyne & Macleay 1877). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (indrambaryae) [Journal of the Siam Society, Natural History Supplement v. 9 (no. 3); ref. 4052] Koh Samui, Gulf of Thailand. Current status: Synonym of Cirripectes filamentosus (Alleyne & Macleay 1877). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirripectes fuscoguttatus Strasburg & Schultz, 1953 [=Cirripectus fuscoguttatus Strasburg [D. W.] & Schultz [L. P.] 1953:130, Fig. 1] Notes: [Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences v. 43; ref. 12719] Rongerik Atoll, Eniwetak Island, central Pacific. Current status: Valid as Cirripectes fuscoguttatus Strasburg & Schultz 1953. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirripectes gilberti Williams, 1988 [=Cirripectes gilberti Williams [J. T.] 1988:41, Pl. 3 (figs. D-E); Figs. 14-15] Notes: [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 17; ref. 7000] Off Achen Head, Sumatra, Pulo Boenta, Indonesia, 5°33'10"N, 95°9'30"E. Current status: Valid as Cirripectes gilberti Williams 1988. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Western Indian Ocean to Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirripectes heemstraorum (Williams, 2010) [=Cirripectes heemstraorum Williams [J. T.] 2010:5, Figs. 1-3] Notes: [Smithiana, Publications in Aquatic Biodiversity, Bulletin No. 12; ref. 30923] In Simangaliso Wetland Park, Cape Vidal, 28°09.660'S, 32°33.685'E, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean, depth 17 meters. Current status: Valid as Cirripectes heemstraorum Williams 2010. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirripectes hutchinsi Williams, 1988 [=Cirripectes hutchinsi Williams [J. T.] 1988:44, Pl. 3 (figs. F-H)] Notes: [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 17; ref. 7000] Strickland Bay, Rottnest Island, Western Australia. Current status: Valid as Cirripectes hutchinsi Williams 1988. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Australia: Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirripectes imitator Williams, 1985 [=Cirripectes imitator Williams [J. T.] 1985:533, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 98 (no. 2); ref. 8124] Sakiaura, Chichi Jima Island, 27°30'N, 142°30'E, Ogasawara Islands, Japan, depth 0.5-5 meters. Current status: Valid as Cirripectes imitator Williams 1985. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirripectes jenningsi Schultz, 1943 [=Cirripectes jenningsi Schultz [L. P.] 1943:274, Fig. 27] Notes: [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 180; ref. 3957] Reef at Swains Island, Phoenix Islands. Current status: Valid as Cirripectes jenningsi Schultz 1943. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirripectes kuwamurai Fukao, 1984 [=Cirripectes kuwamurai Fukao [R.] 1984:106, Figs. 1, 3A] Notes: [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 31 (no. 2); ref. 6726] Off the northern beach of Seto Marine Biological Lab., Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, depth about 3 meters. Current status: Valid as Cirripectes kuwamurai Fukao 1984. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: Japan. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirripectes obscurus (Borodin, 1927) [=Exallias obscurus Borodin [N. A.] 1927:1, Fig. 1] Notes: [American Museum Novitates No. 281; ref. 15779] Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Valid as Cirripectes obscurus (Borodin 1927). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirripectes perustus Smith, 1959 [=Cirripectes perustus Smith [J. L. B.] 1959:238, Pl. 17 (fig. 5)] Notes: [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 14; ref. 4123] Malindi, Kenya, western Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Cirripectes perustus Smith 1959. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to Caroline Islands and Kiribati, Nicobar Islands, north to Philippines and south to Papua New Guinea. Habitat: marine.

Species (Bleeker, 1868) [=Salarias (Cirripectes) polyzona Bleeker [P.] 1868:278, Blennius canescens Garman [S.] 1903:236, Pl. 4 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeeling Natuurkunde (Ser. 2) v. 2; ref. 17057] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Cirripectes polyzona (Bleeker 1868). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, South Africa, Seychelles, Comores and western Mascarenes east to Johnston Atoll, Line Islands and Samoa, north to southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands, south to Western Australia, New Caledonia, and Tonga. Habitat: marine. (canescens) [Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 39 (no. 8); ref. 15030] Eastern entrance of Mbengha Passage, Fiji Islands. Current status: Synonym of Cirripectes polyzona (Bleeker 1868). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species (Fowler & Ball, 1924) [=Rupiscartes quagga Fowler [H. W.] & Ball [S. C.] 1924:273, Cirripectes lineopunctatus Strasburg [D. W.] 1956:248, Fig. 1] Notes: [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 76; ref. 1471] Wake Island, central Pacific. Current status: Valid as Cirripectes quagga (Fowler & Ball 1924). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa and South Africa, Aldabra and western Mascarenes east to Hawaiian Islands, Marquesas Islands and Pitcairn Group, north to Taiwan, south to southern Great Barrier Reef (Australia). Habitat: marine. (lineopunctatus) [Pacific Science v. 10 (no. 3); ref. 12228] Kaena Point, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Synonym of Cirripectes quagga (Fowler & Ball 1924). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirripectes randalli Williams, 1988 [=Cirripectes randalli Williams [J. T.] 1988:60, Pls. 5 (figs. G, H), 6 (fig. A)] Notes: [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 17; ref. 7000] Coral surge channel about 100 yards off western side of Raphael, Cargados Carajos Shoal, southwestern Indian Ocean, 16°26'S, 59°36'E, depth 0-7.6 meters. Current status: Valid as Cirripectes randalli Williams 1988. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: Réunion, Mauritius (western Mascarenes), Cargados Carajos. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirripectes springeri Williams, 1988 [=Cirripectes springeri Williams [J. T.] 1988:62, Pl. 4 (B, C)] Notes: [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 17; ref. 7000] West side of Sumilon Island, Philippines, depth 2 meters. Current status: Valid as Cirripectes springeri Williams 1988. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: eastern Indonesia east to Solomon Islands, north to Philippines. Habitat: marine. Species Strasburg & Schultz, 1953 [=Cirripectus stigmaticus Strasburg [D. W.] & Schultz [L. P.] 1953:132, Fig. 2, Cirripectus cruentus Smith [J. L. B.] 1959:238, Pl. 18 (fig. F)] Notes: [Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences v. 43; ref. 12719] Lagoon reef, Rongerik Atoll, Latoback Island, Marshall Islands, western Pacific. Current status: Valid as Cirripectes stigmaticus Strasburg & Schultz 1953. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Madagascar and western Mascarenes east to Marshall Islands, Samoa and Tonga, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Western Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine. (cruentus) [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 14; ref. 4123] Baizo Pinda, Mozambique, western Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Cirripectes stigmaticus Strasburg & Schultz 1953. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirripectes vanderbilti (Fowler, 1938) [=Ophioblennius vanderbilti Fowler [H. W.] 1938:242, Pl. 11 (figs. 26-27), Ophioblennius capillus Reid [E. D.] 1943:381, Fig. 2] Notes: [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 2; ref. 1428] Diamond Head, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Valid as Cirripectes vanderbilti (Fowler 1938). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Central Pacific: Johnston Atoll and Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine. (capillus) [Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences v. 33 (no. 12); ref. 3686] Diamond Head Light, Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands, Albatross station 3921. Current status: Synonym of Cirripectes vanderbilti (Fowler 1938). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1836) [=Salarias variolosus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:317, Ophioblennius clarki Reid [E. D.] 1943:380, Salarias nigripes Seale [A.] 1901:127] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Guam, Mariana Islands, western Pacific. Current status: Valid as Cirripectes variolosus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western and central Pacific: eastern Indonesia east to Johnston Atoll, Fiji and Tonga, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine. (clarki) [Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences v. 33 (no. 12); ref. 3686] Taiohae Bay, Nukuhiva Island, Marquesas Islands. Current status: Synonym of Cirripectes variolosus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (nigripes) [Occasional Papers of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History v. 1 (no. 3); ref. 14357] Guam, Mariana Islands, western Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Cirripectes variolosus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Cirripectes viriosus Williams, 1988 [=Cirripectes viriosus Williams [J. T.] 1988:73, Fig. 21] Notes: [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 17; ref. 7000] Near Desquid Point, Balugn [Balugan] Bay, 20°26'N, 121°57'55"E, Batanes Province, Batan Island, Philippines, depth 0-3 meters. Current status: Valid as Cirripectes viriosus Williams 1988. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Cirrisalarias Springer, 1976 - combtooth blennies [=Cirrisalarias Springer [V. G.] 1976:199] Notes: [ref. 4179]. Masc. Cirrisalarias bunares Springer 1976. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Cirrisalarias Springer 1976 -- (Springer & Spreitzer 1978:3 [ref. 4181], Bath 2001:5 [ref. 25713], Springer 2001:3541 [ref. 26290], Hastings & Springer 2009:71 [ref. 30395]). Current status: Valid as Cirrisalarias Springer 1976. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Species Cirrisalarias bunares Springer, 1976 [=Cirrisalarias bunares Springer [V. G.] 1976:202, Fig. 1] Notes: [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 89 (no. 13); ref. 4179] N'Gouni Reef, Grand Comore Island, about 0.5 kilometer north of Iconi, in surge channel at far end of small cove, Comoro Islands, western Indian Ocean, depth to 5 meters. Current status: Valid as Cirrisalarias bunares Springer 1976. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Comores, Mauritius (Mascarenes); Christmas Island (eastern Indian Ocean) to South China Sea; Japan, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Fiji. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Coryphoblennius Norman, 1944 - combtooth blennies [=Coryphoblennius Norman [J. R.] 1944:802, Lioblennius Svetovidov [A. N.] 1958:591] Notes: [ref. 3228]. Masc. Blennius galerita Linnaeus 1758. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Published 19 Jan. 1944. •Valid as Coryphoblennius Norman 1944 -- (Bath 1973:526 [ref. 7212], Bath 1977:181 [ref. 208], Zander in Whitehead et al. 1986:1098 [ref. 13677], Bath 1996:90 [ref. 22687], Reshetnikov 1998:123 [ref. 23570], Bath 2001:4 [ref. 25713], Parin 2003:S22 [ref. 28536], Almada et al. 2005:289 [ref. 28398], Hastings & Springer 2009:70 [ref. 30395], Levy et al. 2011:410 [ref. 31177], Levy et al. 2012:3 [ref. 32539], Parin et al. 2014:468 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Valid as Coryphoblennius Norman 1944. Blenniidae: Salariinae. (Lioblennius) [ref. 6528]. Masc. Blennius galerita Linnaeus 1758. Type by monotypy. Apparently not intended as a new name; "... and based on this it has been classified as a separate genus Lioblennius (J. R. Norman, 1944)." But Norman used the name Coryphoblennius; Lioblennius first used by Svetovidov as above. •Objective synonym of Coryphoblennius Norman 1944. Current status: Synonym of Coryphoblennius Norman 1944. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Species Coryphoblennius galerita (Linnaeus, 1758) [=Blennius galerita Linnaeus [C.] 1758:256, Blennius artedii Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:231, Blennius coquillad Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1800:458, 477, Blennius galea Forsskål [P. S.] 1775:xix, Blennius montagui Fleming [J.] 1828:206, Salarias simplocos Hilgendorf [F. M.] 1888:79] Notes: [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] European seas. Current status: Valid as Coryphoblennius galerita (Linnaeus 1758). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, eastern Atlantic: English Channel to Guinea including Azores, Madeira and Canary Islands. Habitat: brackish, marine. (artedii) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Madeira. Current status: Synonym of Coryphoblennius galerita (Linnaeus 1758). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (coquillad) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 2; ref. 2709] European Ocean; Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Coryphoblennius galerita (Linnaeus 1758). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (galea) [Descriptiones animalium (Forsskål); ref. 1351] Current status: Synonym of Coryphoblennius galerita (Linnaeus 1758). Blenniidae: Salariinae. (montagui) [A history of British ; ref. 1339] South coast of Devon, England. Current status: Synonym of Coryphoblennius galerita (Linnaeus 1758). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (simplocos) [Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1888; ref. 21466] Azores, northeastern Atlantic. Current status: Synonym of Coryphoblennius galerita (Linnaeus 1758). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

GENUS Crossosalarias Smith-Vaniz & Springer, 1971 - combtooth blennies [=Crossosalarias Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] & Springer [V. G.] 1971:20] Notes: [ref. 4145]. Masc. Crossosalarias macrospilus Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Crossosalarias Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971 -- (Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:298 [ref. 6441], Bath 2001:5 [ref. 25713], Springer 2001:3541 [ref. 26290], Hoese & Bray 2006:1546 [ref. 29000], Hastings & Springer 2009:71 [ref. 30395]). Current status: Valid as Crossosalarias Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Species Crossosalarias macrospilus Smith-Vaniz & Springer, 1971 [=Crossosalarias macrospilus Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] & Springer [V. G.] 1971:21, Figs. 11, 26] Notes: [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 73; ref. 4145] East of Kieta Peninsula, north end of Bougainville Island, Solomon Islands, 6°12'S, 155°40'E, western Pacific, depth 1-8 meters. Current status: Valid as Crossosalarias macrospilus Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Andaman Sea and Indonesia east to Philippines, Fiji and Tonga, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Dodekablennos Springer & Spreitzer, 1978 - combtooth blennies [=Dodekablennos Springer [V. G.] & Spreitzer [A. E.] 1978:10] Notes: [ref. 4181]. Masc. Dodekablennos fraseri Springer & Spreitzer 1978. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Dodekablennos Springer & Spreitzer 1978 -- (Bath 2001:5 [ref. 25713], Hastings & Springer 2009:71 [ref. 30395]). Current status: Valid as Dodekablennos Springer & Spreitzer 1978. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Species Dodekablennos fraseri Springer & Spreitzer, 1978 [=Dodekablennos fraseri Springer [V. G.] & Spreitzer [A. E.] 1978:11, Fig. 5] Notes: [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 268; ref. 4181] Tide pool on eastern side of Jacotet Bay, 2.8 kilometers west of Riambel, Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean, depth 0-0.6 meters. Current status: Valid as Dodekablennos fraseri Springer & Spreitzer 1978. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: Réunion and Mauritius (western Mascarenes endemic). Habitat: marine.

GENUS Ecsenius McCulloch, 1923 - combtooth blennies [=Ecsenius McCulloch [A. R.] 1923:121, Anthiiblennius (subgenus of Ecsenius) Starck [W. A., II] 1969:1, Pescadorichthys Tomiyama [I.] 1955:8] Notes: [ref. 2946]. Masc. Ecsenius mandibularis McCulloch 1923. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Ecsenius McCulloch 1923 -- (Springer 1971:4 [ref. 7707], Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:22 [ref. 4145], Springer 1972:1 [ref. 7647], McKinney & Springer 1976 [ref. 7087], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:300 [ref. 6441], Springer 1986:745 [ref. 5719], Springer 1988:1 [ref. 6804], Springer 1991:100 [ref. 18995], Springer & Randall 1999:39 [ref. 24274], Bath 2001:5 [ref. 25713], Springer 2001:3540 [ref. 26290], Springer & Allen 2004:1 [ref. 28002], Hoese & Bray 2006:1546 [ref. 29000], Hastings & Springer 2009:71 [ref. 30395], Lin & Hastings 2013:3 [ref. 33286], Attaran-Farimani et al. 2016:171 [ref. 34175]). Current status: Valid as Ecsenius McCulloch 1923. Blenniidae: Salariinae. (Anthiiblennius) [ref. 4192]. Masc. Ecsenius (Anthiiblennius) midas Starck 1969. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Ecsenius McCulloch 1923, but a valid subgenus Anthiiblennius as described -- (Springer 1971:10 [ref. 7707]). •Synonym of Ecsenius McCulloch 1923 -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:22 [ref. 4145], Springer 1988 [ref. 6804]). Current status: Synonym of Ecsenius McCulloch 1923. Blenniidae: Salariinae. (Pescadorichthys) [ref. 4412]. Masc. Salarias namiyei Jordan & Evermann 1902. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Ecsenius McCulloch 1923 -- (Springer 1971:4 [ref. 7707], Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:22 [ref. 4145], Springer 1988:8 [ref. 6804]). Current status: Synonym of Ecsenius McCulloch 1923. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Species Ecsenius aequalis Springer, 1988 [=Ecsenius aequalis Springer [V. G.] 1988:115, Pl. 14 (figs. 3-4); Fig. 62] Notes: [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 465; ref. 6804] Escape Reef North, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Valid as Ecsenius aequalis Springer 1988. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Coral Sea, Great Barrier Reef and Papua New Guinea. Habitat: marine.

Species Ecsenius alleni Springer, 1988 [=Ecsenius alleni Springer [V. G.] 1988:81, Pl. 12 (fig. 2); Fig. 42] Notes: [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 465; ref. 6804] Central lagoon at Mermaid Reef, Western Australia, depth 15-18 meters. Current status: Valid as Ecsenius alleni Springer 1988. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Australia: Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Ecsenius aroni Springer, 1971 [=Ecsenius (Ecsenius) aroni Springer [V. G.] 1971:24, Fig. 19] Notes: [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 72; ref. 7707] Bay at El Hamira, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, depth to 18 meters. Current status: Valid as Ecsenius aroni Springer 1971. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Red Sea endemic. Habitat: marine.

Species Ecsenius australianus Springer, 1988 [=Ecsenius australianus Springer [V. G.] 1988:82, Pl. 12 (fig. 2); Fig. 43] Notes: [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 465; ref. 6804] Yonge Reef, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Valid as Ecsenius australianus Springer 1988. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Ecsenius axelrodi Springer, 1988 [=Ecsenius axelrodi Springer [V. G.] 1988:84, Pl. 10 (figs. 1-3); Fig. 44] Notes: [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 465; ref. 6804] Reef at drop-off at Amot Island, Hermit Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, 1°33'S, 144°59'E, southwestern Pacific, depth 3-6 meters. Current status: Valid as Ecsenius axelrodi Springer 1988. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: West Pacific: West Papua, Sulawesi, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Ecsenius bandanus Springer, 1971 [=Ecsenius (Ecsenius) bandanus Springer [V. G.] 1971:38, Fig. 35] Notes: [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 72; ref. 7707] Banda Sea, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Ecsenius bandanus Springer 1971. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Ecsenius bathi Springer, 1988 [=Ecsenius bathi Springer [V. G.] 1988:86, Pl. 11 (figs. 5-6); Fig. 45] Notes: [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 465; ref. 6804] Liberty Wrack, about 15 kilometers northwest of east tip of Bali Island, Indonesia, depth 7 meters. Current status: Valid as Ecsenius bathi Springer 1988. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Ecsenius bicolor (Day, 1888) [=Salarias bicolor Day [F.] (ex Tickell) 1888:798, Salarias burmanicus Hora [S. L.] & Mukerji [D. D.] 1936:34, Pl. 1 (fig. 1), Salarias furcatus Johnstone [J.] 1904:213, Pl. 1 (fig. 4), Ecsenius hawaiiensis Chapman [W. M.] & Schultz [L. P.] 1952:526, Fig. 96, Salarias melanosoma Regan [C. T.] 1909:406, Pl. 66 (fig. 5)] Notes: [The fishes of India Suppl.; ref. 1082] Saddle Island, off Kyoukphyoo, Arracan, Myanmar. Current status: Valid as Ecsenius bicolor (Day 1888). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Maldives east to Phoenix Islands and Samoa, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine. (burmanicus) [Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta) v. 38 (pt 1); ref. 2217] Maungmagan, Tavoy District, Lower Myanmar. Current status: Synonym of Ecsenius bicolor (Day 1888). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (furcatus) [Ceylon Pearl Oyster Fisheries, Supple. Rept. No. 15; ref. 15187] Chilaw Paar, Gulf of Manaar, Sri Lanka. Current status: Synonym of Ecsenius bicolor (Day 1888). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (hawaiiensis) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 102 (3310); ref. 12643] Pearl Harbor, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands (from a drydock "hauled from Guam about a year ago and left standing"). Current status: Synonym of Ecsenius bicolor (Day 1888). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (melanosoma) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1909 (pt 2); ref. 14412] Christmas Island, Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Ecsenius bicolor (Day 1888). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Ecsenius bimaculatus Springer, 1971 [=Ecsenius (Ecsenius) bimaculatus Springer [V. G.] 1971:38, Fig. 34] Notes: [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 72; ref. 7707] Pulav Bohidulong, Darvel Bay, east end of Borneo, depth 1.5-3.6 meters. Current status: Valid as Ecsenius bimaculatus Springer 1971. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Borneo and Philippines. Habitat: marine.

Species Ecsenius caeruliventris Springer & Allen, 2004 [=Ecsenius caeruliventris Springer [V. G.] & Allen [G. R.] 2004:3, Figs. 1a-c, 2a] Notes: [Zootaxa No. 791; ref. 28002] South entrance to Batudak Passage, Togean Islands, Sulawesi, Indonesia, 00.27'S, 125°56'E, depth 3-5 meters. Current status: Valid as Ecsenius caeruliventris Springer & Allen 2004. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Sulawesi, Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Ecsenius collettei Springer, 1972 [=Ecsenius (Ecsenius) collettei Springer [V. G.] 1972:6, Fig. 3] Notes: [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 134; ref. 7647] Bay in Krankett Island, Madang harbor, Papua New Guinea, depth 1.6-8.2 meters. Current status: Valid as Ecsenius collettei Springer 1972. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Papua New Guinea. Habitat: marine.

Species Ecsenius dentex Sringer, 1988 [=Ecsenius dentex Springer [V. G.] 1988:69, Pl. 8 (fig. 4); Fig. 35d] Notes: [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 465; ref. 6804] Reef near road at Marsa Muqabila, northwestern coast of Gulf of Aqaba, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, Red Sea, depth to 4.1 meters. Current status: Valid as Ecsenius dentex Springer 1988. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Northern Red Sea endemic: Gulf of Aqaba. Habitat: marine. Species Ecsenius dilemma Springer, 1988 [=Ecsenius dilemma Springer [V. G.] 1988:88, Pl. 11 (figs. 2-4); Fig. 46] Notes: [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 465; ref. 6804] Sombrero Island, Batangas Province, Philippines, depth 0-10 meters. Current status: Valid as Ecsenius dilemma Springer 1988. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines. Habitat: marine.

Species Ecsenius fijiensis Springer, 1988 [=Ecsenius fijiensis Springer [V. G.] 1988:90, Pl. 12 (fig. 3); Fig. 47] Notes: [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 465; ref. 6804] Fore-reef north of Alacrity Passage, leeward Great Astrolabe Reef, Kadavu Island, Fiji Islands, depth 3-6 meters. Current status: Valid as Ecsenius fijiensis Springer 1988. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Fiji Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Ecsenius fourmanoiri Springer, 1972 [=Ecsenius (Ecsenius) fourmanoiri Springer [V. G.] 1972:5, Fig. 2] Notes: [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 134; ref. 7647] Barrier reef off Nouméa, 1 kilometer northwest of Dumbea Pass, New Caledonia, Pacific, depth 15.1-18.3 meters. Current status: Valid as Ecsenius fourmanoiri Springer 1972. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Ecsenius frontalis (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1836) [=Salarias frontalis Valenciennes [A.] (ex Ehrenberg) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:328, Ecsenius albicaudatus Lotan [R.] 1970:372, Fig. 5, Salarias nigrovittatus Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1838:136] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Current status: Valid as Ecsenius frontalis (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Red Sea endemic. Habitat: marine. (albicaudatus) [Israel Journal of Zoology v. 18 (no. 4) (for 1969); ref. 7827] Marsa Murach, Egypt, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea. Current status: Synonym of Ecsenius frontalis (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (nigrovittatus) [Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3844] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Current status: Synonym of Ecsenius frontalis (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species (Pellegrin, 1906) [=Salarias gravieri Pellegrin [J.] 1906:93 [5], Ecsenius klausewitzii Lotan [R.] 1970:371, Fig. 4] Notes: [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 12 (no. 2); ref. 17932] [Baie de Tadjoura] Tadjourah, Djibouti, Gulf of Aden, northwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Ecsenius gravieri (Pellegrin 1906). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Gulf of Aden (northwestern Indian Ocean) and Red Sea. Habitat: marine. (klausewitzii) [Israel Journal of Zoology v. 18 (no. 4) (for 1969); ref. 7827] Entedebir Island, Dahlak Archipelago, Eritrea, Red Sea. Current status: Synonym of Ecsenius gravieri (Pellegrin 1906). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Ecsenius isos McKinney & Springer, 1976 [=Ecsenius isos McKinney [J. F.] & Springer [V. G.] 1976:5, Fig. 4] Notes: [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 236; ref. 7087] British Bathing Beach, Efate, Pango Peninsula, Vanuatu. Current status: Valid as Ecsenius isos McKinney & Springer 1976. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Ecsenius kurti Springer, 1988 [=Ecsenius kurti Springer [V. G.] 1988:117, Fig. 63] Notes: [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 465; ref. 6804] West side of Bararin Island, Cuyo Islands, Palawan Province, Philippines, depth 0-13.7 meters. Current status: Valid as Ecsenius kurti Springer 1988. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines. Habitat: marine.

Species Klausewitz, 1962 [=Ecsenius lineatus Klausewitz [W.] 1962:145, Fig. 1] Notes: [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 43 (no. 2); ref. 5976] Reef in lagoon near Madewaru Island, Fadiffulu Atoll, Maldives [Indian Ocean]. Current status: Valid as Ecsenius lineatus Klausewitz 1962. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Mozambique Channel, Réunion, Mauritius (western Mascarenes), Maldives east to Philippines, north to southern Japan, south to northwestern Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Ecsenius lividanalis Chapman & Schultz, 1952 [=Ecsenius lividanalis Chapman [W. M.] & Schultz [L. P.] 1952:517, Fig. 91] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 102 (3310); ref. 12643] Munda, New Georgia, Solomon Islands. Current status: Valid as Ecsenius lividanalis Chapman & Schultz 1952. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Australia, Philippines and Solomon Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Ecsenius lubbocki Springer, 1988 [=Ecsenius lubbocki Springer [V. G.] 1988:103, Fig. 54] Notes: [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 465; ref. 6804] Off Kata Beach, Leam Sai, Phuket Island, Thailand, Andaman Sea, eastern Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Ecsenius lubbocki Springer 1988. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: Andaman Sea to Sumatra (Indonesia). Habitat: marine.

Species Ecsenius mandibularis McCulloch, 1923 [=Ecsenius mandibularis McCulloch [A. R.] 1923:122, Pl. 15 (figs. 1-2b)] Notes: [Records of the Australian Museum v. 14 (no. 2); ref. 2946] Masthead Island, off Port Curtis, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Valid as Ecsenius mandibularis McCulloch 1923. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Ecsenius melarchus McKinney & Springer, 1976 [=Ecsenius melarchus McKinney [J. F.] & Springer [V. G.] 1976:9, Fig. 5] Notes: [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 236; ref. 7087] Off southwestern coast of Karimundjawa, north of Greater Mendjangan Island, about 5°52'30"S, 110°25'40"E, Indonesia, depth 0-40 feet. Current status: Valid as Ecsenius melarchus McKinney & Springer 1976. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia, Malaysia and Philippines. Habitat: marine.

Species Ecsenius midas Starck, 1969 [=Ecsenius (Anthiiblennius) midas Starck [W. A., II] 1969:2, Figs. 1, 3, 4] Notes: [Notulae Naturae (Philadelphia) No. 419; ref. 4192] D'Arros Island, Amirante Islands, western Indian Ocean, depth 85 feet. Current status: Valid as Ecsenius midas Starck 1969. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Seychelles, western Mascarenes, Maldives and Chagos Archipelago east to Marquesas Islands, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia, New Caledonia and Tonga. Habitat: marine.

Species Ecsenius minutus Klausewitz, 1963 [=Ecsenius minutus Klausewitz [W.] 1963:357, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 44 (no. 5); ref. 4942] Addu Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Ecsenius minutus Klausewitz 1963. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine. Species Ecsenius monoculus Springer, 1988 [=Ecsenius monoculus Springer [V. G.] 1988:57, Pl. 7 (fig. 4); Fig. 32d] Notes: [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 465; ref. 6804] Northwestern side of Putic Island, Cuyo Islands, 10°55'05"N, 121°02'03"E, Philippine Is, depth 0-4.6 meters. Current status: Valid as Ecsenius monoculus Springer 1988. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: West Pacific: Indonesia, Philippines and South China Sea. Habitat: marine.

Species Ecsenius nalolo Smith, 1959 [=Ecsenius nalolo Smith [J. L. B.] 1959:245, Fig. 10] Notes: [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 14; ref. 4123] Pinda, Mozambique, western Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Ecsenius nalolo Smith 1959. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Red Sea, western Indian Ocean: East and South Africa, Comores and Cargados Carajos east to Maldives and Chagos Archipelago. Habitat: marine.

Species Ecsenius namiyei (Jordan & Evermann, 1902) [=Salarias namiyei Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1902:362, Fig. 25] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 25 (no. 1289); ref. 2447] Hokuto, Taipei City [Hokoto] or Pescadores Islands, Taiwan. Current status: Valid as Ecsenius namiyei (Jordan & Evermann 1902). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Australia north to Japan. Habitat: marine.

Species Ecsenius niue Springer, 2002 [=Ecsenius niue Springer [V. G.] 2002:3, Fig. 2a] Notes: [Zootaxa No. 72; ref. 26322] Beveridge Reef, southeastern lagoon, Niue Island, 20°01.13'S, 167°46.36'W, depth 7-13 meters. Current status: Valid as Ecsenius niue Springer 2002. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Niue Island, southwestern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Ecsenius oculatus Springer, 1988 [=Ecsenius oculatus Springer [V. G.] 1988:60, Pl. 7 (fig. 1); Fig. 32c] Notes: [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 465; ref. 6804] Lagoon reef off Tantabiddi Creek, North West Cape, Western Australia. Current status: Valid as Ecsenius oculatus Springer 1988. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: Chritmas Island and Western Austrralia. Habitat: marine.

Species Ecsenius oculus Springer, 1971 [=Ecsenius (Ecsenius) oculus Springer [V. G.] 1971:35, Fig. 31] Notes: [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 72; ref. 7707] Immediately south of cut between large outstanding rock and Ch'uan-fan-shih, southern Taiwan, depth 6 meters. Current status: Valid as Ecsenius oculus Springer 1971. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines,Taiwan and southern Japan. Habitat: marine.

Species Ecsenius ops Springer & Allen, 2001 [=Ecsenius ops Springer [V. G.] & Allen [G. R.] 2001:155, Figs. 5-6] Notes: [aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 4 (no. 4); ref. 25668] Tallabassi Bay, just off northwestern shore Big Damalawa Islet, about 5°17'20"S, about 122°04'E, Kabaena Island, Indonesia, depth 4-8 meters. Current status: Valid as Ecsenius ops Springer & Allen 2001. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Ecsenius opsifrontalis Chapman & Schultz, 1952 [=Ecsenius opsifrontalis Chapman [W. M.] & Schultz [L. P.] 1952:521, Fig. 93] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 102 (3310); ref. 12643] Rongelap Atoll, Rongelap Island, Marshall Islands, depth 18 feet. Current status: Valid as Ecsenius opsifrontalis Chapman & Schultz 1952. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Ecsenius pardus Springer, 1988 [=Ecsenius pardus Springer [V. G.] 1988:63, Pls. 7 (f. 6), 8 (f. 1); Fig. 33c] Notes: [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 465; ref. 6804] South of northeast point at entrance to Ndaku Bay, Kandavu, Fiji Islands, depth 0-2.4 meters. Current status: Valid as Ecsenius pardus Springer 1988. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Ecsenius paroculus Springer, 1988 [=Ecsenius paroculus Springer [V. G.] 1988:64, Pl. 7 (fig. 2); Figs. 32b, 34] Notes: [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 465; ref. 6804] Reef off northwestern side Pulau Tikus, Pulau Pari Group, Pulau Seribu, 5°51'25"S, 106°34'15"E, Indonesia, depth to 4.6 meters. Current status: Valid as Ecsenius paroculus Springer 1988. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: Andaman Sea to Sumatra and Java (Indonesia). Habitat: marine.

Species Ecsenius pictus McKinney & Springer, 1976 [=Ecsenius pictus McKinney [J. F.] & Springer [V. G.] 1976:19, Fig. 10] Notes: [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 236; ref. 7087] Just west of northern tip of Great Banda Island, 4°30'30"S, 129°56'10"E, Banda Islands, Molucca Islands, Indonesia, depth 0-60 feet. Current status: Valid as Ecsenius pictus McKinney & Springer 1976. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: West Pacific: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines and Solomon Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Ecsenius polystictus Springer & Randall, 1999 [=Ecsenius polystictus Springer [V. G.] & Randall [J. E.] 1999:45, Figs. 19-20] Notes: [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 26 (no. 1-2); ref. 24274] Sarabua Bay, 1°28.8'S, 99°09.7'E, Siberut Island, Mentawai Islands, Indonesia, depth 12-15 meters. Current status: Valid as Ecsenius polystictus Springer & Randall 1999. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Andaman Islands, Sumatra and Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Ecsenius portenoyi Springer, 1988 [=Ecsenius portenoyi Springer [V. G.] 1988:65, Pl. 8 (fig. 2-3); Fig. 33a] Notes: [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 465; ref. 6804] Reef 100 meters offshore of north coast of Rotuma Island, southeastern Pacific, depth to 9 meters. Current status: Valid as Ecsenius portenoyi Springer 1988. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Ecsenius prooculis Chapman & Schultz, 1952 [=Ecsenius prooculis Chapman [W. M.] & Schultz [L. P.] 1952:519, Fig. 92] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 102 (3310); ref. 12643] Munda Lagoon near Sassavelle, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, depth 10 feet. Current status: Valid as Ecsenius prooculis Chapman & Schultz 1952. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species (Murray, 1887) [=Salarias pulcher Murray [J. A.] 1887:47, Salarias anomalus Regan [C. T.] 1905:327, Pl. 2(B) (fig. 4), Salarias phantasticus Boulenger [G. A.] 1897:422] Notes: [Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society v. 2 (pt 1); ref. 22438] Manora Rocks, Karachi, Pakistan. Current status: Valid as Ecsenius pulcher (Murray 1887). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Northwestern Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine. (anomalus) [Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society v. 16; ref. 15386] Mekran Coast and Persian Gulf. Current status: Synonym of Ecsenius pulcher (Murray 1887). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (phantasticus) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 20 (no. 119) (art. 49); ref. 14628] Mekran coast, Iran. Current status: Synonym of Ecsenius pulcher (Murray 1887). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Ecsenius randalli Springer, 1991 [=Ecsenius randalli Springer [V. G.] 1991:106, Figs. 8-11] Notes: [ Hobbyist v. 39 (no. 12); ref. 18995] Elmoos Reef, Halmahera, Indonesia, 0°10'01"N, 128°00'07"E, depth 6 meters. Current status: Valid as Ecsenius randalli Springer 1991. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Halmahara, Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Ecsenius schroederi McKinney & Springer, 1976 [=Ecsenius schroederi McKinney [J. F.] & Springer [V. G.] 1976:21, Fig. 11] Notes: [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 236; ref. 7087] Off Tandjung Suli, Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia, depth 2.4 meters. Current status: Valid as Ecsenius schroederi McKinney & Springer 1976. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia and Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Ecsenius sellifer Springer, 1988 [=Ecsenius sellifer Springer [V. G.] 1988:66, Fig. 32e] Notes: [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 465; ref. 6804] Surge channel, Kiriwina Island, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, depth 0-3.7 meters. Current status: Valid as Ecsenius sellifer Springer 1988. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Palau. Habitat: marine.

Species Ecsenius shirleyae Springer & Allen, 2004 [=Ecsenius shirleyae Springer [V. G.] & Allen [G. R.] 2004:8, Figs. 1d, 2b.] Notes: [Zootaxa No. 791; ref. 28002] Off northwestern side of Pulau Tikus, Pulau Pari group, Pulau Seribu, Indonesia, about 5°51'25"S, about 106°34'15"E, depth to about 5 meters. Current status: Valid as Ecsenius shirleyae Springer & Allen 2004. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Ecsenius stictus Springer, 1988 [=Ecsenius stictus Springer [V. G.] 1988:74, Pl. 9 (figs. 5-6); Fig. 38] Notes: [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 465; ref. 6804] Reef face about 1 mile from One Tree Island, Capricorn Group, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia, depth 0-15 feet. Current status: Valid as Ecsenius stictus Springer 1988. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Ecsenius stigmatura Fowler, in Chapman & Schultz, 1952 [=Ecsenius stigmatura Fowler [H. W.] in Chapman & Schultz 1952:514, Fig. 90] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 102 (3310); ref. 12643] Dammi Island, between Jolo and Tawi Tawi Straits, Philippines, 5°52'12"N, 120°31'00"E, depth 244 fathoms. Current status: Valid as Ecsenius stigmatura Fowler 1952. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: West Pacific: Molucca and West Papua (Indonesia) and Philippines. Habitat: marine. Species Ecsenius taeniatus Springer, 1988 [=Ecsenius taeniatus Springer [V. G.] 1988:112, Fig. 60] Notes: [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 465; ref. 6804] off Milne Bay District, Basilaki Island, Papua New Guinea, depth 0-20 feet. Current status: Valid as Ecsenius taeniatus Springer 1988. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Papua New Guinea. Habitat: marine.

Species Ecsenius tessera Springer, 1988 [=Ecsenius tessera Springer [V. G.] 1988:67, Pl. 7 (fig. 5); Fig. 33d] Notes: [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 465; ref. 6804] Outside barrier reef west of Mato Pass, south end of New Caledonia, western Pacific, depth 6-10 meters. Current status: Valid as Ecsenius tessera Springer 1988. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Ecsenius tigris Springer, 1988 [=Ecsenius tigris Springer [V. G.] 1988:98, Pl. 11 (fig. 1); Fig. 52] Notes: [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 465; ref. 6804] Entrance to lagoon of Osprey Reef, Coral Sea, western Pacific, depth 5 meters. Current status: Valid as Ecsenius tigris Springer 1988. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Ecsenius tricolor Springer & Allen, 2001 [=Ecsenius tricolor Springer [V. G.] & Allen [G. R.] 2001:158, Figs. 9-10] Notes: [aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 4 (no. 4); ref. 25668] Southwestern tip Culion, Calamian Group, about 11°40'40" N, 119°56'36" E, Philippines, depth 12-15 meters. Current status: Valid as Ecsenius tricolor Springer & Allen 2001. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Malaysia and Philippines. Habitat: marine.

Species Ecsenius trilineatus Springer, 1972 [=Ecsenius (Ecsenius) trilineatus Springer [V. G.] 1972:2, Fig. 1] Notes: [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 134; ref. 7647] Towai Point, northwest Kiriwina Island, Trobriand Islands, New Guinea, Pacific, depth 0-7.6 meters. Current status: Valid as Ecsenius trilineatus Springer 1972. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: West Pacific: Brunei, Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea and Solomon Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species (Aoyagi, 1954) [=Salarias yaeyamaensis Aoyagi [H.] 1954:213 [37], Figs. 2-3] Notes: [Dobutsugaku Zasshi = Zoological Magazine Tokyo v. 63 (no. 5); ref. 130] Iriomote Island, Okinawa Prefecture, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Current status: Valid as Ecsenius yaeyamaensis (Aoyagi 1954). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Sri Lanka to Vanuatu, north to Yaeyama Islands, south to Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Entomacrodus Gill, 1859 - combtooth blennies [=Entomacrodus Gill [T. N.] 1859:168, Giffordella Fowler [H. W.] 1932:14, Salarichthys Guichenot [A.] 1867:96 [14]] Notes: [ref. 1755]. Masc. Entomacrodus nigricans Gill 1859. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Entomacrodus Gill 1859 -- (Springer 1967:8 [ref. 18947], Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:23 [ref. 4145], Springer 1972:10 [ref. 7647], Greenfield & Johnson 1981:67 [ref. 5580], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:299 [ref. 6441], Springer 1986:746 [ref. 5719], Williams 1990:12 [ref. 13549], Bath 2001:5 [ref. 25713], Springer 2001:3542 [ref. 26290], Williams 2003:1770 [ref. 27109], Hoese & Bray 2006:1550 [ref. 29000], Hastings & Springer 2009:71 [ref. 30395], Hastings 2009:101 [ref. 30397], Hastings & Springer 2009:8 [ref. 31156], Williams & Bogorodsky 2010:64 [ref. 30822], Lin & Hastings 2013:3 [ref. 33286]). Current status: Valid as Entomacrodus Gill 1859. Blenniidae: Salariinae. (Giffordella) [ref. 1412]. Fem. Giffordella corneliae Fowler 1932. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Entomacrodus Gill 1859 -- (Springer 1967:8 [ref. 18947], Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:23 [ref. 4145]). Current status: Synonym of Entomacrodus Gill 1859. Blenniidae: Salariinae. (Salarichthys) [ref. 1951]. Masc. Salarias vomerinus Valenciennes 1836. Type by original designation. Guichenot misspelled name once as Salarichtys on p. 100. On p. 14 of separate. Salariichthys is an incorrect subsequent spelling. •Synonym of Entomacrodus Gill 1859 -- (Springer 1967:8 [ref. 18947], Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:23 [ref. 4145]). Current status: Synonym of Entomacrodus Gill 1859. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Species Entomacrodus cadenati Springer, 1967 [=Entomacrodus cadenati Springer [V. G.] 1967:59, Pl. 4] Notes: [Atlantide Report No. 9 (for 1966); ref. 9069] Rocky shore at Gorée, Senegal. Current status: Valid as Entomacrodus cadenati Springer 1967. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Senegal to Guinea and offshore islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Entomacrodus caudofasciatus (Regan, 1909) [=Salarias caudofasciatus Regan [C. T.] 1909:405, Pl. 66 (fig. 3), Salarias rarotongensis Whitley [G. P.] 1965:118, Fig. 13] Notes: [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1909 (pt 2); ref. 14412] Christmas Island, Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Entomacrodus caudofasciatus (Regan 1909). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Andaman Islands, Cocos-Keeling and Christmas islands east to Tuamotu and Pitcairn islands, north to Philippines, south to New Caledonia. Habitat: marine. (rarotongensis) [Australian Zoologist v. 13 (pt 2); ref. 9267] Rarotonga Island, Cook Islands. Current status: Synonym of Entomacrodus caudofasciatus (Regan 1909). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Entomacrodus chapmani Springer, 1967 [=Entomacrodus chapmani Springer [V. G.] 1967:95, Pls. 16, 17b] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 122 (no. 3582); ref. 18947] Easter Island, southeastern Pacific. Current status: Valid as Entomacrodus chapmani Springer 1967. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Southeastern Pacific: Easter Island, Desaventurados Islands (Chile). Habitat: marine.

Species Entomacrodus chiostictus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882) [=Salarias chiostictus Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] 1882:363, Entomacrodus cruentatus Garman [S.] 1899:123, Pl. L' (fig. 1), Salarichthys vanderbilti Fowler [H. W.] 1944:234, Figs. 249-250] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 4 (no. 237); ref. 2470] Deep rock pool at Mazatlán, Sinaloa, western Mexico. Current status: Valid as Entomacrodus chiostictus (Jordan & Gilbert 1882). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine. (cruentatus) [Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 24; ref. 1540] Off Cocos Island, eastern Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Entomacrodus chiostictus (Jordan & Gilbert 1882). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (vanderbilti) [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 6; ref. 1448] Death River tide pools at foot of Mount Sapo, Panama. Current status: Synonym of Entomacrodus chiostictus (Jordan & Gilbert 1882). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Entomacrodus corneliae (Fowler, 1932) [=Giffordella corneliae Fowler [H. W.] 1932:14, Fig. 4] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 80 (no. 2906); ref. 1412] Nukuhiva, Marquesas Islands. Current status: Valid as Entomacrodus corneliae (Fowler 1932). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Marquesas Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Entomacrodus cymatobiotus Schultz & Chapman, in Schultz et al., 1960 [=Entomacrodus cymatobiotus Schultz [L. P.] & Chapman [W. M.] in Schultz et al. 1960:335, Fig. 119] Notes: [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 202, v. 2; ref. 3972] Ocean reef in surf, Eman Island, Bikini Atoll, western Pacific. Current status: Valid as Entomacrodus cymatobiotus Schultz & Chapman 1960. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Entomacrodus decussatus (Bleeker, 1858) [=Salarias decussatus Bleeker [P.] 1858:230, Salarias aneitensis Günther [A.] 1877:205, Pl. 118 (fig. A), Salarias atkinsoni Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1906:428, Fig. 106, Salarias kikaiensis Aoyagi [H.] 1954:239 [241], Fig. 1] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 15; ref. 363] Western Belitung [Biliton] Island and Sangi [Sungihe] Island, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Entomacrodus decussatus (Bleeker 1858). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia east to Mariana Islands, Tonga and Samoa, north to Ryukyu Islands and south to Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine. (aneitensis) [Andrew Garrett's Fische der Südsee Bd 2 (Heft 6); ref. 14243] Aneiteum, Island, Vanuatu. Current status: Synonym of Entomacrodus decussatus (Bleeker 1858). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (atkinsoni) [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 25 (for 1905); ref. 2497] Pago Pago, American Samoa. Current status: Synonym of Entomacrodus decussatus (Bleeker 1858). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (kikaiensis) [Dobutsugaku Zasshi = Zoological Magazine Tokyo v. 63 (no. 6); ref. 12637] Kikai Island, Oshima County, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Entomacrodus decussatus (Bleeker 1858). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Entomacrodus epalzeocheilos (Bleeker, 1859) [=Salarias epalzeocheilos Bleeker [P.] 1859:344] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 19; ref. 368] Karangbollong [Karang-Bollong Bay, on northeastern tip of Nusa Kambangan Island, 4.5 kilometers southeast to Cilacap, Jawa Tengah Province, Java, Indonesia, eastern Indian Ocean, ca. 7°45'34''S, 109°02'32''E]. Current status: Valid as Entomacrodus epalzeocheilos (Bleeker 1859). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: South and East Africa, Madagascar and western Mascarenes east to Easter Island, north to Ryukyu Islands and Ogasawara Islands, south to Tonga. Habitat: marine.

Species Entomacrodus lemuria Springer & Fricke, 2000 [=Entomacrodus lemuria Springer [V. G.] & Fricke [R.] 2000:391, Figs. 3-4] Notes: [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 113 (no. 2); ref. 24575] Réunion, western Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean, west coast, 250 meters north Boucan-Canot, 5 kilometers west southwest of St. Paul, 21°01'35"S, 55°13'36"E, near black rocks on shore. Current status: Valid as Entomacrodus lemuria Springer & Fricke 2000. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: Réunion, Mauritius (western Mascarenes endemic). Habitat: marine.

Species Entomacrodus lighti (Herre, 1938) [=Salarias lighti Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1938:65] Notes: [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 51; ref. 11002] Dodd Island, Amoy, China. Current status: Valid as Entomacrodus lighti (Herre 1938). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand. Habitat: marine.

Species Entomacrodus longicirrus Springer, 1967 [=Entomacrodus thalassinus longicirrus Springer [V. G.] 1967:145, Pl. 29] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 122 (no. 3582); ref. 18947] Shore reef region, east side at Goh Kram Island, eastern side of Gulf of Thailand, 12°41'33"N, 100°48'28"E. Current status: Valid as Entomacrodus longicirrus Springer 1967. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Gulf of Thailand, Taiwan and South China Sea. Habitat: marine.

Species Entomacrodus macrospilus Springer, 1967 [=Entomacrodus macrospilus Springer [V. G.] 1967:147, Pl. 30] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 122 (no. 3582); ref. 18947] East side of Anaho Bay, Marquesas Islands, South Pacific. Current status: Valid as Entomacrodus macrospilus Springer 1967. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Marquesas Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Entomacrodus marmoratus (Bennett, 1828) [=Blennius marmoratus Bennett [E. T.] 1828:35] Notes: [Zoological Journal, London v. 4 (no. 13, art. 3); ref. 16783] Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Valid as Entomacrodus marmoratus (Bennett 1828). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Entomacrodus nigricans Gill, 1859 [=Entomacrodus nigricans Gill [T. N.] 1859:168, Entomacrodus decoratus Poey [F.] 1868:398, Salarias margaritaceus Poey [F.] 1860:289] Notes: [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 11; ref. 1755] Near Bridgetown, Barbados, West Indies. Current status: Valid as Entomacrodus nigricans Gill 1859. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine. (decoratus) [Repertorio Fisico-Natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3505] Cuba. Current status: Synonym of Entomacrodus nigricans Gill 1859. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (margaritaceus) [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3499] Cuba. Current status: Synonym of Entomacrodus nigricans Gill 1859. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. Species Entomacrodus niuafoouensis (Fowler, 1932) [=Salarias niuafoouensis Fowler [H. W.] 1932:7, Fig. 3] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 81 (no. 2931); ref. 16368] Niuafoou Island, Tonga Islands. Current status: Valid as Entomacrodus niuafoouensis (Fowler 1932). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Entomacrodus randalli Springer, 1967 [=Entomacrodus randalli Springer [V. G.] 1967:71, Pl. 11] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 122 (no. 3582); ref. 18947] Eastern side of Anaho Bay, Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, South Pacific. Current status: Valid as Entomacrodus randalli Springer 1967. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Marquesas Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Entomacrodus rofeni Springer, 1967 [=Entomacrodus rofeni Springer [V. G.] 1967:86, Pl. 13] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 122 (no. 3582); ref. 18947] Western side of atoll, Raroia, Tuamotu Islands, French Polynesia, South Pacific. Current status: Valid as Entomacrodus rofeni Springer 1967. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Entomacrodus sealei Bryan & Herre, 1903 [=Entomacrodus sealei Bryan [W. A.] & Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1903:138, Entomacrodus incisolabiatus Schultz [L. P.] & Chapman [W. M.] in Schultz et al. 1960:332, Fig. 118] Notes: [Occasional Papers of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History v. 2 (no. 1); ref. 15652] Marcus Island, western Pacific. Current status: Valid as Entomacrodus sealei Bryan & Herre 1903. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Mariana and Caroline Islands east to the Line and Pitcairn Islands, south to New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands and Rapa. Habitat: marine. (incisolabiatus) [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 202, v. 2; ref. 3972] Ocean reef and surf, southeastern end, Enyu Island, Bikini Atoll, western Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Entomacrodus sealei Bryan & Herre 1903. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Entomacrodus solus Williams & Bogorodsky, 2010 [=Entomacrodus solus Williams [J. T.] & Bogorodsky [S. V.] 2010:64, Fig. 1] Notes: [Zootaxa No. 2475; ref. 30822] Ras Mohammed, Sinai Peninsula, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, depth 0-0.2 meters. Current status: Valid as Entomacrodus solus Williams & Bogorodsky 2010. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Red Sea. Habitat: marine.

Species Entomacrodus stellifer (Jordan & Snyder, 1902) [=Scartichthys stellifer Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.] 1902:461, Fig. 10] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 25 (no. 1293); ref. 2516] Wakanoura, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. Current status: Valid as Entomacrodus stellifer (Jordan & Snyder 1902). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western North Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Entomacrodus strasburgi Springer, 1967 [=Entomacrodus strasburgi Springer [V. G.] 1967:88, Pl. 14] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 122 (no. 3582); ref. 18947] Makapuu Point, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Valid as Entomacrodus strasburgi Springer 1967. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine. Species Entomacrodus striatus (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1836) [=Salarias striatus Valenciennes [A.] (ex Quoy & Gaimard) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:309, Salarias fraenatus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:342, Entomacrodus plurifilis marshallensis Schultz [L. P.] & Chapman [W. M.] in Schultz et al. 1960:341, Fig. 121, Salarias penotus Liénard [F.] in Sauvage 1891:389, Pl. 41A (fig. 5), Entomacrodus plurifilis plurifilis Schultz [L. P.] & Chapman [W. M.] in Schultz et al. 1960:338, Fig. 120, Entomacrodus wolffi Rofen [R. R.] 1958:202, Pl. 11 (fig. 31), Fig. 1] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Entomacrodus striatus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: Seychelles, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Wake Atoll and Pitcairn Group, north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia, Lord Howe Island and Rapa. Habitat: marine. (fraenatus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Malabar coast, India. Current status: Synonym of Entomacrodus striatus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (marshallensis) [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 202, v. 2; ref. 3972] Reef at entrance of channel, Enyu Island, Bikini Atoll, western Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Entomacrodus striatus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (penotus) [Histoire physique, naturelle et politique de Madagascar; ref. 14503] Current status: Synonym of Entomacrodus striatus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. (plurifilis) [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 202, v. 2; ref. 3972] Reef at Siulagi Point, Tau Island, American Samoa. Current status: Synonym of Entomacrodus striatus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (wolffi) [The Natural History of Rennell Island, British Solomon Islands, Copenhagen v. 1 (no. 10); ref. 12110] Rennell Island, 11°39'S, 160°14'E, Solomon Islands, depth 0-0.25 meters. Current status: Synonym of Entomacrodus striatus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Entomacrodus textilis (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1836) [=Salarias textilis Valenciennes [A.] (ex Quoy & Gaimard) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:307] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Ascension Island, South Atlantic. Current status: Valid as Entomacrodus textilis (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Ascension and Saint Helena islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Entomacrodus thalassinus (Jordan & Seale, 1906) [=Alticus thalassinus Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1906:425, Fig. 103, Salarias lacunicola Fowler [H. W.] 1946:178, Figs. 41a-42, Alticus musilae Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1906:425, Fig. 104] Notes: [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 25 (for 1905); ref. 2497] Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa. Current status: Valid as Entomacrodus thalassinus (Jordan & Seale 1906). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Seychelles, Mauritius (Mascarenes) and Maldives; Philippines east to Line Islands and Tuamotu Archipelago, north to Taiwan and southern Japan, south to Western Australia, Queensland (Australia), New Caledonia and Tonga. Habitat: marine. (lacunicola) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 98; ref. 1456] Aguni Shima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Entomacrodus thalassinus (Jordan & Seale 1906). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (musilae) [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 25 (for 1905); ref. 2497] Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa. Current status: Synonym of Entomacrodus thalassinus (Jordan & Seale 1906). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Entomacrodus vermiculatus (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1836) [=Salarias vermiculatus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:301, Salarias reticulatus Madhusoodana Kurup [B.], Manojkumar [T. G.] & Radhakrishnan [K. V.] 2005:195, Fig. 1, Salarias reuteri Lenz [H.] 1881:506, Salarias vermiculatoides Bleeker [P.] 1857:40] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Seychelles, western Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Entomacrodus vermiculatus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Seychelles, Madagascar and Mauritius (Mascarenes) east to Indonesia and Solomon Islands. Habitat: marine. (reticulatus) [Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society v. 102 (pt 2); ref. 28651] Vettilappara, Chalakudy River, Kerala, India. Current status: Synonym of Entomacrodus vermiculatus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (reuteri) [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 4 (no. 93); ref. 17499] Nosy Be [Nossi-Bé], Madagascar. Current status: Synonym of Entomacrodus vermiculatus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (vermiculatoides) [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 3; ref. 359] Trussan, western Sumatra, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Entomacrodus vermiculatus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Entomacrodus vomerinus (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1836) [=Salarias vomerinus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:349] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Bahia, Brazil. Current status: Valid as Entomacrodus vomerinus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Southwestern Atlantic: Brazil and Brazilian oceanic islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Entomacrodus williamsi Springer & Fricke, 2000 [=Entomacrodus williamsi Springer [V. G.] & Fricke [R.] 2000:395, Fig. 5] Notes: [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 113 (no. 2); ref. 24575] Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Islands, Duff Islands, Lakao, northwestern end at Temoma Pt., 9°47'54"S, 165°05'18"E, small cove, surge channels in big boulders, depth 0-10 meters. Current status: Valid as Entomacrodus williamsi Springer & Fricke 2000. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea to Solomon Islands. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Exallias Jordan & Evermann, 1905 - combtooth blennies [=Exallias Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1905:503, Gloriella Schultz [L. P.] 1941:17, Leoblennius Reid [E. D.] 1943:382] Notes: [ref. 2451]. Masc. Salarias brevis Kner 1868. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Exallias Jordan & Evermann 1905 -- (Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:299 [ref. 6441], Springer 1986:746 [ref. 5719], Williams 1990:17 [ref. 13549], Bath 2001:5 [ref. 25713], Springer 2001:3541 [ref. 26290], Hoese & Bray 2006:1550 [ref. 29000], Hastings & Springer 2009:71 [ref. 30395]). Current status: Valid as Exallias Jordan & Evermann 1905. Blenniidae: Salariinae. (Gloriella) [ref. 3953]. Fem. Cirripectes caninus Herre 1936. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Exallias Jordan & Evermann 1905 -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:23 [ref. 4145]). Current status: Synonym of Exallias Jordan & Evermann 1905. Blenniidae: Salariinae. (Leoblennius) [ref. 3686]. Masc. Leoblennius schultzi Reid 1943. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Exallias Jordan & Evermann 1905 -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:23 [ref. 4145]). Current status: Synonym of Exallias Jordan & Evermann 1905. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Species Exallias brevis (Kner, 1868) [=Salarias brevis Kner [R.] 1868:29, Salarias leopardus Day [F.] 1870:518, Ophioblennius phalacrus Clark [H. W.] 1938:184, Leoblennius schultzi Reid [E. D.] 1943:382, Fig. 3] Notes: [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 58 (nos 1-2); ref. 6074] Savai'i Island, Schiffer Island, Samoa. Current status: Valid as Exallias brevis (Kner 1868). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Mozambique Channel, Seychelles and Mascarenes east to Hawaiian Islands, Marquesas Islands and Henderson Island (Pitcairn Group), north to Ryukyu Islands and Ogasawara Islands, south to Western Australia, New Caledonia and Rapa. Habitat: marine. (leopardus) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1869 (pt 3); ref. 18819] Off Galle harbor, Sri Lanka. Current status: Synonym of Exallias brevis (Kner 1868). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (phalacrus) [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 4) v. 22 (no. 7); ref. 12316] Taiohae Bay, Nukuhiva Island, Marquesas Islands. Current status: Synonym of Exallias brevis (Kner 1868). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (schultzi) [Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences v. 33 (no. 12); ref. 3686] Diamond Head Light, Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands, Albatross station 3921. Current status: Synonym of Exallias brevis (Kner 1868). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Glyptoparus Smith, 1959 - combtooth blennies [=Glyptoparus Smith [J. L. B.] 1959:249] Notes: [ref. 4123]. Masc. Glyptoparus delicatulus Smith 1959. Type by original designation. •Valid as Glyptoparus Smith 1959 -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:24 [ref. 4145], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:298 [ref. 6441], Bath 2001:5 [ref. 25713], Springer 2001:3541 [ref. 26290], Hoese & Bray 2006:1551 [ref. 29000], Hastings & Springer 2009:71 [ref. 30395]). Current status: Valid as Glyptoparus Smith 1959. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Species Glyptoparus delicatulus Smith, 1959 [=Glyptoparus delicatulus Smith [J. L. B.] 1959:249, Pl. 16 (fig. 3)] Notes: [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 14; ref. 4123] Malindi, Kenya, western Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Glyptoparus delicatulus Smith 1959. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Seychelles, Madagascar and Mauritius (Mascarenes) east to Pohnpei (Micronesia) and Austral Islands, north to Ryukyu Islands and Ogasawara Islands, south to Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Hirculops Smith, 1959 - combtooth blennies [=Hirculops Smith [J. L. B.] 1959:247] Notes: [ref. 4123]. Masc. Blennius cornifer Rüppell 1830. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Hirculops Smith 1959 -- (Springer 1986:747 [ref. 5719], Bath 2001:5 [ref. 25713], Hastings & Springer 2009:71 [ref. 30395], Smith-Vaniz & Allen 2012:61 [ref. 31806]). Current status: Valid as Hirculops Smith 1959. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Species Hirculops cornifer (Ruppell, 1830) [=Blennius cornifer Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1830:112, Hirculops cornifer menos Smith [J. L. B.] 1959:247, Pls. 16 (fig. 6), 19 (fig. G)] Notes: [Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Africa. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3843] Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea. Current status: Valid as Hirculops cornifer (Rüppell 1830). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Red Sea, western Indian Ocean: East Africa south to Pondoland (South Africa). Habitat: marine. (menos) [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 14; ref. 4123] Mozambique, western Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Hirculops cornifer (Rüppell 1830). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Hypleurochilus Gill, 1861 - combtooth blennies [=Hypleurochilus Gill [T. N.] 1861:44] Notes: [ref. 1766]. Masc. Blennius multifilis Girard 1858. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Gill 1861:168 [ref. 1775] and by Jordan & Gilbert 1883:758 [ref. 2476]. •Valid as Hypleurochilus Gill 1861 -- (Bath 1973:527 [ref. 7212], Bath 1977:183 [ref. 208], Greenfield & Johnson 1981:69 [ref. 5580], Zander in Whitehead et al. 1986:1099 [ref. 13677], Bath 1986:355 [ref. 6217], Daget in Lévêque et al. 1992:796 [ref. 21590], Bath 1994 [ref. 21627], Bath 1996:90 [ref. 22687], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:405 [ref. 24550], Bath 2001:4 [ref. 25713], Williams 2003:1771 [ref. 27109], Hastings & Springer 2009:70 [ref. 30395], Hastings 2009:101 [ref. 30397], Javonillo & Harold 2010:14 [ref. 30906], Levy et al. 2012:3 [ref. 32539], Pinheiro et al. 2013:95 [ref. 32885]). Current status: Valid as Hypleurochilus Gill 1861. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Species Hypleurochilus aequipinnis (Gunther, 1861) [=Blennius aequipinnis Günther [A.] 1861:225] Notes: [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] Western Africa. Current status: Valid as Hypleurochilus aequipinnis (Günther 1861). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

Species Hypleurochilus bananensis (Poll, 1959) [=Blennius bananensis Poll [M.] 1959:63, Fig. 22, Hypleurochilus phrynus Bath [H.] 1965:252, Figs. 1-3] Notes: [Résultats scientifique. Expédition océanographic belge dans les eaux côtières africaines de l'Atlantique sud (1948-1949). Bruxelles. v. 4 (no. 3B); ref. 12014] Moanda Tonde, French Equatorial Africa. Current status: Valid as Hypleurochilus bananensis (Poll 1959). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea, eastern Atlantic; south to Congo. Habitat: marine. (phrynus) [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 46 (no. 4); ref. 9197] Off harbor of Port of Algeria, Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Hypleurochilus bananensis (Poll 1959). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Hypleurochilus bermudensis Beebe & Tee-Van, 1933 [=Hypleurochilus bermudensis Beebe [W.] & Tee-Van [J.] 1933:155, Fig. 38] Notes: [Zoologica, Scientific Contributions of the New York Zoological Society v. 13 (no. 7); ref. 16101] Marshall Island, Bermuda. Current status: Valid as Hypleurochilus bermudensis Beebe & Tee-Van 1933. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

Species Hypleurochilus brasil Pinheiro et al., 2013 [=Hypleurochilus brasil Pinheiro [H. T.], Gasparini [J. L.] & Rangel [C. A.] 2013:96, Figs. 2-4] Notes: [Zootaxa 3709 (no. 1); ref. 32885] Ponta da Calheta, Ilha da Trindade, Espírito Santo, Brazil, 20°30’S, 29°20’W, depth 8 meters. Current status: Valid as Hypleurochilus brasil Pinheiro, Gasparini & Rangel 2013. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Trinidade Island and Martin Vaz Archipelago, Brazil. Habitat: marine.

Species Hypleurochilus caudovittatus Bath, 1994 [=Hypleurochilus caudovittatus Bath [H.] 1994:70, Figs. 26-28] Notes: [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 74 (nos 1/2); ref. 21627] Bayside of Egmont Key, about 2/3 from north end of Pinellas County, Florida, U.S.A. Current status: Valid as Hypleurochilus caudovittatus Bath 1994. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine. Species Hypleurochilus fissicornis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) [=Blennius fissicornis Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1824:251, Blennius brasiliensis Lichtenstein [M. H. C.] 1829:63, Blennius fucorum Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:263, Pl. 324, Blennius oceanicus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:265] Notes: [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 3574] Rio de Janeiro Bay, Brazil. Current status: Valid as Hypleurochilus fissicornis (Quoy & Gaimard 1824). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Southwestern and northeastern Atlantic. Habitat: marine. (brasiliensis) [1826 (4); ref. 17530] Brazil. Current status: Synonym of Hypleurochilus fissicornis (Quoy & Gaimard 1824). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (fucorum) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] About 240 miles south of Azores, northeastern Atlantic. Current status: Synonym of Hypleurochilus fissicornis (Quoy & Gaimard 1824). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (oceanicus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Open Atlantic, 29°N, 50°W. Current status: Synonym of Hypleurochilus fissicornis (Quoy & Gaimard 1824). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species (Wood, 1825) [=Blennius geminatus Wood [W. W.] 1825:278, Blennius foxi Fowler [H. W.] 1914:344, Fig.] Notes: [Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia v. 4 (pt 2); ref. 17840] Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A. Current status: Valid as Hypleurochilus geminatus (Wood 1825). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine. (foxi) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 66; ref. 14151] Sea Isle City, Cape May County, New Jersey, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Hypleurochilus geminatus (Wood 1825). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Hypleurochilus langi (Fowler, 1923) [=Blennius langi Fowler [H. W.] 1923:5] Notes: [American Museum Novitates No. 103; ref. 1399] Mouth of the Congo River, western Africa. Current status: Valid as Hypleurochilus langi (Fowler 1923). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic. Habitat: brackish, marine.

Species Hypleurochilus multifilis (Girard, 1858) [=Blennius multifilis Girard [C. F.] 1858:169] Notes: [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 10; ref. 1813] St. Joseph Island, Texas, U.S.A. Current status: Valid as Hypleurochilus multifilis (Girard 1858). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

Species Hypleurochilus paytensis (Steindachner, 1876) [=Blennius (Hypleurochilus) paytensis Steindachner [F.] 1876:219 [171]] Notes: [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 74 (1. Abth.); ref. 4225] Payta, Peru. Current status: Valid as paytensis (Steindachner 1876). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Hypleurochilus pseudoaequipinnis Bath, 1994 [=Hypleurochilus pseudoaequipinnis Bath [H.] 1994:77, Figs. 44-54] Notes: [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 74 (nos 1/2); ref. 21627] Gatun Locks, lower West chamber, Colón, Panama. Current status: Valid as Hypleurochilus pseudoaequipinnis Bath 1994. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic and eastern Atlantic (islands of the Gulf of Guinea). Habitat: marine.

Species Hypleurochilus springeri Randall, 1966 [=Hypleurochilus springeri Randall [J. E.] 1966:65, Fig. 1C] Notes: [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 79; ref. 9054] Cabo Rojo, southwest of lighthouse, Puerto Rico, depth 0-5 feet. Current status: Valid as Hypleurochilus springeri Randall 1966. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Hypsoblennius Gill, 1861 - combtooth blennies [=Hypsoblennius Gill [T. N.] 1861:44, Blenniolus (subgenus of Hypsoblennius) Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1898:2386, 2390, Homesthes Gilbert [C. H.] in Jordan & Evermann 1898:2346, 2394, Hypsoblenniops Schultz [L. P.] 1942:153, Isesthes Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] 1883:757, Runulops (subgenus of Petroscirtes) Ogilby [J. D.] 1910:55, Spinoblennius Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1935:435] Notes: [ref. 1766]. Masc. Blennius hentz Lesueur 1825. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Hypsoblennius Gill 1861 -- (Springer 1967:461 [ref. 30243], Smith-Vaniz 1980 [ref. 5525], Bath 1996:90 [ref. 22687], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:407 [ref. 24550], Bath 2000:176 [ref. 25102], Bath 2001:4 [ref. 25713], Williams 2003:1771 [ref. 27109], Hastings & Springer 2009:70 [ref. 30395], Hastings 2009:101 [ref. 30397], Javonillo & Harold 2010:14 [ref. 30906], Levy et al. 2012:3 [ref. 32539], Lin & Hastings 2013:3 [ref. 33286]). Current status: Valid as Hypsoblennius Gill 1861. Blenniidae: Salariinae. (Blenniolus) [ref. 2445]. Masc. Blennius brevipinnis Günther 1861. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Hypsoblennius Gill 1861 -- (Bath 1977:186 [ref. 208]). Current status: Synonym of Hypsoblennius Gill 1861. Blenniidae: Salariinae. (Homesthes) [ref. 2445]. Fem. Homesthes caulopus Gilbert 1898. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Hypsoblennius Gill 1861 -- (Bath 1977:186 [ref. 208]). Current status: Synonym of Hypsoblennius Gill 1861. Blenniidae: Salariinae. (Hypsoblenniops) [ref. 3955]. Masc. Hypsoblenniops rickettsi Schultz 1942. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Hypsoblennius Gill 1861 -- (Bath 1977:186 [ref. 208]). Current status: Synonym of Hypsoblennius Gill 1861. Blenniidae: Salariinae. (Isesthes) [ref. 2476]. Fem. Blennius gentilis Girard 1854. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Identification of species corrected in Addenda, p. 959. Isethes is a misspelling. •Synonym of Hypsoblennius Gill 1861 -- (Bath 1977:186 [ref. 208]). Current status: Synonym of Hypsoblennius Gill 1861. Blenniidae: Salariinae. (Runulops) [ref. 3288]. Masc. Blennechis fasciatus Jenyns 1841. Type by subsequent designation. Perhaps proposed as a genus and not a subgenus based on style of key. Described without species, "...founded on two South American species described by Jenyns." First addition of species and type designation not researched. •Synonym of Hypsoblennius Gill 1861 -- (Bath 1977:186 [ref. 208]). Current status: Synonym of Hypsoblennius Gill 1861. Blenniidae: Salariinae. (Spinoblennius) [ref. 2109]. Masc. Spinoblennius spiniger Herre 1935. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Hypsoblennius Gill 1861 -- (Bath 1977:186 [ref. 208]). Current status: Synonym of Hypsoblennius Gill 1861. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Species Hypsoblennius brevipinnis (Gunther, 1861) [=Blennius brevipinnis Günther [A.] 1861:226, Spinoblennius actesoma Fowler [H. W.] 1944:232, 251, 401, Fig. 248, Scartella atrimana Clark [H. W.] 1936:393, Spinoblennius spiniger Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1935:435] Notes: [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] (Pacific) Panama. Current status: Valid as Hypsoblennius brevipinnis (Günther 1861). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific; Atlantic immigrant through Panama Canal. Habitat: marine. (actesoma) [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 6; ref. 1448] Playa Muerto and Santelmo Bay, Panama; Maria Madre Island, Mexico. Current status: Synonym of Hypsoblennius brevipinnis (Günther 1861). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (atrimana) [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 4) v. 21 (no. 29); ref. 839] Isabela Island [Albemarle Island], Galápagos Islands (at submerged light). Current status: Synonym of Hypsoblennius brevipinnis (Günther 1861). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (spiniger) [Field Museum of Natural History, Publications, Zoölogical Series v. 18 (no. 12); ref. 2109] Eden Island, Galápagos Islands. Current status: Synonym of Hypsoblennius brevipinnis (Günther 1861). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Hypsoblennius caulopus (Gilbert, in Jordan & Evermann, 1898) [=Homesthes caulopus Gilbert [C. H.] in Jordan & Evermann 1898:2394, Hypsoblennius lignus Meek [S. E.] & Hildebrand [S. F.] 1928:946, Pl. 96 (fig. 2)] Notes: [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 47; ref. 2445] Panama Bay, (Pacific) Panama. Current status: Valid as Hypsoblennius caulopus (Gilbert 1898). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine. (lignus) [Field Museum of Natural History, Publications, Zoölogical Series v. 15 (publ. 249); ref. 2964] Chame Point, (Pacific) Panama. Current status: Synonym of Hypsoblennius caulopus (Gilbert 1898). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Hypsoblennius exstochilus Bohlke, 1959 [=Hypsoblennius exstochilus Böhlke [J. E.] 1959:1, Fig. 1] Notes: [Notulae Naturae (Philadelphia) No. 321; ref. 11980] South shore of western tip of Treasure Island (Salt Cay), Bahamas, 25°06'14"N, 77°18'46"W. Current status: Valid as Hypsoblennius exstochilus Böhlke 1959. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

Species (Girard, 1854) [=Blennius gentilis Girard [C. F.] 1854:149, Hypsoblennius digueti Chabanaud [P.] 1943:392, Hypsoblenniops rickettsi Schultz [L. P.] 1942:154, Fig. 1] Notes: [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 7; ref. 5769] Monterey, California, U.S.A. Current status: Valid as Hypsoblennius gentilis (Girard 1854). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: brackish, marine. (digueti) [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 15 (no. 6); ref. 13169] Gulf of California, Mexico. Current status: Synonym of Hypsoblennius gentilis (Girard 1854). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Gulf of California. Habitat: marine. (rickettsi) [Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences v. 32 (no. 5); ref. 3955] Concepción Bay, Mexico. Current status: Synonym of Hypsoblennius gentilis (Girard 1854). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine. Species (Jordan, 1882) [=Isesthes gilberti Jordan [D. S.] 1882:349] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 5 (no. 288); ref. 18343] Santa Barbara, California, U.S.A. Current status: Valid as Hypsoblennius gilberti (Jordan 1882). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species (Lesueur, 1825) [=Blennius hentz Lesueur [C. A.] 1825:363, Hypsoblennius hentzi Gill [T. N.] 1861:44, Blennius punctatus Wood [W. W.] 1825:279] Notes: [Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia v. 4 (pt 2); ref. 17521] Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A. Current status: Valid as Hypsoblennius hentz (Lesueur 1825). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine. (hentzi) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 13 (Suppl.); ref. 1766] Current status: Synonym of Hypsoblennius hentz (Lesueur 1825). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (punctatus) [Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia v. 4 (pt 2); ref. 17840] Charleston harbor, South Carolina, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Hypsoblennius hentz (Lesueur 1825). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Smith-Vaniz & Acero P., in Smith-Vaniz, 1980 [=Hypsoblennius invemar Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] & Acero P. [A.] in Smith-Vaniz 1980:289, Figs 2a, 3a, 4-6] Notes: [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 132; ref. 5525] Santa Marta Bay, Colombia. Current status: Valid as Hypsoblennius invemar Smith-Vaniz & Acero P. 1980. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

Species (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882) [=Isesthes ionthas Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] 1882:299, Isesthes scrutator Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] 1882:300] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 5 (no. 282); ref. 2472] Pensacola, Florida, U.S.A. Current status: Valid as Hypsoblennius ionthas (Jordan & Gilbert 1882). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine. (scrutator) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 5 (no. 282); ref. 2472] Pensacola, Florida, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Hypsoblennius ionthas (Jordan & Gilbert 1882). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species (Jordan & Evermann, in Jordan, 1896) [=Chasmodes jenkinsi Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] in Jordan 1896:232, Pl. 39] Notes: [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 2) v. 6; ref. 2395] Guaymas, Sonora, western coast of Mexico. Current status: Valid as Hypsoblennius jenkinsi (Jordan & Evermann 1896). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Hypsoblennius maculipinna (Regan, 1903) [=Chasmodes maculipinna Regan [C. T.] 1903:630] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 12 (no. 72) (art. 64); ref. 13401] Río Durango, northwestern Ecuador. Current status: Valid as Hypsoblennius maculipinna (Regan 1903). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Costa Rica to Ecuador. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

Species Hypsoblennius paytensis (Steindachner, 1876) [=Blennius (Hypleurochilus) paytensis Steindachner [F.] 1876:219 [171]] Notes: [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 74 (1. Abth.); ref. 4225] Payta, Peru. Current status: Valid as Hypsoblennius paytensis (Steindachner 1876). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Hypsoblennius proteus (Krejsa, 1960) [=Blenniolus proteus Krejsa [R. J.] 1960:326, Figs. 1, 3, 7, 9-10] Notes: [Copeia 1960 (no. 4); ref. 11927] Northern edge of Caleta Binner, Socorro Island, Revillagigedo Islands, off western Mexico, depth to 5 feet. Current status: Valid as Hypsoblennius proteus (Krejsa 1960). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Hypsoblennius robustus Hildebrand, 1946 [=Hypsoblennius robustus Hildebrand [S. F.] 1946:391, Fig. 75] Notes: [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 189; ref. 2161] Independencia Bay, 14°13'S, 76°15'W, Peru. Current status: Valid as Hypsoblennius robustus Hildebrand 1946. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Peru. Habitat: marine.

Species Hypsoblennius sordidus (Bennett, 1828) [=Blennius sordidus Bennett [E. T.] 1828:34, Blennechis biocellatus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:289, Salarias chilensis Clark [H. W.] 1938:182, Blennechis fasciatus Jenyns [L.] 1841:84, Pl. 17 (figs. 1, 1a), Blennius nigrescens Sauvage [H.-E.] 1880:215 [5], Blennechis ornatus Jenyns [L.] 1841:85, Pl. 17 (fig. 2), Blennius riverosi Fowler [H. W.] 1951:317, Fig. 45] Notes: [Zoological Journal, London v. 4 (no. 13, art. 3); ref. 16783] Hawaiian Islands [in error; Pacific coast of South America]. Current status: Valid as Hypsoblennius sordidus (Bennett 1828). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Chile and Peru. Habitat: marine. (biocellatus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Valparaíso, Chile. Current status: Synonym of Hypsoblennius sordidus (Bennett 1828). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (chilensis) [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 4) v. 22 (no. 7); ref. 12316] Valparaíso Harbor, Chile. Current status: Synonym of Hypsoblennius sordidus (Bennett 1828). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (fasciatus) [The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Beagle; ref. 2344] Concepción, Chile. Current status: Synonym of Hypsoblennius sordidus (Bennett 1828). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (nigrescens) [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 4; ref. 19970] Exped. de la Venus (Mai 1837) [Valparaiso, Chile or Callao, Peru based on date, not Madagascar]. Current status: Synonym of Hypsoblennius sordidus (Bennett 1828). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (ornatus) [The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Beagle; ref. 2344] Coquimbo, Chile. Current status: Synonym of Hypsoblennius sordidus (Bennett 1828). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (riverosi) [Revista Chilena de Historia Natural (Santiago) v. 51-53 (1947-1949); ref. 12694] Coquimbo, Chile and Concepción, Chile. Current status: Synonym of Hypsoblennius sordidus (Bennett 1828). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Hypsoblennius striatus (Steindachner, 1876) [=Blennius striatus Steindachner [F.] 1876:63 [15], Pl. 8 (fig. 4)] Notes: [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 74 (1. Abth.); ref. 4225] (Pacific) Panama. Current status: Valid as Hypsoblennius striatus (Steindachner 1876). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Istiblennius Whitley, 1943 - combtooth blennies [=Istiblennius Whitley [G. P.] 1943:185, Halmablennius Smith [J. L. B.] 1948:340] Notes: [ref. 4703]. Masc. Salarias muelleri Klunzinger 1880. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Istiblennius Whitley 1943 -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:24 [ref. 4145], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:29 [ref. 7348], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:299 [ref. 6441], Springer 1986:747 [ref. 5719], Bath 1986:356 [ref. 6217], Williams 1990:11 [ref. 13549], Springer & Williams 1994:85 [ref. 21878], Bath 2001:5 [ref. 25713], Springer 2001:3543 [ref. 26290], Hoese & Bray 2006:1551 [ref. 29000], Hastings & Springer 2009:71 [ref. 30395], Lin & Hastings 2013:3 [ref. 33286], Kottelat 2013:382 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Istiblennius Whitley 1943. Blenniidae: Salariinae. (Halmablennius) [ref. 4074]. Masc. Salarias unicolor Rüppell 1838. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Istiblennius Whitley 1943 -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:25 [ref. 4145], Bath 1986:356 [ref. 6217], Springer & Williams 1994:85 [ref. 21878], Kottelat 2013:382 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius Whitley 1943. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Species Istiblennius bellus (Gunther, 1861) [=Salarias bellus Günther [A.] 1861:256, Istiblennius bellus impudens Smith [J. L. B.] 1959:242, Pls. 14 (fig. M), 16 (fig. 1), Salarias kellersi Fowler [H. W.] 1932:6, Fig. 2, Salarias leopardus Fowler [H. W.] 1938:82, Pl. 11 (fig. 28), Salarias personatus Fowler [H. W.] 1945:71, Fig. 17] Notes: [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] China seas [probably erroneous]. Current status: Valid as Istiblennius bellus (Günther 1861). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: South Africa, East Africa, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Marquesas Islands and Easter Island, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Tonga. Habitat: marine. (impudens) [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 14; ref. 4123] St. Pierre Island, Seychelles, western Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius bellus (Günther 1861). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (kellersi) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 81 (no. 2931); ref. 16368] Niuafoou Island, Tonga Islands. Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius bellus (Günther 1861). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (leopardus) [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 2; ref. 1428] Nukuhiva, Marquesas Islands. Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius bellus (Günther 1861). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (personatus) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 97; ref. 13142] Saipan Island, western Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius bellus (Günther 1861). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Istiblennius colei (Herre, 1934) [=Salarias colei Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1934:96, Salarias martini Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1942:2] Notes: [Notes on fishes in the Zoological Museum of Stanford University. 1. The fishes of the Herre Philippine expedition of 1931.; ref. 2108] Culion Harbor, Philippines. Current status: Valid as Istiblennius colei (Herre 1934). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines. Habitat: marine. (martini) [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 55; ref. 11018] Reef at Estancia, Panay, Philippines. Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius colei (Herre 1934). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1836) [=Salarias dussumieri Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:310, Salarias auridens Alleyne [H. G.] & Macleay [W.] 1877:338, Pl. 14 (fig. 2), Salarias barbatus Gilchrist [J. D. F.] & Thompson [W. W.] 1908:108, Salarias cheverti Macleay [W.] 1881:12, Salarias cristiceps Alleyne [H. G.] & Macleay [W.] 1877:338, Pl. 14 (fig. 3), Salarias doliatus Sauvage [H.-E.] 1880:217 [7], Salarias forsteri Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:315, Salarias geminatus Alleyne [H. G.] & Macleay [W.] 1877:336, Pl. 13 (fig. 3), Salarias olivaceus Blyth [E.] 1858:271, Salarias siamensis Smith [H. M.] 1934:320, Pl. 14, Scartichthys stigmatopterus Fowler [H. W.] 1904:553, Pl. 25 (lower fig.), Salarias striatomaculatus Kner [R.] & Steindachner [F.] 1867:368 [13], Pl. 1 (fig. 4), Salarias truncatus Bleeker [P.] 1860:44, Salarias zamboangae Evermann [B. W.] & Seale [A.] 1906:512, Fig. 4] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Malabar [Malabar region, India, Arabian Sea]. Current status: Valid as Istiblennius dussumieri (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: South Africa, East Africa, Seychelles, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Society Islands, north to Taiwan and southern Japan, south to New South Wales (Australia), Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island. Habitat: brackish, marine. (auridens) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 1 (pts 3-4); ref. 101] Erub [= Darnley] Island, 9°35'S, 143°46'E, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius dussumieri (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (barbatus) [Annals of the South African Museum v. 6 (pt 2, no. 2); ref. 5840] Bluff, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius dussumieri (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (cheverti) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 6 (pt 1); ref. 4931] Erub [= Darnley] Island, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius dussumieri (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (cristiceps) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 1 (pts 3-4); ref. 101] Darnley [Erub] Island, 9°35'S, 143°46'E, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius dussumieri (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (doliatus) [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 4; ref. 19970] Atlantic [in error, possibly New Guinea]. Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius dussumieri (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (forsteri) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Huaheine, Society Islands. Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius dussumieri (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (geminatus) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 1 (pts 3-4); ref. 101] Torres Strait [Australia/Papua New Guinea]. Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius dussumieri (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (olivaceus) [Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 27 (no. 3); ref. 476] Port Blair, Andaman Islands. Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius dussumieri (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (siamensis) [Journal of the Siam Society, Natural History Supplement v. 9 (no. 3); ref. 4052] Tide pool at Koh Tao, Gulf of Thailand. Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius dussumieri (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (stigmatopterus) [Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. Second series. v. 12 (pt 4); ref. 1367] Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius dussumieri (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (striatomaculatus) [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 54 (pt 3); ref. 2640] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius dussumieri (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (truncatus) [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 8 (art. 2); ref. 375] Sumatra, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius dussumieri (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (zamboangae) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 31 (no. 1491); ref. 15657] Zamboanga, Mindanao, Philippines. Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius dussumieri (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

Species (Forster & Schneider, in Bloch & Schneider, 1801) [=Blennius edentulus Forster [J. R.] & Schneider [J. G.] in Bloch & Schneider 1801:172, Salarias atrimarginatus Fowler [H. W.] 1946:182, Fig. 46, Salarias azureus Seale [A.] 1906:87, Fig. 8, Scartichthys basiliscus Fowler [H. W.] 1904:552, Pl. 25 (upper fig.), Blennius cinereus Castelnau [F. L.] 1875:26, Salarias diproktopterus Bleeker [P.] 1857:69, Salarias fluctatus Fowler [H. W.] 1945:70, Figs. 15-16, Salarias garmani Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1906:429, Fig. 107, Salarias gilberti Bryan [W. A.] & Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1903:135, Salarias insulae Ogilby [J. D.] 1899:741, Salarias marcusi Bryan [W. A.] & Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1903:137, Salarias melanocephalus Bleeker [P.] 1849:18, Salarias quadricornis Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:329, Pl. 329, Salarias rechingeri Steindachner [F.] 1906:1411 [43], Salarias sindonis Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1906:427, Fig. 105, Salarias sumatranus Bleeker [P.] 1851:256, Blennius truncatus Forster [J. R.] in Bloch & Schneider 1801:172] Notes: [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Tahiti, Society Islands [originally from Huahine, Society Islands]. Current status: Valid as Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, South Africa, Mozambique Channel, Seychelles, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Wake Atoll and Pitcairn, north to southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands, south to Western Australia, New South Wales (Australia), Lord Howe Island and Rapa. Habitat: marine. (atrimarginatus) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 98; ref. 1456] Aguni Shima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (azureus) [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. Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (basiliscus) [Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. Second series. v. 12 (pt 4); ref. 1367] Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (cinereus) [Researches on the fishes of Australia No. 2; ref. 768] One Tree Island, Capricorn Group, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, depth 3 feet. Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (diproktopterus) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 13; ref. 16866] Kajeli, Buru Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (fluctatus) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 97; ref. 13142] Saipan Island, western Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (garmani) [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 25 (for 1905); ref. 2497] Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa. Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (gilberti) [Occasional Papers of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History v. 2 (no. 1); ref. 15652] Marcus Island, western Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (insulae) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 23 (pt 4); ref. 3277] Lord Howe Island. Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (marcusi) [Occasional Papers of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History v. 2 (no. 1); ref. 15652] Marcus Island, western Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (melanocephalus) [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 22 [6]; ref. 319] Pagotang, southern Java, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (quadricornis) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (rechingeri) [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 115 (1. Abth.); ref. 4242] Plum Pudding Rock, Upolu Island, Samoa. Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (sindonis) [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 25 (for 1905); ref. 2497] Pago Pago, American Samoa. Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (sumatranus) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 1; ref. 16890] Western Sumatra, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (truncatus) [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Tahiti, Society Islands. Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Istiblennius enosimae (Jordan & Snyder, 1902) [=Scartichthys enosimae Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.] 1902:460, Fig. 9] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 25 (no. 1293); ref. 2516] Misaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan; Enoshima, Japan. Current status: Valid as Istiblennius enosimae (Jordan & Snyder 1902). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Istiblennius flaviumbrinus (Ruppell, 1830) [=Salarias flaviumbrinus Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1830:113, Salarias cervus Sauvage [H.-E.] (ex Hemprich & Ehrenberg) 1880:218 [8], Salarias dama Valenciennes [A.] (ex Ehrenberg) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:336, Halmablennius steinitzii Lotan [R.] 1970:367, Fig. 2] Notes: [Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Africa. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3843] Al Muwaylih, Tabuk Province, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea. Current status: Valid as Istiblennius flaviumbrinus (Rüppell 1830). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Red Sea endemic; Seychelles record questionable. Habitat: marine. (cervus) [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 4; ref. 19970] Red Sea. Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius flaviumbrinus (Rüppell 1830). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (dama) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Red Sea. Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius flaviumbrinus (Rüppell 1830). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (steinitzii) [Israel Journal of Zoology v. 18 (no. 4) (for 1969); ref. 7827] Entedebir Island, Dahlak Archipelago, Eritrea, Red Sea. Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius flaviumbrinus (Rüppell 1830). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1836) [=Salarias lineatus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:314, Salarias hasseltii Bleeker [P.] 1851:257, Salarias kingii Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:334, Salarias lividus Thiollière [V. J. de l'I.] in Montrouzier 1857:463 [185], Salarias mccullochi Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.] 1923:25, Salarias multilineatus Fowler [H. W.] 1945:68, Fig. 14] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Java, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Istiblennius lineatus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Laccadive and Maldive islands, east to Pitcairn Islands, north to Japan, south to Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine. (hasseltii) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 1; ref. 16890] Java, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius lineatus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (kingii) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Northwestern coast of Australia. Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius lineatus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (lividus) [Annales de la Société d'Agriculture, Histoire Naturelle et Arts Utiles de Lyon (sér. 2) v. 8 (1856); ref. 17789] Kuia Island, Trobriand Islands. Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius lineatus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (mccullochi) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 63 (no. 2488); ref. 1474] Billinghausen Island, Polynesia. Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius lineatus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (multilineatus) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 97; ref. 13142] Saipan Island, western Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius lineatus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Istiblennius meleagris (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1836) [=Salarias meleagris Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:332, Blennius vittipinnis Castelnau [F. L.] 1875:25] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Tasmania, Australia. Current status: Valid as Istiblennius meleagris (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Australia. Habitat: brackish, marine. (vittipinnis) [Researches on the fishes of Australia No. 2; ref. 768] Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia. Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius meleagris (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

Species Istiblennius muelleri (Klunzinger, 1879) [=Salarias muelleri Klunzinger [C. B.] 1879:258] Notes: [Anzeiger der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien v. 16 (no. 22); ref. 18913] Hobson's Bay, Victoria, Australia [probably incorrect]. Current status: Valid as Istiblennius muelleri (Klunzinger 1879). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: West Pacific: Indonesia, Philippines and Taiwan. Habitat: marine.

Species Istiblennius pox Springer & Williams, 1994 [=Istiblennius pox Springer [V. G.] & Williams [J. T.] 1994:96, Fig. 30] Notes: [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 565; ref. 21878] Tidepools at Boleji Point, Karachi, Pakistan, Arabian Sea, northwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Istiblennius pox Springer & Williams 1994. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Red Sea and northwestern Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

Species Istiblennius rivulatus (Ruppell, 1830) [=Salaris rivulatus Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1830:114, Salarias quadricornis var. coloratus Klunzinger [C. B.] 1871:488, Salarias quadricornis var. hyalinus Klunzinger [C. B.] 1871:487, Salarias oryx Valenciennes [A.] (ex Ehrenberg) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:335, Salarias quadricornis var. transiens Klunzinger [C. B.] 1871:487, 488, Salarias quadricornis var. unitus Klunzinger [C. B.] 1871:488] Notes: [Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Africa. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3843] El-Tor, Sinai coast, Egypt, Gulf of Suez, Red Sea. Current status: Valid as Istiblennius rivulatus (Rüppell 1830). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Red Sea endemic. Habitat: marine. (coloratus) [Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien v. 21; ref. 2622] Al-Qusair, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt, Red Sea. Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius rivulatus (Rüppell 1830). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (hyalinus) [Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien v. 21; ref. 2622] Al-Qusair, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt, Red Sea. Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius rivulatus (Rüppell 1830). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (oryx) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Red Sea. Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius rivulatus (Rüppell 1830). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (transiens) [Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien v. 21; ref. 2622] Al-Qusair, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt, Red Sea. Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius rivulatus (Rüppell 1830). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (unitus) [Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien v. 21; ref. 2622] Al-Qusair, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt, Red Sea. Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius rivulatus (Rüppell 1830). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Istiblennius spilotus Springer & Williams, 1994 [=Istiblennius spilotus Springer [V. G.] & Williams [J. T.] 1994:155, Figs. 52-54] Notes: [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 565; ref. 21878] Tidepools at Boleji Pt., Karachi, Pakistan, Arabian Sea, western Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Istiblennius spilotus Springer & Williams 1994. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: East Africa, South Africa, Seychelles, Madagascar and Mascarenes to Arabian Sea. Habitat: marine. Species Istiblennius steindachneri (Pfeffer, 1893) [=Salarias steindachneri Pfeffer [G. J.] 1893:143 [15], Pl. 3 (fig. 3)] Notes: [Jahrbuch der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Anstalten v. 10; ref. 3461] Bani Island, East Africa. Current status: Valid as Istiblennius steindachneri (Pfeffer 1893). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

Species Istiblennius unicolor (Ruppell, 1838) [=Salarias unicolor Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1838:136] Notes: [Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3844] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Current status: Valid as Istiblennius unicolor (Rüppell 1838). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Red Sea endemic. Habitat: marine.

Species Istiblennius zebra (Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875) [=Salarias zebra Vaillant [L. L.] & Sauvage [H. E.] 1875:281, Salarias cypho Jenkins [O. P.] 1903:506, Fig. 47] Notes: [Revue et Magasin de Zoologie (Ser. 3) v. 3; ref. 17853] Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Valid as Istiblennius zebra (Vaillant & Sauvage 1875). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine. (cypho) [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 22 (1902); ref. 2341] Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Synonym of Istiblennius zebra (Vaillant & Sauvage 1875). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Lipophrys Gill, 1896 - combtooth blennies [=Lipophrys Gill [T. N.] 1896:498, Paralipophrys Bath [H.] 1977:200, Pholis Cuvier [G.] 1816:251] Notes: [ref. 1744]. Fem. Blennius pholis Linnaeus 1758. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Pholis Cuvier 1816, preoccupied by Pholis Scopoli 1777 in fishes. •Synonym of Blennius Linnaeus 1758 -- (Bath 1973:519 [ref. 7212]). •Valid as Lipophrys Gill 1896 -- (Wirtz & Bath 1982 [ref. 5475], Bath 1983:153 [ref. 5420], Zander in Whitehead et al. 1986:1100 [ref. 13677], Springer 1986:742 [ref. 5719], Wirtz & Bath 1989 [ref. 9298], Bath 1996:91 [ref. 22687], Bath 2001:4 [ref. 25713], Parin 2003:S22 [ref. 28536], Almada et al. 2005:289 [ref. 28398], Stefanni et al. 2006:282 [ref. 30525], Hastings & Springer 2009:70 [ref. 30395], Levy et al. 2011:410 [ref. 31177], Levy et al. 2012:3 [ref. 32539], Parin et al. 2014:468 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Valid as Lipophrys Gill 1896. Blenniidae: Salariinae. (Paralipophrys) [ref. 208]. Fem. Blennius trigloides Valenciennes 1836. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Paralipophrys Bath 1977 -- (Bath 1996:92 [ref. 22687]). •Synonym of Lipophrys Gill 1896, based on current placement of the type species. Current status: Synonym of Lipophrys Gill 1896. Blenniidae: Salariinae. (Pholis) [ref. 993]. Fem. Blennius pholis Linnaeus 1758. Type by subsequent designation. Earliest type designation not researched. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Pholis Scopoli 1777. •In the synonymy of Lipophrys Gill 1896 -- (Bath 1973:519 [ref. 7212], Bath 1977:190 [ref. 208]). Current status: Synonym of Lipophrys Gill 1896. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Species Lipophrys adriaticus (Steindachner & Kolombatovic, 1883) [=Blennius adriaticus Steindachner [F.] & Kolombatović [G.] 1883:213, Blennius knipowitschi Slastenenko [E. P.] 1934:357] Notes: [Anzeiger der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien v. 20 (no. 25); ref. 14351] Castella Canal at Vranjica near Split [Spalato], Croatia, Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Valid as Lipophrys adriaticus (Steindachner & Kolombatović 1883). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea. Habitat: marine. (knipowitschi) [Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR, Ser. A (Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences de l'URSS), Leningrad v. 1 (no. 7); ref. 16461] Near Panayot Bay, Sevastopol, Ukraine, Black Sea. Current status: Synonym of Lipophrys adriaticus (Steindachner & Kolombatovic 1883). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Lipophrys pholis (Linnaeus, 1758) [=Blennius pholis Linnaeus [C.] 1758:257, Pholis bufo Lowe [R. T.] 1843:87, Pholis carolinus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:276, Pholis laevis Fleming [J.] 1828:207] Notes: [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Atlantic. Current status: Valid as Lipophrys pholis (Linnaeus 1758). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Southwestern Mediterranean Sea, eastern Atlantic: southern Norway to Morocco including Madeira; Azores population distinct. Habitat: marine. (bufo) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1843 (pt 11); ref. 2832] Off Madeira. Current status: Synonym of Lipophrys pholis (Linnaeus 1758). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (carolinus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Coast of Carolina [probably in error for eastern Atlantic]. Current status: Synonym of Lipophrys pholis (Linnaeus 1758). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (laevis) [A history of British animals; ref. 1339] England. Current status: Synonym of Lipophrys pholis (Linnaeus 1758). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Lipophrys trigloides (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1836) [=Blennius trigloides Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:228, Lipophrys sabry Bath [H.] 1983:153, Figs. 1-4, 6] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Valid as Lipophrys trigloides (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea; eastern Atlantic: Bay of Biscay to Senegal, including Madeira and Canary Islands. Habitat: brackish, marine. (sabry) [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 63 (1982) (nos 3/4); ref. 5420] Sabry, eastern Benghazi, Libya, Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Lipophrys trigloides (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Litobranchus Smith-Vaniz & Springer, 1971 - combtooth blennies [=Litobranchus Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] & Springer [V. G.] 1971:26] Notes: [ref. 4145]. Masc. Salarias fowleri Herre 1936. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Litobranchus Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971 -- (Springer & Spreitzer 1978:3 [ref. 4181], Bath 2001:5 [ref. 25713], Springer 2001:3541 [ref. 26290], Hastings & Springer 2009:71 [ref. 30395]). Current status: Valid as Litobranchus Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Species Litobranchus fowleri (Herre, 1936) [=Salarias fowleri Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1936:364, Pl. 2 (fig. 7)] Notes: [Philippine Journal of Science v. 59 (no. 3); ref. 5609] Tide pool at Dumaguete, Oriental Negros, Philipppines. Current status: Valid as Litobranchus fowleri (Herre 1936). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: West Pacific: Indonesia, Philippines and Palau. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Lupinoblennius Herre, 1942 - combtooth blennies [=Lupinoblennius Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1942:302, Semablennius Fowler [H. W.] 1954:1] Notes: [ref. 2135]. Masc. Lupinoblennius dispar Herre 1942. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Lupinoblennius Herre 1942 -- (Dawson 1970 [ref. 21120], Greenfield & Johnson 1981:70 [ref. 5580], Bath 1996:91 [ref. 22687], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:406 [ref. 24550], Bath 2001:4 [ref. 25713], Williams 2003:1771 [ref. 27109], Hastings & Springer 2009:70 [ref. 30395], Hastings 2009:101 [ref. 30397]). Current status: Valid as Lupinoblennius Herre 1942. Blenniidae: Salariinae. (Semablennius) [ref. 1466]. Masc. Semablennius gallowayi Fowler 1954. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Lupinoblennius Herre 1942 -- (Bath 1977:194 [ref. 208], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:406 [ref. 24550]). Current status: Synonym of Lupinoblennius Herre 1942. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Species Lupinoblennius nicholsi (Tavolga, 1954) [=Blennius nicholsi Tavolga [W. N.] 1954:135, Figs. 1-4, Semablennius gallowayi Fowler [H. W.] 1954:2, Fig. 1] Notes: [Copeia 1954 (no. 2); ref. 12666] Matanzas River inlet, south of St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida, U.S.A. Current status: Valid as Lupinoblennius nicholsi (Tavolga 1954). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine. (gallowayi) [Notulae Naturae (Philadelphia) No. 265; ref. 1466] Charlotte Harbor Bay, Punta Gorda, Florida, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Lupinoblennius nicholsi (Tavolga 1954). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Lupinoblennius paivai (Pinto, 1958) [=Blennius paivai Pinto [S. Y.] 1958:39, Pls. 1-3] Notes: [Boletim do Instituto Oceanografico, São Paulo v. 9 (nos 1-2); ref. 11939] Rio Nóbrega, Cananéia, 25°01'S, 47°56'W, São Paulo, Brazil. Current status: Valid as Lupinoblennius paivai (Pinto 1958). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Coastal Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Lupinoblennius vinctus (Poey, 1867) [=Blennius vinctus Poey [F.] 1867:243, Lupinoblennius dispar Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1942:303 [19]] Notes: [Repertorio Fisico-Natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 14078] Havana, Cuba. Current status: Valid as Lupinoblennius vinctus (Poey 1867). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: brackish, marine. (dispar) [Stanford University Publications, University Series, Biological Sciences v. 7 (no. 2); ref. 2135] English Harbor, Antigua Island, West Indies. Current status: Synonym of Lupinoblennius vinctus (Poey 1867). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: brackish, marine.

GENUS Medusablennius Springer, 1966 - combtooth blennies [=Medusablennius Springer [V. G.] 1966:56] Notes: [ref. 4177]. Masc. Medusablennius chani Springer 1966. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Medusablennius Springer 1966 -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:28 [ref. 4145], Bath 2001:5 [ref. 25713], Springer 2001:3541 [ref. 26290], Hastings & Springer 2009:71 [ref. 30395]). Current status: Valid as Medusablennius Springer 1966. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Species Medusablennius chani Springer, 1966 [=Medusablennius chani Springer [V. G.] 1966:56, Figs. 1-3] Notes: [Copeia 1966 (no. 1); ref. 4177] Raroia, Tuamotu Archipelago, 16°10'S, 142°26'W. Current status: Valid as Medusablennius chani Springer 1966. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Tuamotu Archipelago. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Microlipophrys Almada et al, 2005 - combtooth blennies [=Microlipophrys Almada [F.], Almada [V. C.], Guillemaud [T.] & Wirtz [P.] 2005:290] Notes: [ref. 28398]. Fem. Blennius canevae Vinciguerra 1880. Type by original designation. Almada et al. 2005:290 [ref. 28398] spell the species as canevai; the derivation of the name has not been researched by us; the original spelling was canevae. •Valid as Microlipophrys Almada, Almada, Guillemaud & Wirtz 2005 -- (Hastings & Springer 2009:70 [ref. 30395], Hastings & Springer 2009:8 [ref. 31156], Levy et al. 2011:410 [ref. 31177]). Current status: Valid as Microlipophrys Almada, Almada, Guillemaud & Wirtz 2005. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Species Microlipophrys bauchotae (Wirtz & Bath, 1982) [=Lipophrys bauchotae Wirtz [P.] & Bath [H.] 1982:226, Figs. 1-2, 4-6] Notes: [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 62 (nos 4/6) (for 1981); ref. 5475] Snake Island, 4°01'N, 9°12'E, Bay of Victoria, Cameroon Republic. Current status: Valid as Microlipophrys bauchotae (Wirtz & Bath 1982). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern North Atlantic: Cameron and Fernando Po. Habitat: marine.

Species Microlipophrys caboverdensis (Wirtz & Bath, 1989) [=Lipophrys caboverdensis Wirtz [P.] & Bath [H.] 1989:15, Figs. 1-13] Notes: [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 69 (nos 1/3); ref. 9298] Murdeira Bay, Sal Island, Cape Verde Islands, 16°45'N 22°55'W. Current status: Valid as Microlipophrys caboverdensis (Wirtz & Bath 1989). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Cape Verde Islands (endemic). Habitat: marine.

Species Microlipophrys canevae (Vinciguerra, 1880) [=Blennius canevae Vinciguerra [D.] 1880:448, Figured, Blennius lineatus Guichenot [A.] 1850:73, Pl. 4 (fig. 2), Lipophrys heuvelmansi Charousset [F.] 1986:1, Figs.] Notes: [Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova v. 15; ref. 14282] Gulf of Genoa, Italy, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Valid as Microlipophrys canevae (Vinciguerra 1880). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea and adjacent coast of southern Portugal (eastern Atlantic). Habitat: marine. (lineatus) [Histoire naturelle des reptiles et poissons; ref. 1940] Coast of Algeria, western Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Microlipophrys canevae (Vinciguerra 1880). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (heuvelmansi) [Clin Oeil No. 13; ref. 20128] Zelena Laguna, near Porec, Istria, Croatia, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea). Current status: Synonym of Microlipophrys canevae (Vinciguerra 1880). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Adriatic Sea [if valid]. Habitat: marine.

Species Microlipophrys dalmatinus (Steindachner & Kolombatovic, 1883) [=Blennius dalmatinus Steindachner [F.] & Kolombatović [G.] 1883:213] Notes: [Anzeiger der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien v. 20 (no. 25); ref. 14351] Castella Canal, Croatia, Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Valid as Microlipophrys dalmatinus (Steindachner & Kolombatović 1883). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea and adjacent coasts of southern Portugal (eastern Atlantic). Habitat: marine.

Species Microlipophrys nigriceps (Vinciguerra, 1883) [=Blennius nigriceps Vinciguerra [D.] 1883:537 [73], Pl. 1 (fig. 5), Blennius nigriceps cypriacus Bath [H.] 1972:343, Figs. 1-4, 7-8, Blennius portmahonis Castaños [E.] 1933:322, Fig.] Notes: [Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova v. 18; ref. 13336] Porto Milna, Brazza Island, Dalmatia [Croatia]. Current status: Valid as Microlipophrys nigriceps (Vinciguerra 1883). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea endemic. Habitat: marine. (cypriacus) [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 53 (nos 5/6); ref. 7603] Northwestern Cape Pyla, Cyprus, Mediterranean Sea, under overhanging rocks, depth 0-2 meters. Current status: Synonym of Microlipophrys nigriceps (Vinciguerra 1883). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (portmahonis) [Butlletí de la Institució Catalana d'Història Natural. v. 33; ref. 15664] Menorca [Minorca], Balearic Islands, Baleares Province, Spain, Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Microlipophrys nigriceps (Vinciguerra 1883). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Microlipophrys velifer (Norman, 1935) [=Blennius velifer Norman [J. R.] 1935:19, Fig. 9, Blennius elongatus Cadenat [J.] 1951:272] Notes: [Discovery Reports v. 12; ref. 13911] Elephant Bay, Angola, western Africa. Current status: Valid as Microlipophrys velifer (Norman 1935). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Mauritania to Angola, Canary Islands. Habitat: marine. (elongatus) [Initiations Africaines. III. Poissons de mer du Sénégal; ref. 12676] Senegal. Current status: Synonym of Microlipophrys velifer (Norman 1935). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Mimoblennius Smith-Vaniz & Springer, 1971 - combtooth blennies [=Mimoblennius Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] & Springer [V. G.] 1971:29] Notes: [ref. 4145]. Masc. Blennius atrocinctus Regan 1909. Type by original designation. •Valid as Mimoblennius Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971 -- (Springer & Spreitzer 1978:12 [ref. 4181], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:298 [ref. 6441], Springer 1986:749 [ref. 5719], Bath 2001:5 [ref. 25713], Springer 2001:3542 [ref. 26290], Hoese & Bray 2006:1555 [ref. 29000], Hastings & Springer 2009:71 [ref. 30395]). Current status: Valid as Mimoblennius Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Species Mimoblennius atrocinctus (Regan, 1909) [=Blennius atrocinctus Regan [C. T.] 1909:405, Pl. 66 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1909 (pt 2); ref. 14412] Christmas Island, Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Mimoblennius atrocinctus (Regan 1909). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: Sri Lanka and Christmas Island to Indinesaia, Western Austrealia, Brunei, to Japan and South China Sea. Habitat: marine.

Species Mimoblennius cas Springer & Spreitzer, 1978 [=Mimoblennius cas Springer [V. G.] & Spreitzer [A. E.] 1978:18, Fig. 9] Notes: [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 268; ref. 4181] Tidal flats 1 kilometer north of Hotel Coelacanthe, Grand Comore Island, Comoro Islands, western Indian Ocean, depth to 5 meters. Current status: Valid as Mimoblennius cas Springer & Spreitzer 1978. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Comores. Habitat: marine.

Species Mimoblennius cirrosus Smith-Vaniz & Springer, 1971 [=Mimoblennius cirrosus Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] & Springer [V. G.] 1971:31, Figs. 13b, 39] Notes: [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 73; ref. 4145] Off lighthouse at south end of Harat Island, 16°08'N, 39°26'30"E, Sheikh el Abu, Eritrea, Red Sea, depth 0-4 meters. Current status: Valid as Mimoblennius cirrosus Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Red Sea, northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden to Persian Gulf. Habitat: marine.

Species Mimoblennius lineathorax Fricke, 1999 [=Mimoblennius lineathorax Fricke [R.] 1999:484, Fig. 8] Notes: [ref. 24106] East coast of Anse des Cascades, 8 kilometers south-southeast of Sainte Rose, Réunion, western Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean, 21°11'08"S, 55°49'36"E, depth 0-1.5 meters. Current status: Valid as Mimoblennius lineathorax Fricke 1999. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: Réunion (western Mascarenes endemic). Habitat: marine.

Species Mimoblennius rusi Springer & Spreitzer, 1978 [=Mimoblennius rusi Springer [V. G.] & Spreitzer [A. E.] 1978:14, Fig. 8] Notes: [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 268; ref. 4181] Deep gully in reef 6.5 kilometers north of Island Rock, 27°13'21"S, 32°47'48"E, KwaZulu-Natal, southwestern Indian Ocean, depth 2 meters. Current status: Valid as Mimoblennius rusi Springer & Spreitzer 1978. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), Comores, Mauritius (Mascarenes) and Andaman Islands. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Nannosalarias Smith-Vaniz & Springer, 1971 - combtooth blennies [=Nannosalarias Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] & Springer [V. G.] 1971:32] Notes: [ref. 4145]. Masc. Blennius nativitatus Regan 1909. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Nannoslarias Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971 -- (Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:299 [ref. 6441], Bath 2001:5 [ref. 25713], Springer 2001:3542 [ref. 26290], Hoese & Bray 2006:1555 [ref. 29000], Hastings & Springer 2009:71 [ref. 30395], Lin & Hastings 2013:3 [ref. 33286]). Current status: Valid as Nannosalarias Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Species Nannosalarias nativitatis (Regan, 1909) [=Blennius nativitatis Regan [C. T.] 1909:404, Pl. 66 (fig. 2)] Notes: [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1909 (pt 2); ref. 14412] Christmas Island, Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Nannosalarias nativitatis (Regan 1909). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Andaman Islands east to Philippines and Samoa, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Ophioblennius Gill, 1860 - combtooth blennies [=Ophioblennius Gill [T. N.] 1860:103, Blennophis Valenciennes [A.] 1843:60, Pl. 20, Cynoscartes Norman [J. R.] 1944:810, Hepatoscartes Fowler [H. W.] 1944:230, Labroblennius Borodin [N. A.] 1928:31] Notes: [ref. 1765]. Masc. Blennophis webbii Valenciennes 1843. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Blennophis Valenciennes 1843, preoccupied by Blennophis Swainson 1839. •Valid as Ophioblennius Gill 1860 -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:35 [ref. 4145], Greenfield & Johnson 1981:71 [ref. 5580], Williams 1990:18 [ref. 13549], Bath 2001:5 [ref. 25713], Williams 2003:1770 [ref. 27109], Figueiredo Mendes 2007:63 [ref. 30523], Hastings & Springer 2009:71 [ref. 30395], Hastings 2009:101 [ref. 30397], Hastings & Springer 2009:7 [ref. 31156], Lin & Hastings 2013:3 [ref. 33286]). Current status: Valid as Ophioblennius Gill 1860. Blenniidae: Salariinae. (Blennophis) [ref. 4502]. Masc. Blennophis webbii Valenciennes 1843. Type by monotypy. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Blennophis Swainson 1839 in fishes, replaced by Ophioblennius Gill 1860. •Synonym of Ophioblennius Gill 1860 -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:35 [ref. 4145]). Current status: Synonym of Ophioblennius Gill 1860. Blenniidae: Salariinae. (Cynoscartes) [ref. 3228]. Masc. Salarias atlanticus Valenciennes 1836. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Published 19 Jan. 1944. •Synonym of Ophioblennius Gill 1860 -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:35 [ref. 4145]). Current status: Synonym of Ophioblennius Gill 1860. Blenniidae: Salariinae. (Hepatoscartes) [ref. 1448]. Masc. Hepatoscartes umbrifasciatus Fowler 1944. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Ophioblennius Gill 1860 -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:35 [ref. 4145]). Current status: Synonym of Ophioblennius Gill 1860. Blenniidae: Salariinae. (Labroblennius) [ref. 526]. Masc. Labroblennius nicholsi Borodin 1928. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Ophioblennius Gill 1860 -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:35 [ref. 4145]). Current status: Synonym of Ophioblennius Gill 1860. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Species (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1836) [=Salarias atlanticus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:321, Blennophis webbii Valenciennes [A.] 1843:61] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Madeira. Current status: Valid as Ophioblennius atlanticus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic from Senegal to Angola, Atlantic offshore islands. Habitat: marine. (webbii) [Ichthyologie des îles Canaries v. 2 (pt 2); ref. 4502] Fortaventura, Canary Islands. Current status: Synonym of Ophioblennius atlanticus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Ophioblennius clippertonensis Springer, 1962 [=Ophioblennius steindachneri clippertonensis Springer [V. G.] 1962:431, Fig. 2] Notes: [Copeia 1962 (no. 2); ref. 6500] West end of Clipperton Island, eastern Pacific, 10°18'N, 109°13'W. Current status: Valid as Ophioblennius clippertonensis Springer 1962. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Clipperton Island. Habitat: marine.

Species (Silvester, 1915) [=Rupiscartes macclurei Silvester [C. F.] 1915:217, Rupiscartes cubensis Mowbray [L. L.] in Breder 1927:85, Fig. 35, Ophioblennius ferox Beebe [W.] & Tee-Van [J.] 1928:242, Fig., Ophioblennius watsoni Reid [E. D.] 1943:376, Fig. 1] Notes: [Carnegie Institution of Washington Year Book No. 14; ref. 4027] Dead coral reef west of Guanica Harbor, Puerto Rico, Caribbean Sea. Current status: Valid as Ophioblennius macclurei (Silvester 1915). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine. (cubensis) [Bulletin of the Bingham Oceanographic Collection Yale University v. 1 (art. 1); ref. 635] Near Cayman Point, Cuba. Current status: Synonym of Ophioblennius macclurei (Silvester 1915). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (ferox) [Zoologica, Scientific Contributions of the New York Zoological Society v. 10 (no. 1); ref. 15836] Near Bizoton, Port-au-Prince Bay, Haiti, West Indies. Current status: Synonym of Ophioblennius macclurei (Silvester 1915). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (watsoni) [Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences v. 33 (no. 12); ref. 3686] Anse à Galets, La Gonave Island, Haiti, West Indies. Current status: Synonym of Ophioblennius macclurei (Silvester 1915). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Ophioblennius steindachneri Jordan & Evermann, 1898 [=Ophioblennius steindachneri Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1898:2401, Ophioblennius erythraeus Fowler [H. W.] 1944:251, 308, Fig. 253, Ophioblennius lanieri Seale [A.] 1940:40, Pl. 4, Labroblennius nicholsi Borodin [N. A.] 1928:31, Pl. 4 (fig. 1), Ophioblennius pinchoti Fowler [H. W.] 1932:13, Fig. 3, Hepatoscartes umbrifasciatus Fowler [H. W.] 1944:230, 292, Fig. 251] Notes: [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 47; ref. 2445] Near Mazatlán and Tres Marias Islands, west coast of Mexico. Current status: Valid as Ophioblennius steindachneri Jordan & Evermann 1898. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine. (erythraeus) [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 6; ref. 1448] Santelmo Bay, Rey Island, Perlas Islands, (Pacific) Panama. Current status: Synonym of Ophioblennius steindachneri Jordan & Evermann 1898. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (lanieri) [Allan Hancock Pacific Expedition 1932-40, Los Angeles v. 9 (no. 1); ref. 12332] Tagus Cove, Isabela Island [Albemarle Island], Galápagos Islands. Current status: Synonym of Ophioblennius steindachneri Jordan & Evermann 1898. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (nicholsi) [Bulletin Vanderbilt Oceanographic Museum v. 1 (art. 1); ref. 526] Costa Rica (Pacific). Current status: Synonym of Ophioblennius steindachneri Jordan & Evermann 1898. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (pinchoti) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 80 (no. 2906); ref. 1412] Black Beach Anchorage, Santa María Island [Charles Island], Galápagos Islands. Current status: Synonym of Ophioblennius steindachneri Jordan & Evermann 1898. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (umbrifasciatus) [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 6; ref. 1448] Playa Muerto, Panama. Current status: Synonym of Ophioblennius steindachneri Jordan & Evermann 1898. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Miranda Ribeiro, 1919 [=Ophioblennius trinitatis Miranda Ribeiro [A. de] 1919:177, Unnum. pl. (fig. 1)] Notes: [Arquivos do Museu Nacional de Rio de Janeiro v. 22; ref. 15243] Trindade Island, Martin Vaz Islands, off southeastern Brazil, South Atlantic, 20°31'S, 29°19'W. Current status: Valid as Ophioblennius trinitatis Miranda Ribeiro 1919. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Southwestern Atlantic: Coasts of Brazil and at Brazilian oceanic islands. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Paralticus Springer & Williams, 1994 - combtooth blennies [=Paralticus Springer [V. G.] & Williams [J. T.] 1994:164] Notes: [ref. 21878]. Masc. Salarias amboinensis Bleeker 1857. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Paralticus Springer & Williams 1994 -- (Bath 2001:5 [ref. 25713], Springer 2001:3542 [ref. 26290], Hastings & Springer 2009:71 [ref. 30395], Lin & Hastings 2013:3 [ref. 33286], Kottelat 2013:383 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Paralticus Springer & Williams 1994. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Species Paralticus amboinensis (Bleeker, 1857) [=Salarias amboinensis Bleeker [P.] 1857:67, Salarias goesii Bleeker [P.] 1859:19] Notes: [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 2 (no. 7); ref. 356] Ambon Island, Moluccas Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Paralticus amboinensis (Bleeker 1857). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: West Pacific: Malaysia and Indonesia. Habitat: marine. (goesii) [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 6; ref. 14003] Doreh, New Guinea. Current status: Synonym of Paralticus amboinensis (Bleeker 1857). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Pereulixia Smith, 1959 - combtooth blennies [=Pereulixia Smith [J. L. B.] 1959:238] Notes: [ref. 4123]. Fem. Salarias kosiensis Regan 1908. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Pereulixia Smith 1959 -- (Springer 1986:752 [ref. 5719], Williams 1990:15 [ref. 13549], Bath 2001:5 [ref. 25713], Hastings & Springer 2009:71 [ref. 30395]). Current status: Valid as Pereulixia Smith 1959. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Species Pereulixia kosiensis (Regan, 1908) [=Salarias kosiensis Regan [C. T.] 1908:254, Pl. 42 (fig. 3)] Notes: [Annals of the Natal Museum v. 1 (pt 3); ref. 14355] Kosi Bay, Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, northwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Pereulixia kosiensis (Regan 1908). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Parablennius Miranda Ribeiro, 1915 - combtooth blennies [=Parablennius Miranda Ribeiro [A. de] 1915:Blenniidae p. 3, Pictiblennius Whitley [G. P.] 1930:19, Zeablennius Whitley [G. P.] 1930:20] Notes: [ref. 3711]. Masc. Blennius pilicornis Cuvier 1829. Type by monotypy. On p. 619 when continuously paginated. •Synonym of Blennius Linnaeus 1758 -- (Bath 1973:519 [ref. 7212]). •Valid as Parablennius Miranda Ribeiro 1915 -- (Springer 1986:751 [ref. 5719], Zander in Whitehead et al. 1986:1106 [ref. 13677], Bath & Hutchins 1986:168 [ref. 5151], Bath 1989 [ref. 13309], Bath 1989 [ref. 13310], Gomon et al. 1994:730 [ref. 22532], Bath 1996:91 [ref. 22687], Reshetnikov 1998:123 [ref. 23570], Bath 2001:5 [ref. 25713], Springer 2001:3542 [ref. 26290], Williams 2003:1770 [ref. 27109], Parin 2003:S22 [ref. 28536], Almada et al. 2005:289 [ref. 28398], Hoese & Bray 2006:1559 [ref. 29000], Almada et al. 2007:248 [ref. 30524], Bath 2008:77 [ref. 29600], Smith-Vaniz 2008:695 [ref. 30654], Hastings & Springer 2009:70 [ref. 30395], Hastings 2009:101 [ref. 30397], Javonillo & Harold 2010:14 [ref. 30906], Levy et al. 2012:3 [ref. 32539], Lin & Hastings 2013:3 [ref. 33286], Parin et al. 2014:468 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Valid as Parablennius Miranda Ribeiro 1915. Blenniidae: Salariinae. (Pictiblennius) [ref. 4671]. Masc. Blennius intermedius Ogilby 1915. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Blennius Linnaeus 1758 -- (Bath 1973:519 [ref. 7212]). •Valid as Pictiblennius Whitley 1930 -- (Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:295 [ref. 6441]). •Synonym of Parablennius Miranda Ribeiro 1915 -- (Bath 1982:219 [ref. 5640], Bath & Hutchins 1986:168 [ref. 5151], Parin 2003:S22 [ref. 28536], Parin et al. 2014:468 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Parablennius Miranda Ribeiro 1915. Blenniidae: Salariinae. (Zeablennius) [ref. 4671]. Masc. Blennius laticlavius Griffin 1926. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Parablennius Miranda Ribeiro 1915 -- (Bath 1977:196 [ref. 208]). Current status: Synonym of Parablennius Miranda Ribeiro 1915. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Species (Linnaeus, 1758) [=Blennius cornutus Linnaeus [C.] 1758:256, Blennius grandicornis Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:258, Blennius scullyi Gilchrist [J. D. F.] & Thompson [W. W.] 1908:103] Notes: [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] India. Current status: Valid as Parablennius cornutus (Linnaeus 1758). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Southeastern Atlantic. Habitat: marine. (grandicornis) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Current status: Synonym of Parablennius cornutus (Linnaeus 1758). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (scullyi) [Annals of the South African Museum v. 6 (pt 2, no. 2); ref. 5840] Walvis Bay, Namibia, southeastern Atlantic. Current status: Synonym of Parablennius cornutus (Linnaeus 1758). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Parablennius cyclops (Ruppell, 1830) [=Salarias cyclops Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1830:113, Pl. 28 (fig. 3), Blennius cyclops var. guttatus Kossmann [R.] & Räuber [H.] 1877:402, Blennius kossmanni Whitley [G. P.] 1970:245, Blennius cyclops var. punctatus Kossmann [R.] & Räuber [H.] 1877:402, Blennius semifasciatus Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1838:134] Notes: [Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Africa. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3843] El -Tor, Sinai coast, Egypt, Gulf of Suez, Red Sea. Current status: Valid as Parablennius cyclops (Rüppell 1830). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Red Sea endemic. Habitat: marine. (guttatus) [Verhandlungen des Naturhistorisch-Medizinischen Vereins zu Heidelberg. v. 1; ref. 18432] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Current status: Synonym of Parablennius cyclops (Rüppell 1830). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (kossmanni) [Australian Zoologist v. 15 (pt 3); ref. 6601] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Current status: Synonym of Parablennius cyclops (Rüppell 1830). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (punctatus) [Verhandlungen des Naturhistorisch-Medizinischen Vereins zu Heidelberg. v. 1; ref. 18432] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Current status: Synonym of Parablennius cyclops (Rüppell 1830). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (semifasciatus) [Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3844] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Current status: Synonym of Parablennius cyclops (Rüppell 1830). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Parablennius dialloi Bath, 1990 [=Parablennius dialloi Bath [H.] 1990:42, Figs. 37-42, 16d] Notes: [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 70 (nos 1/3) [1989]; ref. 14132] Ponte Senti, Joal, Senegal. Current status: Valid as Parablennius dialloi Bath 1990. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Senegal. Habitat: marine.

Species Parablennius gattorugine (Linnaeus, 1758) [=Blennius gattorugine Linnaeus [C.] 1758:256, Blennius gattorugine bitentacularis De la Pylaie [A. J. M.] 1835, Blennius patuvanus Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:30, Pl. 4 (fig. 2)] Notes: [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Europe. Current status: Valid as Parablennius gattorugine (Linnaeus 1758). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, eastern North Atlantic: North Sea to Morocco. Habitat: marine. (bitentacularis) [Congrès Scientifique de France v. 2 (Sept. 1834) (art. 5); ref. 1086] From France. Current status: Synonym of Parablennius gattorugine (Linnaeus 1758). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (patuvanus) [Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia; ref. 3594] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Parablennius gattorugine (Linnaeus 1758). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Parablennius goreensis (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1836) [=Blennius goreensis Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:255] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Gorée, Senegal. Current status: Valid as Parablennius goreensis (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

Species Parablennius incognitus (Bath, 1968) [=Blennius incognitus Bath [H.] 1968:376, Fig. 10] Notes: [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 49 (no. 5); ref. 7864] Gulf of Castellamare, off Sicily, Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Valid as Parablennius incognitus (Bath 1968). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, eastern Atlantic: Portugal to Morocco including Madeira and Canary Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Parablennius intermedius (Ogilby, 1915) [=Blennius intermedius Ogilby [J. D.] 1915:127, Pictiblennius iredalei Whitley [G. P.] 1931:323] Notes: [Memoirs of the Queensland Museum v. 3; ref. 3293] Erub [= Darnley] Island, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Valid as Parablennius intermedius (Ogilby 1915). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern and northern Australia and New Caledonia; possibly the Solomon Islands. Habitat: brackish, marine. (iredalei) [Australian Zoologist v. 6 (pt 4); ref. 4672] Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Parablennius intermedius (Ogilby 1915). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Parablennius laticlavius (Griffin, 1926) [=Blennius laticlavius Griffin [L. T.] 1926:542, Pl. 96 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Transactions New Zealand Institute v. 56; ref. 15589] Mount Maunganui, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. Current status: Valid as Parablennius laticlavius (Griffin 1926). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: New Zealand. Habitat: marine.

Species Parablennius lodosus (Smith, 1959) [=Blennius lodosus Smith [J. L. B.] 1959:230, Fig. 1] Notes: [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 14; ref. 4123] Delagoa Bay, Mozambique, western Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Parablennius lodosus (Smith 1959). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

Species Parablennius marmoreus (Poey, 1876) [=Blennius marmoreus Poey [F.] 1876:172 [130], Blennius favosus Goode [G. B.] & Bean [T. H.] 1882:416, Blennius stearnsi Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] 1882:300] Notes: [Anales de la Sociedad Española de Historia Natural, Madrid v. 5; ref. 3510] Cuba. Current status: Valid as Parablennius marmoreus (Poey 1876). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine. (favosus) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 5 (no. 297); ref. 1840] Garden Key, Dry Tortugas, Florida, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Parablennius marmoreus (Poey 1876). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (stearnsi) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 5 (no. 282); ref. 2472] Pensacola, Florida, U.S.A. (stomach content). Current status: Synonym of Parablennius marmoreus (Poey 1876). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Parablennius opercularis (Murray, 1887) [=Salarias opercularis Murray [J. A.] 1887:48, Salarias curtus Boulenger [G. A.] 1897:422, Salarias neilli Day [F.] 1888:263] Notes: [Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society v. 2 (pt 1); ref. 22438] Manora rocks, Kurachee, India. Current status: Valid as Parablennius opercularis (Murray 1887). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Northern Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine. (curtus) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 20 (no. 119) (art. 49); ref. 14628] Mekran coast, Iran. Current status: Synonym of Parablennius opercularis (Murray 1887). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (neilli) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1888 (pt 3); ref. 14480] Karachi, Pakistan. Current status: Synonym of Parablennius opercularis (Murray 1887). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Parablennius parvicornis (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1836) [=Blennius parvicornis Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:257, Blennius bouvieri Rochebrune [A. T. de] 1880:164, Blennius canariensis Jordan [D. S.] & Gunn [J. A., Jr.] 1898:346] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Madeira. Current status: Valid as Parablennius parvicornis (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Senegal to Congo, and Azores, Madeira, Cape Verde Islands Canary Islands. Habitat: marine. (bouvieri) [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 4; ref. 3790] Casamence River, Senegal. Current status: Synonym of Parablennius parvicornis (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (canariensis) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 50; ref. 10630] Canary Islands. Current status: Synonym of Parablennius parvicornis (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Parablennius pilicornis (Cuvier, 1829) [=Blennius pilicornis Cuvier [G.] 1829:237, Blennius ater Sauvage [H.-E.] 1882:172, Blennius pilicornis euskalherriensis Motos [L.] & Ibañez [M.] 1977:231, Pl. 1, Blennius fascigula Barnard [K. H.] 1927:73, Blennius filicornis Günther [A.] 1861:216, Blennius niger Metzelaar [J.] 1919:290, Fig. 62, Blennius pantherinus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:262, Blennius trifascigula Fowler [H. W.] 1935:404, Fig. 36, Blennius vandervekeni Poll [M.] 1959:66, Fig. 24] Notes: [Le Règne (Edition 2) v. 2; ref. 995] Brazil. Current status: Valid as Parablennius pilicornis (Cuvier 1829). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Southwestern Mediterranean Sea, eastern Atlantic: southern Bay of Biscay to South Africa; southwestern Indian Ocean (South Africa); western Atlantic (Brazil). Habitat: marine. (ater) [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 6; ref. 3894] Patagonia. Current status: Synonym of Parablennius pilicornis (Cuvier 1829). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (euskalherriensis) [Munibe v. 29 (no. 3-4); ref. 7269] Aiztxuri, Zumaya, Bay of Biscay. Current status: Synonym of Parablennius pilicornis (Cuvier 1829). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (fascigula) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 9) v. 20 (no. 115) (art. 8); ref. 193] Coast of South Africa, no precise locality. Current status: Synonym of Parablennius pilicornis (Cuvier 1829). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (filicornis) [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] Current status: Synonym of Parablennius pilicornis (Cuvier 1829). Blenniidae: Salariinae. (niger) [Report on the fishes; ref. 2982] Rio de Oro, Mauritania, western Africa. Current status: Synonym of Parablennius pilicornis (Cuvier 1829). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (pantherinus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Coast of Brazil. Current status: Synonym of Parablennius pilicornis (Cuvier 1829). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (trifascigula) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 87; ref. 1421] Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Parablennius pilicornis (Cuvier 1829). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (vandervekeni) [Résultats scientifique. Expédition océanographic belge dans les eaux côtières africaines de l'Atlantique sud (1948-1949). Bruxelles. v. 4 (no. 3B); ref. 12014] Bay of Lobito, Angola, 12°20'S, 13°34'E. Current status: Synonym of Parablennius pilicornis (Cuvier 1829). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Parablennius ponticus (Slastenenko, 1934) [=Blennius ponticus Slastenenko [E. P.] 1934:102, Fig. 4] Notes: [Pubblicazioni della Stazione Zoologica di Napoli v. 14 (no. 1); ref. 16460] Feodosiyua, Black Sea. Current status: Valid as Parablennius ponticus (Slastenenko 1934). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Habitat: marine.

Species Parablennius postoculomaculatus Bath & Hutchins, 1986 [=Parablennius tasmanianus postoculomaculatus Bath [H.] & Hutchins [J. B.] 1986:187, Figs. 24-28, 29a-r] Notes: [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 66 (nos 4/6); ref. 5151] Beacon Islands, Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia. Current status: Valid as Parablennius postoculomaculatus Bath & Hutchins 1986. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Australia: Western Australia. Habitat: brackish, marine.

Species Parablennius ruber (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1836) [=Blennius ruber Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:211] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Atlantic. Current status: Valid as Parablennius ruber (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Southwestern Mediterranean Sea, eastern Atlantic: Azores and Madeira. Habitat: marine.

Species Parablennius rouxii (Cocco, 1833) [=Blennius ruxii Cocco [A.] 1833:11, Pl. (fig. 1)] Notes: [Giornale di Scienze Lettere e Arti per La Sicilia v. 42 (no. 124); ref. 859] Messina, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Valid as Parablennius rouxi (Cocco 1833). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern North Atlantic: Mediterranean Sea and adjacent Portugal. Habitat: marine.

Species Parablennius salensis Bath, 1990 [=Parablennius salensis Bath [H.] 1990:29, Figs. 17-23, 16b, 24a-e, 25] Notes: [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 70 (nos 1/3) [1989]; ref. 14132] Murdeira Bay, 16°45'N, 22°55'W, Cape Verde Islands. Current status: Valid as Parablennius salensis Bath 1990. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Cape Verde Islands (endemic). Habitat: marine.

Species Parablennius sanguinolentus (Pallas, 1814) [=Blennius sanguinolentus Pallas [P. S.] 1814:168, Blennius melanio Kessler [K. F.] 1859:230, Blennius palaestinensis Steinitz [W.] 1927:92, Blennius palmicornis Cuvier [G.] 1816:250, Blennius pholis Nardo [G. D.] 1827:212, Blennius varus Pallas [P. S.] 1814:170] Notes: [Zoographia Rosso-Asiatica v. 3; ref. 3351] Crimea [Ukraine, Black Sea]. Current status: Valid as Parablennius sanguinolentus (Pallas 1814). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, eastern Atlantic: Bay of Biscay to Morocco. Habitat: marine. (melanio) [Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou v. 32 (no. 3); ref. 18391] Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine. Current status: Synonym of Parablennius sanguinolentus (Pallas 1814). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (palaestinensis) [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 74 (nos 1/4) (art. 11); ref. 15823] Israel, Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Parablennius sanguinolentus (Pallas 1814). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (palmicornis) [Le Règne Animal v. 2; ref. 993] British seas. Current status: Synonym of Parablennius sanguinolentus (Pallas 1814). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (pholis) [Giornale di fisica, chimica e storia naturale, medicina, ed arti. (series 2) Dec. II, v. 10; ref. 26236] Current status: Synonym of Parablennius sanguinolentus (Pallas 1814). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (varus) [Zoographia Rosso-Asiatica v. 3; ref. 3351] Off Feodosia, Crimea. Current status: Synonym of Parablennius sanguinolentus (Pallas 1814). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Parablennius serratolineatus Bath & Hutchins, 1986 [=Parablennius serratolineatus Bath [H.] & Hutchins [J. B.] 1986:192, Figs. 30-32, 34a-c] Notes: [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 66 (nos 4/6); ref. 5151] Point Hunter, Emily Bay, Norfolk Island, South Pacific. Current status: Valid as Parablennius serratolineatus Bath & Hutchins 1986. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Norfolk Island. Habitat: marine.

Species Parablennius sierraensis Bath, 1909 [=Parablennius sierraensis Bath [H.] 1990:35, Figs. 26-31, 24f-h, 16c] Notes: [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 70 (nos 1/3) [1989]; ref. 14132] Cape Sierra, 8°28'N, 13°26'W, Sierra Leone. Current status: Valid as Parablennius sierraensis Bath 1990. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Sierra Leone. Habitat: marine.

Species Parablennius tasmanianus (Richardson, 1842) [=Blennius tasmanianus Richardson [J.] 1842:129, Parablennius tasmanianus caledoniensis Bath [H.] 1989:293, Figs. 1-4, 5a-e, 6a-b, 9, Blennius maoricus Kner [R.] 1864:503, Blennius victoriae Fowler [H. W.] 1908:442, Fig. 10] Notes: [Transactions of the Zoological Society of London v. 3 (pt 1); ref. 13097] Port Arthur, Tasmania, Australia. Current status: Valid as Parablennius tasmanianus (Richardson 1842). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Southeastern Australia: Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia. Habitat: brackish, marine. (caledoniensis) [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 69 (nos 4/6); ref. 13310] Ducos Peninsula, Nouméa, New Caledonia. Current status: Synonym of Parablennius tasmanianus (Richardson 1842). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: New Caledonia (subspecies). Habitat: marine. (maoricus) [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 51; ref. 4928] Auckland, New Zealand [in error]. Current status: Synonym of Parablennius tasmanianus (Richardson 1842). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (victoriae) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 59; ref. 1377] Victoria, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Parablennius tasmanianus (Richardson 1842). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

Species Parablennius tentacularis (Brunnich, 1768) [=Blennius tentacularis Brünnich [M. T.] 1768:26, Blennius auritus Pallas [P. S.] 1814:172, Blennius brea Risso [A.] 1810:129, Blennius minutus Rathke [H.] 1836:40 [330, 444-445], Blennius tentacularis var. rhodensis Kähsbauer [P.] 1965:645, Pl. 1, Blennius ventrosus Rathke [H.] 1836:41 (331, 444-445)] Notes: [Ichthyologia Massiliensis, sistens piscium descriptiones eorumque apud incolas nomina; ref. 17290] Marseille, France, western Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Valid as Parablennius tentacularis (Brünnich 1768). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, eastern Atlantic: Bay of Biscay to Senegal, including Canary Islands. Habitat: brackish, marine. (auritus) [Zoographia Rosso-Asiatica v. 3; ref. 3351] Black Sea. Current status: Synonym of Parablennius tentacularis (Brünnich 1768). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (brea) [Ichthyologie de Nice; ref. 3755] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Parablennius tentacularis (Brünnich 1768). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (minutus) [Mémoires présentés à l'Académie impériale des sciences de St.-Pétersbourg par divers savaus et lus dans ses assemblées. Mémoires des savaus étrangers v. 3; ref. 18611] Balaklawa, Black Sea. Current status: Synonym of Parablennius tentacularis (Brünnich 1768). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (rhodensis) [Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien v. 68; ref. 22737] Current status: Synonym of Parablennius tentacularis (Brünnich 1768). Blenniidae: Salariinae. (ventrosus) [Mémoires présentés à l'Académie impériale des sciences de St.-Pétersbourg par divers savaus et lus dans ses assemblées. Mémoires des savaus étrangers v. 3; ref. 18611] Balaklawa, Black Sea. Current status: Synonym of Parablennius tentacularis (Brünnich 1768). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

Species Parablennius thysanius (Jordan & Seale, 1907) [=Blennius thysanius Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1907:47, Fig. 19] Notes: [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 26 (Doc. 606) (for 1906); ref. 2498] Cavite, Luzon Island, Philippines. Current status: Valid as Parablennius thysanius (Jordan & Seale 1907). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Oman and Sri Lanka east to Philippines, north to Thailand; introduced in Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Parablennius verryckeni (Poll, 1959) [=Blennius verryckeni Poll [M.] 1959:64, Fig. 23] Notes: [Résultats scientifique. Expédition océanographic belge dans les eaux côtières africaines de l'Atlantique sud (1948-1949). Bruxelles. v. 4 (no. 3B); ref. 12014] Banana Creek, French Equatorial Africa, 6°01'S, 12°23'30"E. Current status: Valid as Parablennius verryckeni (Poll 1959). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

Species Parablennius yatabei (Jordan & Snyder, 1900) [=Blennius yatabei Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.] 1900:374, Pl. 19] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 23 (no. 1213); ref. 2502] Near Misaki, Japan. Current status: Valid as Parablennius yatabei (Jordan & Snyder 1900). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western North Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Parablennius zvonimiri (Kolombatovic, 1892) [=Blennius zvonimiri Kolombatović [G.] 1892:107 [1], Pl. 5, Blennius ponticus Slastenenko [E. P.] 1934:102, Fig. 4] Notes: [Glasnik Hrvatskoga Naravoslovnoga Drustva. v. 7; ref. 14513] Dalmatia Croatia. Current status: Valid as Parablennius zvonimiri (Kolombatović 1892). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Black sea, Sea of Azov and Mediterranean Sea. Habitat: brackish, marine. (ponticus) [Pubblicazioni della Stazione Zoologica di Napoli v. 14 (no. 1); ref. 16460] Feodosiyua, Black Sea. Current status: Synonym of Parablennius zvonimiri (Kolombatovic 1892). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Parahypsos Bath, 1982 - combtooth blennies [=Parahypsos Bath [H.] 1982:220, Leptoblennius Bath [H.] 1978:184] Notes: [ref. 5640]. Masc. Hypsoblennius piersoni Gilbert & Starks 1904. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Leptoblennius Bath 1978, preoccupied by Leptoblennius Gill 1961 in fishes. •Valid as Parahypsos Bath 1982 -- (Bath 1987:324 [ref. 6305], Bath 1996:92 [ref. 22687], Bath 2001:5 [ref. 25713], Hastings & Springer 2009:70 [ref. 30395], Hastings 2009:101 [ref. 30397] as Parahypsops). Current status: Valid as Parahypsos Bath 1982. Blenniidae: Salariinae. (Leptoblennius) [ref. 209]. Masc. Hypsoblennius piersoni Gilbert & Starks 1904. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Leptoblennius Gill 1860 in fishes, replaced by Parahypsos Bath 1982. •Synonym of Parahypsos Bath 1982. Current status: Synonym of Parahypsos Bath 1982. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Species Parahypsos piersoni (Gilbert & Starks, 1904) [=Hypsoblennius piersoni Gilbert [C. H.] & Starks [E. C.] 1904:191, Pl. 32 (fig. 60), Hypsoblennius minutus Meek [S. E.] & Hildebrand [S. F.] 1928:943, Pl. 96 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Memoirs of the California Academy of Sciences v. 4; ref. 1639] Panama Bay, (Pacific) Panama. Current status: Valid as Parahypsos piersoni (Gilbert & Starks 1904). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine. (minutus) [Field Museum of Natural History, Publications, Zoölogical Series v. 15 (publ. 249); ref. 2964] Chame Point, (Pacific) Panama. Current status: Synonym of Parahypsos piersoni (Gilbert & Starks 1904). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Praealticus Schultz & Chapman, in Schultz et al., 1960 - combtooth blennies [=Praealticus Schultz [L. P.] & Chapman [W. M.] in Schultz et al. 1960:368] Notes: [ref. 3972]. Masc. Salarias natalis Regan 1909. Type by original designation. •Valid as Praealticus Schultz & Chapman 1960 -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:36 [ref. 4145], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:300 [ref. 6441], Bath 1992 [ref. 20223], Bath 2001:5 [ref. 25713], Springer 2001:3542 [ref. 26290], Hastings & Springer 2009:71 [ref. 30395]). Current status: Valid as Praealticus Schultz & Chapman 1960. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Species Praealticus bilineatus (Peters, 1868) [=Salarias bilineatus Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1868:269, Salarias biorni Fowler [H. W.] 1946:181, Fig. 45, Salarias macneilli coloratus Whitley [G. P.] 1928:229, Salarias macneilli Whitley [G. P.] 1928:227, Pl. 18 (fig. 1), Istiblennius rennellensis Rofen [R. R.] 1958:199, Pl. 11 (fig. 32), Salarias sanna Whitley [G. P.] 1929:137, Salarias schmidti Fowler [H. W.] 1946:176, Fig. 40] Notes: [Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1868; ref. 3442] Coral reef east of Lauang, Samar Island, Philippines. Current status: Valid as Praealticus bilineatus (Peters 1868). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia to Solomon Islands aand Vanuatu,New Caledonia to Japan. Habitat: marine. (biorni) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 98; ref. 1456] Aguni Shima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Praealticus bilineatus (Peters 1868). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (coloratus) [Records of the Australian Museum v. 16 (no. 4); ref. 4661] Carlisle Bay, Santa Cruz Islands, Melanesia. Current status: Synonym of Praealticus bilineatus (Peters 1868). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (macneilli) [Records of the Australian Museum v. 16 (no. 4); ref. 4661] Vanuatu. Current status: Synonym of Praealticus bilineatus (Peters 1868). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (rennellensis) [The Natural History of Rennell Island, British Solomon Islands, Copenhagen v. 1 (no. 10); ref. 12110] Galthea station 516d, Rennell Island, Solomon Islands, depth to 0.5 meters. Current status: Synonym of Praealticus bilineatus (Peters 1868). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (sanna) [Records of the Australian Museum v. 17 (no. 3); ref. 4665] Carlisle Bay, Santa Cruz Islands, Melanesia. Current status: Synonym of Praealticus bilineatus (Peters 1868). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (schmidti) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 98; ref. 1456] Aguni Shima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Praealticus bilineatus (Peters 1868). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Praealticus caesius (Seale, 1906) [=Salarias caesius Seale [A.] 1906:88, Fig. 8] Notes: [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. Current status: Valid as Praealticus caesius (Seale 1906). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Praealticus dayi (Whitley, 1929) [=Salarias dayi Whitley [G. P.] 1929:136, Salarias alboguttatus Day [F.] 1876:334, Salarias raoi Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1939:366] Notes: [Records of the Australian Museum v. 17 (no. 3); ref. 4665] Andaman Islands. Current status: Valid as Praealticus dayi (Whitley 1929). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: Andaman Islands. Habitat: marine. (alboguttatus) [The fishes of India Part 2; ref. 1081] Andaman Islands. Current status: Synonym of Praealticus dayi (Whitley 1929). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (raoi) [Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta) v. 41 (pt 4); ref. 2127] Current status: Synonym of Praealticus dayi (Whitley 1929). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Praealticus labrovittatus Bath, 1992 [=Praealticus labrovittatus Bath [H.] 1992:256, Figs. 20-30, 46a-f] Notes: [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 72 (nos 4/6); ref. 20223] Peleliu Island, Palau Islands, western Pacific, 7°00'36"N, 134°16'26"E. Current status: Valid as Praealticus labrovittatus Bath 1992. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Praealticus margaritarius (Snyder, 1908) [=Alticus margaritarius Snyder [J. O.] 1908:106] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 35 (no. 1635); ref. 4150] Pools at Tanegashima, Osumi Islands, Japan. Current status: Valid as Praealticus margaritarius (Snyder 1908). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Praealticus margaritatus (Kendall & Radcliffe, 1912) [=Alticus margaritatus Kendall [W. C.] & Radcliffe [L.] 1912:157, Pl. 7] Notes: [Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 35; ref. 14961] Pago Pago, American Samoa. Current status: Valid as Praealticus margaritatus (Kendall & Radcliffe 1912). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine. Species Praealticus multistriatus Bath, 1992 [=Praealticus multistriatus Bath [H.] 1992:273, Figs. 46 m-p, 47-51] Notes: [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 72 (nos 4/6); ref. 20223] Tongatapu, near Houma village, Blowhole area, Tonga Islands, Pacific. Current status: Valid as Praealticus multistriatus Bath 1992. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Tonga. Habitat: marine.

Species Praealticus natalis (Regan, 1909) [=Salarias natalis Regan [C. T.] 1909:405, Pl. 66 (fig. 4)] Notes: [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1909 (pt 2); ref. 14412] Christmas Island, Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Praealticus natalis (Regan 1909). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: Christmas Island; western Pacific: Mariana Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Praealticus oortii (Bleeker, 1851) [=Salarias oortii Bleeker [P.] 1851:257] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 1; ref. 16890] Pelabuanratu, 7°00'S, 106°32'E, Java, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Praealticus oortii (Bleeker 1851). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Andaman Sea and Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Praealticus poptae (Fowler, 1925) [=Rupiscartes poptae Fowler [H. W.] 1925:19, Praealticus amboinensis litteratus Schultz [L. P.] & Chapman [W. M.] in Schultz et al. 1960:370, Fig. 126] Notes: [Bulletin of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum. No. 22; ref. 15538] Guam, Mariana Islands, western Pacific. Current status: Valid as Praealticus poptae (Fowler 1925). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine. (litteratus) [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 202, v. 2; ref. 3972] Ypao Point, Guam, Mariana Islands, western Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Praealticus poptae (Fowler 1925). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Praealticus semicrenatus (Chapman, in Weber & de Beaufort, 1951) [=Alticus semicrenatus Chapman [W. M.] in Weber & de Beaufort 1951:270] Notes: [Fishes Indo-Australian Archipelago v. 9; ref. 16097] Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Praealticus semicrenatus (Chapman 1951). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Praealticus striatus Bath, 1992 [=Praealticus striatus Bath [H.] 1992:280, Figs. 60-71, 87e-l] Notes: [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 72 (nos 4/6); ref. 20223] Cocoro Island, Cuyo Islands, Philippines, 10°52'54"N, 121°12'14"E. Current status: Valid as Praealticus striatus Bath 1992. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: southern Japan and Taiwan to Philippines and Vietnam, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. Habitat: marine.

Species Praealticus tanegasimae (Jordan & Starks, 1906) [=Salarias tanegasimae Jordan [D. S.] & Starks [E. C.] 1906:704, Fig. 12] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 30 (no. 1462); ref. 10666] Japan. Current status: Valid as Praealticus tanegasimae (Jordan & Starks 1906). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Praealticus triangulus (Chapman, in Weber & de Beaufort, 1951) [=Alticus triangulus Chapman [W. M.] in Weber & de Beaufort 1951:269, Fig. 46] Notes: [Fishes Indo-Australian Archipelago v. 9; ref. 16097] Andaman Islands. Current status: Valid as Praealticus triangulus (Chapman 1951). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Andaman Sea (Andaman Islands, Myanmar and Thailand) and Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Rhabdoblennius Whitley, 1930 - combtooth blennies [=Rhabdoblennius Whitley [G. P.] 1930:20, Nixiblennius Whitley [G. P.] 1930:20, Scartoblennius Fowler [H. W.] 1946:174] Notes: [ref. 4671]. Masc. Blennius rhabdotrachelus Fowler & Ball 1924. Type by original designation. •Valid as Rhabdoblennius Whitley 1930 -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:37 [ref. 4145], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:298 [ref. 6441], Bath 2001:6 [ref. 25713], Springer 2001:3542 [ref. 26290], Bath 2004:4 [ref. 28017], Hoese & Bray 2006:1563 [ref. 29000], Hastings & Springer 2009:71 [ref. 30395], Smith-Vaniz & Allen 2012:61 [ref. 31806], Lin & Hastings 2013:3 [ref. 33286]). Current status: Valid as Rhabdoblennius Whitley 1930. Blenniidae: Salariinae. (Nixiblennius) [ref. 4671]. Masc. Blennius snowi Fowler 1928. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Rhabdoblennius Whitley 1930 -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:37 [ref. 4145], Bath 2004:4 [ref. 28017]). Current status: Synonym of Rhabdoblennius Whitley 1930. Blenniidae: Salariinae. (Scartoblennius) [ref. 1456]. Masc. Blennius ellipes Jordan & Starks 1906. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Rhabdoblennius Whitley 1930 -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:37 [ref. 4145], Bath 2004:4 [ref. 28017]). Current status: Synonym of Rhabdoblennius Whitley 1930. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Species Rhabdoblennius nigropunctatus Bath, 2004 [=Rhabdoblennius nigropunctatus Bath [H.] 2004:8, Figs. 8-9] Notes: [Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie A (Biologie). No. 669; ref. 28017] E'ua Island, Ha'aluma Beach on southwest coast, 21°25'45"S, 174°56'50"W, Tonga, depth 0-3 feet. Current status: Valid as Rhabdoblennius nigropunctatus Bath 2004. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: South Pacific: Ono-i-Lau (Fiji) and Tonga. Habitat: marine.

Species Rhabdoblennius nitidus (Gunther, 1861) [=Salarias nitidus Günther [A.] 1861:243, Blennius ellipes Jordan [D. S.] & Starks [E. C.] 1906:702, Fig. 9] Notes: [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] China. Current status: Valid as Rhabdoblennius nitidus (Günther 1861). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Malaysia, Philippines, China, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands and Japan. Habitat: marine. (ellipes) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 30 (no. 1462); ref. 10666] Tanegashima, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Rhabdoblennius nitidus (Günther 1861). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Rhabdoblennius papuensis Bath, 2004 [=Rhabdoblennius papuensis Bath [H.] 2004:16, Fig. 12] Notes: [Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie A (Biologie). No. 669; ref. 28017] Ninigo Island, Meman Island, mid-east shore, 1°12'40"S, 144°16'59"E, Papua New Guina, depth 0-1.2 meters. Current status: Valid as Rhabdoblennius papuensis Bath 2004. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Ninigo Islands (Papua New Guinea). Habitat: marine.

Species Rhabdoblennius rhabdotrachelus (Fowler & Ball, 1924) [=Blennius rhabdotrachelus Fowler [H. W.] & Ball [S. C.] 1924:272] Notes: [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 76; ref. 1471] Wake Island. Current status: Valid as Rhabdoblennius rhabdotrachelus (Fowler & Ball 1924). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western and central Pacific: Mariana Islands east to Wake Island, Jarvis Island; Phoenix Islands (Kiribati) and northern Cook Islands to Marquesas Islands, Henderson and Ducie (Pitcairn Group). Habitat: marine.

Species Rhabdoblennius snowi (Fowler, 1928) [=Blennius snowi Fowler [H. W.] 1928:431, Fig. 71, Salarias walensis Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1935:437] Notes: [Memoirs of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum. No. 10; ref. 5596] Strong Island, Caroline Islands, western Pacific. Current status: Valid as Rhabdoblennius snowi (Fowler 1928). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Christmas Island, Marshall Islands and Gilbert Islands south to Chesterfield Islands and Grande Terre (New Caledonia) and American Samoa. Habitat: marine. (walensis) [Field Museum of Natural History, Publications, Zoölogical Series v. 18 (no. 12); ref. 2109] Wala Island, Vanuatu. Current status: Synonym of Rhabdoblennius snowi (Fowler 1928). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Salaria Forsskal, 1775 - combtooth blennies [=Salaria Forsskål [P. S.] 1775:x, 22, Ichthyocoris Bonaparte [C. L.] 1840:fasc. 28] Notes: [ref. 1351]. Fem. Blennius salaria Bloch 1801. Type by subsequent designation. Appeared first without included species. Earliest addition of species not researched (see remarks on type in Krupp & Schneider 1989:405 [ref. 13651]). Jordan & Evermann 1898:2377 [ref. 2445] list basiliscus as type. Fricke (pers. comm.) suggests that the author of the genus is Bath [ex Forsskål] 1977. •Synonym of Blennius Linnaeus 1758 -- (Bath 1973:519 [ref. 7212]). •Valid as Salaria Forsskål 1775 -- (Bath 1977:208 [ref. 208], Bath 1986:356 [ref. 6217], Krupp & Schneider 1989:405 [ref. 13651], Bath 1996:92 [ref. 22687], Bath 2001:5 [ref. 25713], Bath 2003:95 [ref. 27343], Kottelat 2004:121 [ref. 27669], Almada et al. 2005:289 [ref. 28398], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:545 [ref. 29996], Hastings & Springer 2009:70 [ref. 30395], Doadrio et al. 2012:151 [ref. 31858], Levy et al. 2012:3 [ref. 32539], Parin et al. 2014:470 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Valid as Salaria Forsskål 1775. Blenniidae: Salariinae. (Ichthyocoris) [ref. 514]. Fem. Salarias varus Risso 1827. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan 1919:206 [ref. 2410]. •Synonym of Blennius Linnaeus 1758 -- (Bath 1973:519 [ref. 7212]). •Synonym of Salaria Forsskål 1775 -- (Bath 1977:208 [ref. 208], Bath 1986:356 [ref. 6217], Bath 2003:95 [ref. 27343] as Icthyocoris). Current status: Synonym of Salaria Forsskål 1775. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Species Salaria atlantica (Doadrio et al., 2011) [=Salaria atlantica Doadrio [I.], Perea [S.] & Yahyaoui [A.] 2011:167, Fig. 7, 8A, 9] Notes: [Graellsia v. 67 (no. 2) (for 2011); ref. 31858] Ouerrha River, Sebou River basin, Khénichèt, Morocco. Current status: Valid as Salaria atlantica Doadrio, Perea & Yahyaoui 2011. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Sebou River basin, Morocco. Habitat: freshwater. Species (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1836) [=Blennius basiliscus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:245, Blennius garamit Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1800:460, 508, Blennius salaria Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:171, Gadus salaria Walbaum [J. J.] 1792:143, Gadus salarias Bonnaterre [J. P.] (ex Forsskål) 1788:51, Pholis smyrnensis Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:275, Pl. 325] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Toulon, France; Genoa, Italy; Sardinia, Italy, western Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Valid as Salaria basilisca (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea endemic. Habitat: marine. (garamit) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 2; ref. 2709] [Alexandria & in Archipelago] Alexandria/Al-Iskandarīyah, Egypt, Mediterranean Sea; islands in the Aegean Sea, Greece. Current status: Synonym of Salaria basilisca (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (salaria B&S) [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Alexandria, Egypt, eastern Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Salaria basilisca (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (salaria W) [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] Around Alexandria, Egypt and in Archipelago (Greece), Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Salaria basilisca (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (salarias) [Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature... Ichthyologie; ref. 4940] [Alexandria & in Archipelago] Alexandria, Al-Iskandarīyah/Egypt, Mediterranean Sea; islands in the Aegean Sea/Greece. Current status: Synonym of Salaria basilisca (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (smyrnensis) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Izmir, western Turkey, Aegean Sea (Mediterranean Sea). Current status: Synonym of Salaria basilisca (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Salaria economidisi Kottelat, 2004 [=Salaria economidisi Kottelat [M.] 2004:122, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [Revue Suisse de Zoologie v. 111 (no. 1); ref. 27669] Lake Trichonis east of Panetolio, 38°35'28.1"N, 21°27'51.2"E, Greece. Current status: Valid as Salaria economidisi Kottelat 2004. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Lake Trichonis, Greece. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Salaria fluviatilis (Asso y del Rio, 1801) [=Blennius fluviatilis Asso y del Rio [I. J. de] 1801:31, Blennius alpestris Blanchard [C. E.] 1866:261, Fig. 49, Blennius anticolus Bonaparte [C. L.] 1840:fasc. 28, punt. 145, Pl. 106 (fig. 4), Blennius cagnota Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:249, Blennius fluviatilis Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:31, Blennius frater Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:171, Blennius inaequalis Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:230, Blennius lupulus Bonaparte [C. L.] 1840:fasc. 28, punt. 145, Pl. 106 (fig. 5), Blennius petteri Heckel [J. J.] & Kner [R.] 1857:44, 46, Ichthyocoris pollinii Bonaparte [C. L.] 1846:68, Blennius simus Zuiew [B.] 1779:198, Pl. 6 (figs. 2-4), Salarias varus Risso [A.] 1827:237, Blennius vulgaris Pollini [C.] 1816:20, Pl. 1 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Anales de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid. v. 4 (no. 10); ref. 6523] Ebro River, Zaragoza, Spain. Current status: Valid as Salaria fluviatilis (Asso y del Rio 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea watersheds. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (alpestris) [Les poissons des eaux douces de la France; ref. 310] Small river flowing into Lake Bourget, Savoy, France. Current status: Synonym of Salaria fluviatilis (Asso y del Rio 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (anticolus) [Iconografia della fauna italica; ref. 514] Lake Nemi and volcanic lakes surrounding Rome, Italy. Current status: Synonym of Salaria fluviatilis (Asso y del Rio 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (cagnota) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Toulon, France, western Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Salaria fluviatilis (Asso y del Rio 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (fluviatilis) [Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia; ref. 3594] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Salaria fluviatilis (Asso y del Rio 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (frater) [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Zaragoza. Current status: Synonym of Salaria fluviatilis (Asso y del Rio 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (inequalis) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] [Cette] Sète, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Salaria fluviatilis (Asso y del Rio 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (lupulus) [Iconografia della fauna italica; ref. 514] Stream Fiora and others draining to Mediterranean in Toscana and Romana, Italy. Current status: Synonym of Salaria fluviatilis (Asso y del Rio 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (petteri) [Die Süsswasserfische der Österreichischen Monarchie; ref. 2078] Current status: Synonym of Salaria fluviatilis (Asso y del Rio 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. (pollinii) [Atti della Settima Adunanza degli Scienziati Italiani Sesta Riunione, Milano 7a Adunanza, Napoli, Part 2; ref. 519] Current status: Synonym of Salaria fluviatilis (Asso y del Rio 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (simus) [Neues St-Petersburgisches Journal: vom Jahre... St. Petersburg (Schnoor) 1781-1786 v. 2; ref. 17712] Current status: Uncertain as Salaria fluviatilis (Asso y del Rio 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (varus) [Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale v. 3; ref. 3757] River Var, France. Current status: Synonym of Salaria fluviatilis (Asso y del Rio 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (vulgaris) [Viaggio al Lago di Garda e al Monte Baldo; ref. 18566] Lake Garda, Italy. Current status: Synonym of Salaria fluviatilis (Asso y del Rio 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

Species Salaria pavo (Risso, 1810) [=Blennius pavo Risso [A.] 1810:133, Blennius alauda Forsskål [P. S.] 1775:xix, Blennius alauda Nardo [G. D.] 1827:212, Blennius erythrocephalus Risso [A.] 1820:252, Blennius gibbosus Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:31, Blennius gobioides Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:10, 51, Blennius gonocephalus Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:10, 51, Blennius graphicus Risso [A.] 1820:251, Blennius lepidus Pallas [P. S.] 1814:171, Blennius rubriceps Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:248] Notes: [Ichthyologie de Nice; ref. 3755] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Valid as Salaria pavo (Risso 1810). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, eastern Atlantic: Bay of Biscay to Morocco; Red Sea (Mediterranean Sea immigrant). Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (alauda F) [Descriptiones animalium (Forsskål); ref. 1351] Current status: Synonym of Salaria pavo (Risso 1810). Blenniidae: Salariinae. (alauda N) [Giornale di fisica, chimica e storia naturale, medicina, ed arti. (series 2) Dec. II, v. 10; ref. 26236] Current status: Synonym of Salaria pavo (Risso 1810). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (erythrocephalus) [Journal de Physique, de Chimie et d'Histoire Naturelle v. 91; ref. 18636] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Salaria pavo (Risso 1810). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (gibbosus) [Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia; ref. 3594] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Salaria pavo (Risso 1810). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (gobioides) [Indice d'ittiologia siciliana; ref. 3595] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Salaria pavo (Risso 1810). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (gonocephalus) [Indice d'ittiologia siciliana; ref. 3595] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Salaria pavo (Risso 1810). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (graphicus) [Journal de Physique, de Chimie et d'Histoire Naturelle v. 91; ref. 18636] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Salaria pavo (Risso 1810). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (lepidus) [Zoographia Rosso-Asiatica v. 3; ref. 3351] Crimea Peninsula. Current status: Synonym of Salaria pavo (Risso 1810). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (rubriceps) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Naples, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Salaria pavo (Risso 1810). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

GENUS Salarias Cuvier, 1816 - combtooth blennies [=Salarias Cuvier [G.] 1816:251, Crenalticus Whitley [G. P.] 1930:21, Erpicthys (subgenus of Salarias) Swainson [W.] 1839:79, 182, 275, Negoscartes Whitley [G. P.] 1930:20, Salius Minding [J.] 1832:86] Notes: [ref. 993]. Masc. Salarias quadripennis Cuvier 1816. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan 1917:101 [ref. 2407]. Not Salaria Forsskål 1775. Salaris is a misspelling. •Valid as Salarias Cuvier 1816 -- (Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:298 [ref. 6441], Springer 1986:754 [ref. 5719], Bath & Randall 1991 [ref. 15518], Bath 2001:6 [ref. 25713], Springer 2001:3542 [ref. 26290], Hoese & Bray 2006:1563 [ref. 29000], Hastings & Springer 2009:71 [ref. 30395], Lin & Hastings 2013:3 [ref. 33286], Attaran-Farimani et al. 2016:171 [ref. 34175]). Current status: Valid as Salarias Cuvier 1816. Blenniidae: Salariinae. (Crenalticus) [ref. 4671]. Masc. Salarias crenulatus pallidus Whitley 1926. Type by original designation. The subspecies pallidus is elevated to the species level for purposes of the type species; type not crenulatus. •Synonym of Salarias Cuvier 1816 -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:38 [ref. 4145], Bath & Randall 1991:246 [ref. 15518]). Current status: Synonym of Salarias Cuvier 1816. Blenniidae: Salariinae. (Erpicthys) [ref. 4303]. Masc. Salarias quadripennis Cuvier 1816. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Swain 1882:279 [ref. 5966]. Misspelled Erpichthys by Swainson 1839:439 (index); as Salarias on p. 182. •Synonym of Salarias Cuvier 1816 -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:38 [ref. 4145], Bath & Randall 1991:246 [ref. 15518] as Erpichthys). Current status: Synonym of Salarias Cuvier 1816. Blenniidae: Salariinae. (Negoscartes) [ref. 4671]. Masc. Salarias irroratus Alleyne & Macleay 1877. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Salarias Cuvier 1816 -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:38 [ref. 4145], Bath & Randall 1991:246 [ref. 15518]). Current status: Synonym of Salarias Cuvier 1816. Blenniidae: Salariinae. (Salius) [ref. 3022]. Masc. Salius halticus Minding 1832. Type by monotypy. Apparently an alternate spelling of Salarias Cuvier 1816; and halticus should be alticus. •In the synonymy of Salarias Cuvier 1816. Current status: Synonym of Salarias Cuvier 1816. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Species Salarias alboguttatus Kner, 1867 [=Salarias alboguttatus Kner [R.] 1867:724 [16], Pl. 4 (fig. 4), Salarias irroratus Alleyne [H. G.] & Macleay [W.] 1877:337, Pl. 13 (fig. 4)] Notes: [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 56; ref. 2645] Samoa Islands. Current status: Valid as Salarias alboguttatus Kner 1867. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines, Palau, Papua New Guinea, eastern Australia, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Fiji and Samoa. Habitat: marine. (irroratus) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 1 (pts 3-4); ref. 101] Low Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Salarias alboguttatus Kner 1867. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Salarias ceramensis Bleeker, 1853 [=Salarias ceramensis Bleeker [P.] 1853:701] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3 (no. 5); ref. 16833] Wahai, northern Ceram, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Salarias ceramensis Bleeker 1853. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea to Philippins and Solomon Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species (Bloch, 1786) [=Blennius fasciatus Bloch [M. E.] 1786:110, Pl. 162 (fig. 1), Salarias brasiliensis Sauvage [H.-E.] 1880:217 [7], Salarias fourmanoiri Whitley [G. P.] 1970:245, Salarias furvus De Vis [C. W.] 1884:696, Salarias griseus De Vis [C. W.] 1884:450, Salarias lineolatus Alleyne [H. G.] & Macleay [W.] 1877:336, Pl. 13 (fig. 2), Salarias nitidus Fourmanoir [P.] 1955:207, Salarias ornatus Hilgendorf [F. M.] in Hemprich & Ehrenberg 1899:9, Pl. 9 (fig. 2a-f), Blennius pardalis Castelnau [F. L.] 1875:26, Salarias pauper De Vis [C. W.] 1884:695, Salarias priamensis Bleeker [P.] 1853:268, Salarias punctillatus Klunzinger [C. B.] 1879:258, Salarias quadripennis Cuvier [G.] 1816:251, Salarias semilineatus Kner [R.] 1867:722 [14], Pl. 4 (fig. 3), Salarias varus Risso [A.] 1827:237] Salarias sublineatus De Vis [C. W.] 1884:695, Notes: [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 2; ref. 465] Pacific. Current status: Valid as Salarias fasciatus (Bloch 1786). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Mozambique Channel, Seychelles, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Marshall Islands and Samoa, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Western Australia, New Caledonia and Tonga. Habitat: marine. (brasiliensis) [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 4; ref. 19970] Indo-Pacific (possibly Nouméa) (not St. Catherine, Brazil). Current status: Synonym of Salarias fasciatus (Bloch 1786). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (fourmanoiri) [Australian Zoologist v. 15 (pt 3); ref. 6601] Domoni, Anjouan Island, Comoro Islands. Current status: Synonym of Salarias fasciatus (Bloch 1786). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (furvus) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 3); ref. 17383] Queensland coast, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Salarias fasciatus (Bloch 1786). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (griseus) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 8 (pt 4); ref. 1089] South Sea islands. Current status: Synonym of Salarias fasciatus (Bloch 1786). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (lineolatus) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 1 (pts 3-4); ref. 101] Erub [= Darnley] Island, 9°35'S, 143°46'E, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Salarias fasciatus (Bloch 1786). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (nitidus) [Mémoires de l'Institut Scientifique de Madagascar. Série A, Biologie Animale v. 9; ref. 12271] Domoni, Anjouan Island, Comoro Islands. Current status: Synonym of Salarias fasciatus (Bloch 1786). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (ornatus) [Symbolae physicae; ref. 4977] Red Sea. Current status: Synonym of Salarias fasciatus (Bloch 1786). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (pardalis) [Researches on the fishes of Australia No. 2; ref. 768] Cape York, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Salarias fasciatus (Bloch 1786). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (pauper) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 3); ref. 17383] Cardwell, Queensland coast, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Salarias fasciatus (Bloch 1786). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (priamensis) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 4; ref. 12580] Priaman, Sumatra, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Salarias fasciatus (Bloch 1786). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (punctillatus) [Anzeiger der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien v. 16 (no. 22); ref. 18913] Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Salarias fasciatus (Bloch 1786). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (quadripennis) [Le Règne Animal v. 2; ref. 993] Red Sea. Current status: Synonym of Salarias fasciatus (Bloch 1786). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (semilineatus) [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 56; ref. 2645] Samoa Islands. Current status: Synonym of Salarias fasciatus (Bloch 1786). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (sublineatus) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 3); ref. 17383] Cardwell, Queensland coast, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Salarias fasciatus (Bloch 1786). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (varus) [Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale v. 3; ref. 3757] River Var, France. Current status: Synonym of Salaria fluviatilis (Asso y del Rio 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

Species Salarias guttatus Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1836 [=Salarias guttatus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:308, Salarias calvus De Vis [C. W.] 1884:697, Salarias celebicus Bleeker [P.] 1854:250, Salarias harmandi Sauvage [H.-E.] 1880:218 [8], Salarias undecimalis Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1905:800, Fig. 18] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Vanikoro Island, Santa Cruz Islands, southwestern Pacific. Current status: Valid as Salarias guttatus Valenciennes 1836. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Andaman Sea east to Philippines and Solomon Islands, north to Vietnam, south to Australia. Habitat: marine. (calvus) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 3); ref. 17383] Murray Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Salarias guttatus Valenciennes 1836. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (celebicus) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 7; ref. 345] Kema, northern Sulawesi, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Salarias guttatus Valenciennes 1836. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (harmandi) [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 4; ref. 19970] Poulo Condor, Vietnam. Current status: Synonym of Salarias guttatus Valenciennes 1836. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (undecimalis) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 28 (no. 1407); ref. 2495] Negros, Philippines. Current status: Synonym of Salarias guttatus Valenciennes 1836. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Salarias luctuosus Whitley, 1929 [=Salarias luctuosus Whitley [G. P.] 1929:136, Salarias andersoni Jordan [D. S.] & Starks [E. C.] 1906:703, Fig. 11] Notes: [Records of the Australian Museum v. 17 (no. 3); ref. 4665] Tanegashima, Japan. Current status: Valid as Salarias luctuosus Whitley 1929. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western North Pacific. Habitat: marine. (andersoni) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 30 (no. 1462); ref. 10666] Tanegashima, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Salarias luctuosus Whitley 1929. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. Species Salarias nigrocinctus Bath, 1996 [=Salarias nigrocinctus Bath [H.] 1996:57, Figs. 1-6] Notes: [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 75 (nos 1/2); ref. 22028] Neiafu Island, Vava'u Group, Tonga Islands, 18°39'00"S, 174°00'30"W. Current status: Valid as Salarias nigrocinctus Bath 1996. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Tonga. Habitat: marine.

Species Salarias obscurus Bath, 1992 [=Salarias obscurus Bath [H.] 1992:225, Figs. 1-6, 11a-g] Notes: [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 72 (nos 4/6); ref. 20222] Cuyo Island, Palawan Province, Philippines, 10°51'20"N, 121°00'14"E, depth 2-4 feet. Current status: Valid as Salarias obscurus Bath 1992. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Malaysia, Indonesia and Philippines. Habitat: marine.

Species Salarias patzneri Bath, 1992 [=Salarias patzneri Bath [H.] 1992:40, Figs. 7-11] Notes: [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 72 (nos 1/3) [1991]; ref. 18972] Bali, Menjangan Island, Indonesia, depth 2-3 meters. Current status: Valid as Salarias patzneri Bath 1992. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia, Philippines and Papua New Guinea. Habitat: marine.

Species Salarias ramosus Bath, 1992 [=Salarias ramosus Bath [H.] 1992:230, Figs. 7-10, 11h-l] Notes: [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 72 (nos 4/6); ref. 20222] Tantabiddi Creek, off lighthouse, North West Cape, West Australia, 21°57'S, 113°55'E. Current status: Valid as Salarias ramosus Bath 1992. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines and Westen Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Salarias segmentatus Bath & Randall, 1991 [=Salarias segmentatus Bath [H.] & Randall [J. E.] 1991:246, Figs. 1-9] Notes: [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 71 (nos 4/6); ref. 15518] Malakal Island, Palau Islands. Current status: Valid as Salarias segmentatus Bath & Randall 1991. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Palau, Yap, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Salarias sexfilum Gunther, 1861 [=Salarias sexfilum Günther [A.] 1861:241, Salarias spaldingi Macleay [W.] 1878:358, Pl. 9 (fig. 4)] Notes: [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] No locality. Current status: Valid as Salarias sexfilum Günther 1861. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific and southeastern Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine. (spaldingi) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 2 (pt 4); ref. 17573] Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Salarias sexfilum Günther 1861. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Salarias sibogai Bath, 1992 [=Salarias sibogai Bath [H.] 1992:35, Figs. 1-6] Notes: [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 72 (nos 1/3) [1991]; ref. 18972] Reef 2700 meters north of southern point of South Lucipara Island, Pulau Pulau Islands, Indonesia, Siboga station 225c. Current status: Valid as Salarias sibogai Bath 1992. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Salarias sinuosus Snyder, 1908 [=Salarias sinuosus Snyder [J. O.] 1908:109, Blennius (Rhabdoblennius) baliensis Nichols [J. T.] 1954:1, Fig. 1, Salarias crenulatus Weber [M.] 1909:144, Salarias crenulatus pallidus Whitley [G. P.] 1926:235] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 35 (no. 1635); ref. 4150] Naha, Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Current status: Valid as Salarias sinuosus Snyder 1908. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: East Indian region to Vanuatu, Tonga, Australia to Philippines and to Ryukyu Islands. Habitat: marine. (baliensis) [American Museum Novitates No. 1680; ref. 12660] Bali, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Salarias sinuosus Snyder 1908. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (crenulatus) [Notes from the Leyden Museum v. 31 (note 4); ref. 4600] Sanana, Sula Besi; Tiur Island, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Salarias sinuosus Snyder 1908. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (pallidus) [Australian Zoologist v. 4 (pt 4); ref. 15613] North-west Islet, Capricorn Group, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Salarias sinuosus Snyder 1908. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Scartella Jordan, 1886 - combtooth blennies [=Scartella Jordan [D. S.] 1886:50] Notes: [ref. 2386]. Fem. Blennius microstomus Poey 1860. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Type designated on p. 51. •Synonym of Blennius Linnaeus 1758 -- (Bath 1973:519 [ref. 7212]). •Valid as Scartella Jordan 1886 -- (Greenfield & Johnson 1981:72 [ref. 5580], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:296 [ref. 6441], Zander in Whitehead et al. 1986:1112 [ref. 13677], Bath 1996:92 [ref. 22687], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:405 [ref. 24550], Bath 2001:5 [ref. 25713], Williams 2003:1770 [ref. 27109], Rangel et al. 2004:89 [ref. 27822], Almada et al. 2005:289 [ref. 28398], Rangel & Mendes 2009:51 [ref. 30055], Hastings & Springer 2009:70 [ref. 30395], Hastings 2009:101 [ref. 30397], Levy et al. 2012:3 [ref. 32539]). Current status: Valid as Scartella Jordan 1886. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Species Scartella caboverdiana Bath, 1990 [=Scartella caboverdiana Bath [H.] 1990:397, Figs. 1-3, 4a-e, 5] Notes: [Mitteilungen Pollichia v. 77; ref. 15517] Palmeira, Sal Island, Cape Verde Islands. Current status: Valid as Scartella caboverdiana Bath 1990. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Cape Verde Islands (endemic). Habitat: marine.

Species Scartella cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) [=Blennius cristatus Linnaeus [C.] 1758:256, Blennius arboreus Bath [H.] 1966:211, Figs. 1-5, Blennius asterias Goode [G. B.] & Bean [T. H.] 1882:416, Blennius crinitus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:237, Blennius microstomus Poey [F.] 1860:288, Blennius pinaru Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1800:458, 483] Notes: [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] [Indiis] Ascension Island, South Atlantic. Current status: Valid as Scartella cristata (Linnaeus 1758). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea, eastern Atlantic: Bay of Biscay to Congo including Canary Islands and Ascension Island; Western Atlantic: Bermuda and Florida to Brazil. Habitat: marine. (arboreus) [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 47 (no. 3); ref. 8007] Off harbor of Port of Algeria, Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Scartella cristata (Linnaeus 1758). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (asterias) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 5 (no. 297); ref. 1840] Garden Key, Dry Tortugas, Florida, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Scartella cristata (Linnaeus 1758). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (crinitus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] La Rochelle, France, Bay of Biscay, northeastern Atlantic. Current status: Synonym of Scartella cristata (Linnaeus 1758). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (microstomus) [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3499] Cuba. Current status: Synonym of Scartella cristata (Linnaeus 1758). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (pinaru) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 2; ref. 2709] East and West Indies. Current status: Synonym of Scartella cristata (Linnaeus 1758). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species (Gunther, 1861) [=Blennius emarginatus Günther [A.] 1861:224, Blennius punctifer Regan [C. T.] 1908:254, Pl. 42 (fig. 2), Blennius steindachneri Day [F.] 1873:110, Notes: [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] No locality. Current status: Valid as Scartella emarginata (Günther 1861). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: southeastern Africa to southeastern Asia. Habitat: marine. (punctifer) [Annals of the Natal Museum v. 1 (pt 3); ref. 14355] South Africa. Current status: Synonym of Scartella emarginata (Günther 1861). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (steindachneri) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1873 (pt 1); ref. 14185] Karachi, Sind, Pakistan. Current status: Synonym of Scartella emarginata (Günther 1861). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Scartella itajobi Rangel & Mendes, 2009 [=Scartella itajobi Rangel [C. A.] & Mendes [L. F.] 2009:52, Figs. 1-5] Notes: [Zootaxa No. 2006; ref. 30055] Praia do Atalaia, 3°51'S, 32°26'W, Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, Pernambuco, Brazil. Current status: Valid as Scartella itajobi Rangel & Mendes 2009. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Fernando de Noronha Archipelago (Brazil). Habitat: marine.

Species Scartella nuchifilis (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1836) [=Blennius nuchifilis Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:253] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Ascension Island. Current status: Valid as Scartella nuchifilis (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Ascension Island. Habitat: marine.

Species Scartella poiti Rangel et al., 2004 [=Scartella poiti Rangel [C. A.], Gasparini [J. L.] & Guimarães [R. Z. P.] 2004:90, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 8 (no. 3); ref. 27822] Ponta da Calheta, Ilha da Trindale, Espirito Santo, Brazil, 20°30'S, 29°20'W, depth 0-1 meter. Current status: Valid as Scartella poiti Rangel, Gasparini & Guimarães 2004. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Southwestern Atlantic: Trindade Island (southeastern Brazil). Habitat: marine. Species Scartella springeri (Bauchot, 1967) [=Blennius springeri Bauchot [M.-L.] 1967:64, Figs. 1-4; Pl. 7 (A-C)] Notes: [Atlantide Report No. 9; ref. 20641] Jamestown, St. Helena Island. Current status: Valid as Scartella springeri (Bauchot 1967). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: St. Helena Island. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Scartichthys Jordan & Evermann, 1898 - combtooth blennies [=Scartichthys Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1898:2346, 2395, Scartes Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1896:471] Notes: [ref. 2445]. Masc. Salarias rubropunctatus Valenciennes 1836. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Scartes Jordan & Evermann 1896, preoccupied by Scartes Swainson 1835 in Mammalia. •Valid as Scartichthys Jordan & Evermann 1898 -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:39 [ref. 4145], Williams 1990:21 [ref. 13549], Bath 2001:6 [ref. 25713], Hastings & Springer 2009:71 [ref. 30395], Hastings 2009:101 [ref. 30397]). Current status: Valid as Scartichthys Jordan & Evermann 1898. Blenniidae: Salariinae. (Scartes) [ref. 2442]. Masc. Salarias rubropunctatus Valenciennes 1836. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Scartes Swainson 1835 in Mammalia, replaced by Scartichthys Jordan & Evermann 1898. •In the synonymy of Scartichthys Jordan & Evermann 1898 -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:39 [ref. 4145], Williams 1990:21 [ref. 13549]). Current status: Synonym of Scartichthys Jordan & Evermann 1898. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Species Scartichthys crapulatus Williams, 1990 [=Scartichthys crapulatus Williams [J. T.] 1990:23, Fig.] Notes: [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 492; ref. 13549] Montemar Biological station, Montemar, Chile. Current status: Valid as Scartichthys crapulatus Williams 1990. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Southeastern Pacific: Chile. Habitat: marine.

Species Scartichthys gigas (Steindachner, 1876) [=Salarias gigas Steindachner [F.] 1876:220 [172], Salarias eques Steindachner [F.] 1898:307, Pl. 19 (figs. 5-5a), Ophioblennius mazorkae Hildebrand [S. F.] 1946:384, Fig. 74] Notes: [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 74 (1. Abth.); ref. 4225] Callao, Peru. Current status: Valid as Scartichthys gigas (Steindachner 1876). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine. (eques) [Zoologische Jahrbücher. Supplementheft, Jena Suppl., v. 4; ref. 4238] Cavancha at Iquique, Chile. Current status: Synonym of Scartichthys gigas (Steindachner 1876). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (mazorkae) [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 189; ref. 2161] Mazorka Island, Huaura Group, Peru, 11°23'S, 77°44'W, at surface under light. Current status: Synonym of Scartichthys gigas (Steindachner 1876). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Scartichthys variolatus (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1836) [=Salarias variolatus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:346, Pl. 330, Ophioblennius fernandezensis Clark [H. W.] 1938:184, Salarias rubropunctatus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:348] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Juan Fernández Islands. Current status: Valid as Scartichthys variolatus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Southeastern Pacific: Juan Fernandez Islands. Habitat: marine. (fernandezensis) [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 4) v. 22 (no. 7); ref. 12316] San Juan Bautista (Cumberland) Bay, Juan Fernández Islands. Current status: Synonym of Scartichthys variolatus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (rubropunctatus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Juan Fernández Islands. Current status: Synonym of Scartichthys variolatus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1836) [=Salarias viridis Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:344, Salarias concolor Philippi [R. A.] 1896:380, Salarias cuvieri Günther [A.] 1861:248, Salarias modestus Philippi [R. A.] 1896:381, Salarias petersoni Fowler [H. W.] 1940:189, Fig. 18, Blennophis semifasciatus Kner [R.] & Steindachner [F.] 1867:369 [14], Pl. 1 (fig. 6)] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Valparaíso, Chile. Current status: Valid as Scartichthys viridis (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Southeastern Pacific. Habitat: marine. (concolor) [Anales de la Universidad de Chile 93-95; ref. 3465] Algarrobo, Chile. Current status: Synonym of Scartichthys viridis (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (cuvieri) [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] Chile. Current status: Synonym of Scartichthys viridis (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (modestus) [Anales de la Universidad de Chile 93-95; ref. 3465] Chile. Current status: Synonym of Scartichthys viridis (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (petersoni) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 92; ref. 17232] Off Antofagasta, Chile. Current status: Synonym of Scartichthys viridis (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (semifasciatus) [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 54 (pt 3); ref. 2640] Iquique, Chile, 24°54'S, 71°26'W, surface at night. Current status: Synonym of Scartichthys viridis (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Scartichthys xiphiodon (Clark, 1938) [=Ophioblennius xiphiodon Clark [H. W.] 1938:183] Notes: [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 4) v. 22 (no. 7); ref. 12316] Callao, Peru. Current status: Valid as Scartichthys xiphiodon (Clark 1938). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Stanulus Smith, 1959 - combtooth blennies [=Stanulus Smith [J. L. B.] 1959:246, Fallacirripectes Schultz [L. P.] & Chapman [W. M.] in Schultz et al. 1960:362] Notes: [ref. 4123]. Masc. Stanulus seychellensis Smith 1959. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Stanulus Smith 1959 -- (Springer 1968:111 [ref. 7921], Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:40 [ref. 4145], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:299 [ref. 6441], Williams 1990:14 [ref. 13549], Bath 2001:6 [ref. 25713], Springer 2001:3541 [ref. 26290], Hoese & Bray 2006:1565 [ref. 29000], Hastings & Springer 2009:71 [ref. 30395]). Current status: Valid as Stanulus Smith 1959. Blenniidae: Salariinae. (Fallacirripectes) [ref. 3972]. Masc. Fallacirripectes minutus Schultz & Chapman 1960. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Stanulus Smith 1959 -- (Springer 1968:111 [ref. 7921], Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:40 [ref. 4145]). Current status: Synonym of Stanulus Smith 1959. Blenniidae: Salariinae.

Species Stanulus seychellensis Smith, 1959 [=Stanulus seychellensis Smith [J. L. B.] 1959:246, Pl. 17 (fig. 13), Fallacirripectes minutus Schultz [L. P.] & Chapman [W. M.] in Schultz et al. 1960:363, Fig. 124, Fallacirripectes wellsi Schultz [L. P.] & Chapman [W. M.] in Schultz et al. 1960:365, Fig. 125] Notes: [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 14; ref. 4123] La Digue Island, Seychelles, western Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Stanulus seychellensis Smith 1959. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Seychelles and western Mascarenes; Caroline Islands and eastern Australia east to Marshall Islands and Henderson (Pitcairn Group), north to southern Taiwan, south to Loyalty Islands (New Caledonia) and Tonga. Habitat: marine. (minutus) [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 202, v. 2; ref. 3972] Ocean reef in surf, Eman Island, Bikini Atoll, Marshall Is, western Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Stanulus seychellensis Smith 1959. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. (wellsi) [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 202, v. 2; ref. 3972] Bowditch anchorage, half mile off Rongelap Island, Rongelap Atoll, western Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Stanulus seychellensis Smith 1959. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. Species Stanulus talboti Springer, 1968 [=Stanulus talboti Springer [V. G.] 1968:119, Fig. 2] Notes: [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 81; ref. 7921] Off south reef about 1 mile from One Tree Island, Capricorn Group, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia [Coral Sea, southwestern Pacific], depth 5 meters. Current status: Valid as Stanulus talboti Springer 1968. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific. Habitat: marine

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Unavailable names, uncertain taxa acsendens, Blennius Poey [F.] 2000:592, Pl. 325 (fig. 3) [Ictiologia Cubana. Posthumous transcription of original unpublished manuscript (1884) by M. Sánchez Roig and F. Gómez de la Maza v. 1-3; ref. 26366] Not available; not explicitly proposed as new [see Art. 16.1 of the Code]. Posthumous publication. Figured specimen listed as type. Blenniidae. aculeatus, Blennius Gronow [L. T.] in Gray 1854:98 [Catalogue of fish collected and described by Laurence Theodore Gronow; ref. 1911] No locality. No types known. arcuatus, Blennius Poey [F.] 2000:591, Pl. 324 (fig. 5) [Ictiologia Cubana. Posthumous transcription of original unpublished manuscript (1884) by M. Sánchez Roig and F. Gómez de la Maza v. 1-3; ref. 26366] Not available; not explicitly proposed as new [see Art. 16.1 of the Code]. Posthumous publication. Figured specimen listed as type. Blenniidae. barbatus, Blennius Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:9 [Indice d'ittiologia siciliana; ref. 3595] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Unexplained new name for Blennius mediterraneus of Lacepède and Gadus mediterraneus Linnaeus 1758. Blenniidae. Habitat: marine. cadens, Blennius Poey [F.] 2000:592, Pl. 325 (fig. 1) [Ictiologia Cubana. Posthumous transcription of original unpublished manuscript (1884) by M. Sánchez Roig and F. Gómez de la Maza v. 1-3; ref. 26366] Not available; not explicitly proposed as new [see Art. 16.1 of the Code]. Posthumous publication. Figured specimen listed as type. Blenniidae. canestrinii, Blennius Facciolà [L.] 1881:212, Fig. 2 [Annuario della Società dei naturalisti in Modena v. 14 (ser. 2) (for 1880); ref. 17480] Sea of Messina, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Possible synonym of Parablennius incognitus (Bath 1968) -- (Bath 1990:909 [ref. 19373], Bath 1996:91 [ref. 22687] as canestrini). Current status: Uncertain as Parablennius incognitus (Bath 1968). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. canestrinii, Blennius Facciolà [L.] 1881:212, Fig. 2 [Annuario della Società dei naturalisti in Modena v. 14 (ser. 2) (for 1880); ref. 17480] Sea of Messina, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Possible synonym of Parablennius incognitus (Bath 1968) -- (Bath 1990:909 [ref. 19373], Bath 1996:91 [ref. 22687] as canestrini). Current status: Uncertain as Parablennius incognitus (Bath 1968). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. cavernosus, Blennius Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:168, Pl. 37 (lower fig.) [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] No locality. Blenniidae. Habitat: marine. comatus, Blennius Solander [D. C.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:235 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Name mentioned in synonymy, not available; from Plymouth, U.K. Blenniidae. cornucervi, Blennius Risso [A.] 1827:231 [Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale v. 3; ref. 3757] Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:15 [ref. 20734]. Original as cornu cervi. Blenniidae. Habitat: marine. dama, Blennius Hemprich [F. W.] & Ehrenberg [C. G.] 1899:9, Pl. 9 (fig. 3) [Symbolae physicae; ref. 4977] Not available, name published in synonymy of Salarias flaviumbrinus Rüppell 1830. •In genus Istiblennius -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:55 [ref. 4145]). Blenniidae: Salariinae. descendens, Blennius Poey [F.] 2000:590, Pl. 324 (fig. 4) [Ictiologia Cubana. Posthumous transcription of original unpublished manuscript (1884) by M. Sánchez Roig and F. Gómez de la Maza v. 1-3; ref. 26366] Not available; not explicitly proposed as new [see Art. 16.1 of the Code]. Posthumous publication. Figured specimen listed as type. Blenniidae. edwardsii, Blennius Walbaum [J. J.] 1792:187 [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] No locality stated. Blenniidae. Habitat: marine. fidelis, Blennius Nardo [G. D.] (ex Chiereghini) 1847:col. 119 [Sinonimia moderna delle specie registrate nell' opera intitolata: ...; ref. 17994] An available overlooked name. Blenniidae. Habitat: marine. gallus, Blennius Nardo [G. D.] (ex Chiereghini) 1847:col. 117 [Sinonimia moderna delle specie registrate nell' opera intitolata: ...; ref. 17994] Not available, Chiereghini name mentioned in synonymy of Blennius pavo. Blenniidae. gaudichaudi, Blennius (Queriblennius) Whitley [G. P.] 1933:93 [Records of the Australian Museum v. 19 (no. 1); ref. 4677] Shark Bay, Western Australia. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Replacement name for Blennius punctatus Quoy & Gaimard 1824, preoccupied by Blennius punctatus Fabricius 1780. •Incertae sedis in Blenniidae -- (Hoese & Bray 2006:1566 [ref. 29000]). Blenniidae. Habitat: marine. gobioides, Blennius Forster [J. R.] in Bloch & Schneider 1801:176 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Not available, manuscript name mentioned under account of Blennius tridactylus. Based on description in manuscript by Forster (Johann Reinhold Forster, 1729-1798, German explorer and naturalist of Cook's second voyage). Blenniidae. guineensis, Blennius Cadenat [J.] 1951:309 [Initiations Africaines. III. Poissons de mer du Sénégal; ref. 12676] Not available, no distinguishing features; name and locality Guinée mentioned as sp. nov. in list. Blenniidae. homo, Blennius nudo Nardo [G. D.] (ex Chiereghini) 1847:col. 119 [Sinonimia moderna delle specie registrate nell' opera intitolata: ...; ref. 17994] Not available, name only julioides, Blennius Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:28 [Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia; ref. 3594] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Also appeared in Rafinesque 1810:11 [ref. 3595]. •Probably a senior synonym of Parablennius rouxi (Cocco 1833). Current status: Uncertain as Parablennius rouxi (Cocco 1833). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. kuasut, Blennius Montrouzier [X.] 1857:463-464 [185-186] [Annales de la Société d'Agriculture, Histoire Naturelle et Arts Utiles de Lyon (sér. 2) v. 8 (1856); ref. 17789] On p. 185-186 of reprint. Not available, manuscript name mentioned in passing in synonymy under 4 different species; from Woodlark I., South Pacific. Blenniidae: Salariinae. labrus, Blennius Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:28, Pl. 3 (fig. 2) [Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia; ref. 3594] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Also appeared in Rafinesque 1810:10 [ref. 3595]. Blenniidae. Habitat: marine. lanceolatus, Blennius Rafinesque [C. S.] 1814:17 [Précis des découvertes et travaux somiologiques de Mr. C. S. Rafinesque-Schmaltz; ref. 3582] Mediterranean Sea. No types known. longus, Blennius Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:28 [Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia; ref. 3594] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Also appeared in Rafinesque 1810:11 [ref. 3595]. Blenniidae. Habitat: marine. lumpenus, Blennius Linnaeus [C.] 1758:258 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Europe. No types known. macropteryx, Blennius Günther [A.] (ex Rüppell) 1861:224 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] Messina, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Syntypes: SMF (3). Blenniidae. Habitat: marine. marinus, Blennius Nardo [G. D.] (ex Chiereghini) 1847:col. 117 [Sinonimia moderna delle specie registrate nell' opera intitolata: ...; ref. 17994] Not available, Chiereghini name mentioned in synonymy. Blenniidae. minutus, Blennius Nardo [G. D.] (ex Chiereghini) 1847:col. 117 [Sinonimia moderna delle specie registrate nell' opera intitolata: ...; ref. 17994] Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Blennius minutus Rathke 1837. Blenniidae. Habitat: marine. morsitans, Blennius Bosc [L. A. G.] in Lacepède 1800:493, Pl. 13 (fig. 1) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 2; ref. 2709] Carolina, U.S.A. Author is L. A. G. Bosc. Name first published in the synonymy of Blennius bosquianus Lacepède 1800. Made available to Bosc 1800 by Bloch & Schneider 1801:550 [ref. 471] who treated the name as valid. Blenniidae. Habitat: marine. nebulosus, Blennius Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:30 [Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia; ref. 3594] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Also appeared in Rafinesque 1810:10 [ref. 3595]. Blenniidae. Habitat: marine. obscurus, Blennius Lichtenstein [M. H. C.] 1823:117 [Verzeichniss der Doubletten des zoologischen Museums der Königl. Universität zu Berlin, nebst Beschreibung...; ref. 17525] Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Try ZMB for type(s). Apparently an available overlooked name. Blenniidae. Habitat: marine. obtusus, Blennius Poey [F.] 2000:591, Pl. 324 (fig. 6) [Ictiologia Cubana. Posthumous transcription of original unpublished manuscript (1884) by M. Sánchez Roig and F. Gómez de la Maza v. 1-3; ref. 26366] Not available; not explicitly proposed as new [see Art. 16.1 of the Code]. Posthumous publication. Figured specimen listed as type. Blenniidae. pallidus, Blennius Lichtenstein [M. H. C.] 1823:118 [Verzeichniss der Doubletten des zoologischen Museums der Königl. Universität zu Berlin, nebst Beschreibung...; ref. 17525] Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Try ZMB for type(s). Apparently an available overlooked name. palmicornis, Blennius Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:214, Pl. 320 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Marseille; Nice; Genoa; Corsica and France, western Mediterranean Sea; [Ivica] Ibiza, Baleares Islands; Naples; Sicily; Moree; Egypt, Mediterranean Sea. Type information: Bauchot 1967:18 [ref. 20734]. Based on Blennius sanguinolentus Pallas 1814:168. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Blennius palmicornis Cuvier 1816. Blenniidae. Habitat: marine. paucidens, Blennius Kner [R.] 1865:194, Pl. 7 (fig. 5) [Reise der öesterreichischen Fregatte "Novara" v. 1 (pt 2); ref. 18427] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Questionably new. Also appeared in Kner 1865:502 [ref. 4928], earliest not established. Blenniidae. Habitat: marine. periophthalmoides, Blennius Macleay [W.] 1883:269 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 8 (pt 2); ref. 17587] Dufaure Island, New Guinea. Holotype (unique): ?AMS I.9168. •Generic placement uncertain -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:58 [ref. 4145]). Blenniidae. Habitat: marine. pholis, Blennius Mitchill [S. L.] 1815:374 [Transactions of the Literary and Philosophical Society of New-York v. 1 (art. 5) (for 1814); ref. 13292] Chesapeake Bay, U.S.A. No types known. Perhaps intended as B. pholis Linnaeus 1758, but Mitchill did not give citations for established species. Blenniidae. physophthalmus, Blennius Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:26, Pl. 4 (fig. 1) [Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia; ref. 3594] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Also appeared in Rafinesque 1810:11 [ref. 3595]. Blenniidae. Habitat: marine. porosus, Blennius Schneider [J. G.] in Bloch & Schneider 1801:551 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] No locality. Based on Blennius punctulatus Lacepède 1800. Blenniidae. Habitat: marine. punctatus, Blennius Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1824:250 [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 3574] Shark Bay, Western Australia. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:16 [ref. 20734]. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Blennius punctatus Fabricius 1780, replaced by Blennius gaudichaudi Whitley 1933. •Incertae sedis in Blenniidae -- (Hoese & Bray 2006:1566 [ref. 29000]). Blenniidae. Habitat: marine. punctulatus, Blennius Risso [A.] 1827:231 [Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale v. 3; ref. 3757] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:18 [ref. 20734]. Blenniidae. Habitat: marine. pustulatus, Blennius Walbaum [J. J.] 1792:188 [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] No locality stated. No types known. Blenniidae. Habitat: marine. roseus, Blennius Pallas [P. S.] 1814:177 [Zoographia Rosso-Asiatica v. 3; ref. 3351] Kuril Islands. No types known. Blenniidae. Habitat: marine. rostratus, Blennius Solander [D. C.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:280, 282 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Not available, manuscript name mentioned in passing under Blennechis filamentosus. Blenniidae. salaria, Blennius Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:171 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Alexandria, Egypt, eastern Mediterranean Sea. No types known. •Synonym of Salaria basilisca (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Bath 1996:92 [ref. 22687]). Current status: Synonym of Salaria basilisca (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. signatus, Blennius Poey [F.] 2000:592, Pl. 325 (fig. 2) [Ictiologia Cubana. Posthumous transcription of original unpublished manuscript (1884) by M. Sánchez Roig and F. Gómez de la Maza v. 1-3; ref. 26366] Not available; not explicitly proposed as new [see Art. 16.1 of the Code]. Posthumous publication. Figured specimen listed as type. Blenniidae. simus, Blennius Zuiew [B.] 1779:198, Pl. 6 (figs. 2-4) [Neues St-Petersburgisches Journal: vom Jahre... St. Petersburg (Schnoor) 1781-1786 v. 2; ref. 17712] •Generic placement uncertain -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:60 [ref. 4145]). •Questionably a synonym of Salaria fluviatilis (Asso y del Rio 1801). Current status: Uncertain as Salaria fluviatilis (Asso y del Rio 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. sinensis, Blennius Günther [A.] 1861:219 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] China Sea. Holotype (unique): BMNH (not seen). Blenniidae. Habitat: marine. sinuata, Blennius parvicornis var. Lowe [R. T.] 1843:86 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1843 (pt 11); ref. 2832] Off Madeira. No types known. Species also as palmicornis. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine. sphinx, Blennius Günther [A.] 1861:221 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] Incorrect subsequent spelling of Blennius sphynx Valenciennes 1836. Blenniidae. stellatus, Blennius Risso [A.] 1810:134 [Ichthyologie de Nice; ref. 3755] Villefranche-sur-Mer, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:16 [ref. 20734]. Also in Risso 1827:233 [ref. 3757]. Blenniidae. Habitat: marine. strigata, Blennius parvicornis var. Lowe [R. T.] 1843:86 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1843 (pt 11); ref. 2832] Off Madeira. No types known. Species also as palmicornis. Blenniidae. Habitat: marine. sujefianus, Blennius Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1800:458, 473 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 2; ref. 2709] No locality. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:19 [ref. 20734]. Unnecessary replacement name for Blennius simus Zuiew 1779. Also appeared in Sonnini 1803:83, 106 (vol. 7) [ref. 30473]. •Questionably a synonym of Salaria fluviatilis (Asso y del Rio 1801) -- (Bath 1986:356 [ref. 6217], Bath 1996:92 [ref. 22687], Bath 2003:97 [ref. 27343]). Current status: Uncertain as Salaria fluviatilis (Asso y del Rio 1801). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: freshwater. tonganus, Blennius Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1906:420 [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 25 (for 1905); ref. 2497] Based on Blennius cristatus of Günther (not Linnaeus). •Questionably valid as Scartella tongana (Jordan & Seale 1906) -- (Bath 1996:92 [ref. 22687]). Current status: Uncertain as Scartella tongana (Jordan & Seale 1906). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. trigloides, Pholis Lowe [R. T.] 1843:87 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1843 (pt 11); ref. 2832] Not an original description but a new combination for Blennius trigloides Valenciennes 1836. Blenniidae: Salariinae. vagans, Blennius Nardo [G. D.] (ex Chiereghini) 1847:col. 117 [Sinonimia moderna delle specie registrate nell' opera intitolata: ...; ref. 17994] An overlooked available description. Blenniidae. Habitat: marine. variegatus, Blennius Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:30 [Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia; ref. 3594] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Also appeared in Rafinesque 1810:10 [ref. 3595]. Blenniidae. Habitat: marine. varius, Blennius Seba [A.] 1759:90, 93 [v. 3; ref. 18716] •Uncertain status -- (Holleman et al. 2012:840 [ref. 32284]). Current status: Uncertain as Blennius varius Seba 1759. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. vividus, Blennius Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:28, Pl. 4 (fig. 3) [Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia; ref. 3594] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Also appeared in Rafinesque 1810:10 [ref. 3595]. Blenniidae. Habitat: marine. gobioides, Blennius Forster [J. R.] 1795:14 [Zoologia Indica, sistens descriptiones animalium selectorum; ref. 18091] Not available, name only. Also objectively invalid; preoccupied by Blennius gobioides Rafinesque 1810. •In genus Alticus -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:56 [ref. 4145]). Current status: Synonym of Alticus. Blenniidae: Salariinae. niger, Salarias Kossmann [R.] & Räuber [H.] 1877:402 [Verhandlungen des Naturhistorisch-Medizinischen Vereins zu Heidelberg. v. 1; ref. 18432] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Syntypes: (6) ZMB 9854 (2). Perhaps independent of, and secondarily preoccupied by Blennius niger Valenciennes 1836. Also appeared in Kossmann & Räuber 1877:21, Pisces Pl. 2 (fig. 8) [ref. 14246]. •In genus Atrosalarias -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:58 [ref. 4145]). Current status: Synonym of Atrosalarias. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. fasciolatus, Omobranchus Ehrenberg [C. G.] in Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:287 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Not available; mentioned in the account which Valenciennes named Blennechis fasciolatus. Also appeared in Hemprich & Ehrenberg 1899:9, Pl. 9 [ref. 4977], the latter possibly available. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. solorensis, Petroskirtes Bleeker [P.] 1853:81 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 5 (no. 1); ref. 16911] Lawajong, Solor Island [Indonesia]. Syntypes: (2). Original genus should have been Petroscirtes. •Questionably a synonym of Petroscirtes variabilis Cantor 1849 -- (Smith-Vaniz 1976:44 [ref. 4144]). Current status: Uncertain as Petroscirtes variabilis Cantor 1849. Blenniidae: Blenniinae. Habitat: marine. andersonii, Salarias Day [F.] 1876:331 [The fishes of India Part 2; ref. 1081] Galle, Sri Lanka. Syntypes: ZSI A.274 (1 or 2). Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:161 [ref. 23762]. •Valid or synonym of Alticus (Personal Comm. V. Springer, 27 Mar. 2015). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Sri Lanka. Habitat: marine. halticus, Salius Minding [J.] 1832:86 [Lehrbuch der Naturgeschichte der Fische; ref. 3022] Apparently just an alternate spelling for Salarias alticus from between the cliffs of New England and the South seas. Blenniidae. Habitat: marine. caninus, Cirripectes Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1936:284 [Philippine Journal of Science v. 59 (no. 2); ref. 2125] Ternate, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 29082. Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:92 [ref. 12291]. •In genus Exallias -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:54 [ref. 4145]). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. castaneus, Blennius Macleay [W.] 1881:5 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 6 (pt 1); ref. 4931] Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Holotype (unique): AMS I.16407-001 [ex MAMU F1034]. Type catalog: Stanbury 1969:209 [ref. 19518]. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Blennius castaneus Castelnau 1861, replaced by Pictiblennius iredalei Whitley 1931. •Wrongly treated as valid as Cirripectes castaneus (Macleay 1881) -- (Allen 1997:208 [ref. 23977]). •Synonym of Parablennius intermedius (Ogilby 1815) -- (Hoese & Bray 2006:1559 [ref. 29000], Bath 2008:79 [ref. 29600]). Current status: Synonym of Parablennius. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. arenatus, Salarias Bleeker [P.] 1855:173 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 8 (no. 1); ref. 347] Cocos-Keeling Islands, Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): RMNH 4785 (61.5 mm TL of 3 spec.). •Questionably a synonym of Entomacrodus striatus (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Springer 1967:73 [ref. 18947]) Current status: Uncertain as Entomacrodus striatus (Valenciennes 1836). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. retrolabiatus, Entomacrodus Poey [F.] 2000:597, Pl. 326 (fig. 7) [Ictiologia Cubana. Posthumous transcription of original unpublished manuscript (1884) by M. Sánchez Roig and F. Gómez de la Maza v. 1-3; ref. 26366] Not available; not explicitly proposed as new [see Art. 16.1 of the Code]. Posthumous publication. Figured specimen listed as type. Blenniidae. Habitat: marine. 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. andersonii, Salarias Day [F.] 1876:331 [The fishes of India Part 2; ref. 1081] Galle, Sri Lanka. Syntypes: ZSI A.274 (1 or 2). Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:161 [ref. 23762]. •Valid or synonym of Alticus (Personal Comm. V. Springer, 27 Mar. 2015). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Distribution: Sri Lanka. Habitat: marine. halticus, Salius Minding [J.] 1832:86 [Lehrbuch der Naturgeschichte der Fische; ref. 3022] Apparently just an alternate spelling for Salarias alticus from between the cliffs of New England and the South seas. Blenniidae. Habitat: marine. histrionicus, Salarias Kuhl [H.] & van Hasselt [J. C.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:320 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Java, Indonesia. Name only, not available -- (Bath & Randall 1991:254 [ref. 15518]). •In genus Salarias -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:56 [ref. 4145]). Blenniidae: Salariinae. indicus, Salarias sinuosus Smith [J. L. B.] 1959:241, Pl. 15 (fig. 3) [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 14; ref. 4123] Pinda, Mozambique, western Indian Ocean. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 258. Paratypes: not researched. Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. kuhlii, Salarias Bleeker [P.] 1851:258 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 1 (no. 3); ref. 16890] Tjilangkahan, Java, Indonesia. No types knwon. •Unplaceable to genus -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:57 [ref. 4145]). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. ornatus, Salarias Ehrenberg [C. G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:320 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Red Sea. Not available; name mentioned in synonymy; also appeared as name in synonymy of Salarias fascitus Bloch in Hemprick & Ehrenberg 1899:9, Pl. 9 (fig. 2) [ref. 4977]. •In genus Salarias -- (Bath & Randall 1991:254 [ref. 15518]). Blenniidae: Salariinae. quadripennis, Salaris Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1830:112, Pl. 28 (fig. 2) [Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Africa. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3843] Red Sea. No types known. Original genus should have been Salarias. Objectively invalid and preoccupied by Salarias quadripennis Cuvier 1816 if independent of Cuvier. Blenniidae. Habitat: marine. raaltenii, Salarias Bleeker [P.] 1851:257 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 1 (no. 3); ref. 16890] Tjilankaham, Bantam Province [West Java Province], Java, Indonesia. No types known. •Generic placement uncertain -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:58 [ref. 4145]). Blenniidae. Habitat: marine. rotondifrons, Salarias Thiollière [V. J. de l'I.] in Montrouzier 1857:463 [185] [Annales de la Société d'Agriculture, Histoire Naturelle et Arts Utiles de Lyon (sér. 2) v. 8 (1856); ref. 17789] Woodlark Island, South Pacific. No types known. On p. 185 of reprint. •In genus Salarias -- (Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971:59 [ref. 4145] as rotundifrons). •In genus Salarias, status uncertain -- (Bath & Randall 1991:254 [ref. 15518]). Blenniidae: Salariinae. Habitat: marine. scandeus, Salarias Ehrenberg [C. G.] in Klunzinger 1871:489 [Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien v. 21; ref. 2622] Not available, name mentioned in passing is synonymy of Salarias tridactulus (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Blenniidae.