Aspidontus Cuvier [G.] in Quoy & Gaimard 1834:719 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], Fricke et al. 2018:307 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:137 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:255 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Aspidontus Cuvier 1834. Blenniidae: Blenniinae.