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Poroalticus Fowler, 1931, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelpliia, vol. 83, p. 403 

 (type-species: P. sewalU Fowler, 1931, = Petroskirtes japonicus Bleeker, 

 1869, by original designation and monotypy). 



Nominal Genera of the Tribe Salariini 



Alticops Smith, 1948, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 11, vol. 14, p. 340 (type-species: 

 Salarias periophthalmus Valenciennes, in Cuvier and Valennciennes, 1836 

 by original designation). 



Alticus Commerson, in Lac^pfede, 1800, Histoire naturelle des poissons, vol. 2, 

 p. 479 (type-species: A. saltatorius Commerson in Lac^pfede, 1800, =Blennius 

 saliens Forster, 1788, by monotypy). Note: Both Commerson's genus and 

 species were described in synonymy in Lac^pfede's treatment of Blenniiis 

 saliens and would not be available under the International Rules of Zoologi- 

 cal Nomenclature. Alticus is a widely accepted genus and it seems best to 

 conserve it. 



Andamia Blyth, 1858 Joum. Asia. Soc. Bengal, vol. 27, no. 3, p. 270 (type-species: 

 A. expansa Blyth, 1858, *= Salarias heteropterus Bleeker, 1857, by monotypy). 



Antennablennius Fowler, 1931. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, vol. 83, 

 p. 245 (type-species: Blennius hypenetes Klunzinger, 1871, by original desig- 

 nation and monotypy). 



Atrosalarias Whitley, 1933, Rec. Australian Mus., vol. 19, p. 93 (type-species: 

 Salarias phaiosoma Bleeker, 1855, = Salarias fuscus Riippell, 1835, by original 

 designation) . 



Basilisciscartes Fowler, 1939, Notulae naturae, no. 26, p. 2 (type-species: Blennius 

 saliens Forster, 1788, by original designation and monotypy). 



Blenniella Reid, 1943, Joum. Washington Acad. Sci., vol. 33, no. 12, p. 383 (type- 

 species: B. rhessodon Reid, 1943, = Salarias gibbifrons Quoy and Gaimard, 

 1824, by original designation and monotypy). 



Blennophis Valenciennes, in Webb and Berthelot, 1843, lies Canaries, Poissons, 

 p. 60 (type-species: B. webbi Valenciennes in Webb and Berthelot, 1843, 

 = Salarias atlanticus Valenciennes, in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1836, by 

 monotypy; a junior homonym of Blennophis Swainson, 1839, Clinidae). 



Cirripectes (also Cirripectus) Swainson, 1839, Natural history of fishes, amphi- 

 bians, and reptiles, vol. 2, pp. 79, 80, 182, 275 (type-species: Salarias vari- 

 olosus Valenciennes, in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1836, by monotypy). 



Crenalticus Whitley, 1930, Mem. Queensland Mus., vol. 10, no. 1, p. 21 (type- 

 species: Salarias crenulatus pallidus Whitley, 1930, = Salarias sinuosus 

 Snyder, 1908, by original designation). 



Croaltus Smith, 1959, Rhodes Univ. Ichthyol. Bull., no. 14, p. 247 (type-species: 

 Blennius bifilum Giinther, 1861, by original designation and monotypy). 



Cynoscartes Norman, 1943, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 11, vol. 10, p. 31 (type- 

 species: Salarias atlanticus Valenciennes, in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1836, 

 by original designation and monotypy) . 



Damania Smith, 1959, Rhodes Univ. Ichthyol, Bull., no. 14, p. 239 (type-species: 

 Andamia anjouanae Fourmanoir, 1954, by original designation). 



Ecsenius McCulloch, 1923, Rec. Australian Mus., vol. 14, no. 2, p. 121 (type- 

 species: E. mandibularis McCulloch, 1923, by original designation and 

 monotypy). 



Entomacrodus Gill, 1859, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, vol. 11, p. 168 (type- 

 species: E. nigricans Gill, 1859, by monotypy). 



Erpichthys Swainson, 1839, Natural history of fishes, amphibians, and reptiles, 

 vol. 2, p. 275 (type-species: Salarias quadripennis Cuvier, 1817, =Blennius 



