| Citation | Springer, V.G. and J.T. Williams, 1994, The Indo-West Pacific blenniid fish genus Istiblennius reappraised: a revision of Istiblennius, Blenniella, and Paralticus, new genus.. Smithson. Contrib. Zool. 565:1-193. |
| Ref. | 9962 Springer, V.G. and J.T. Williams, 1994 |
| Page | 155; fig.52-54 |
| Named Used as Valid | Istiblennius spilotus |
| Comment | |
| Locality | Pakistan, Boleji Point (Karachi) |
| Distribution | Western Indian Ocean from Gulf of Oman (and probably entrance to Persian Gulf) south to northern South Africa. |
| Quote | Holotype, USNM 220913. |