quaesita, Rhinomuraena Garman [S.] 1888:114 [1], Fig. [Bulletin of the Essex Institute v. 20; ref. 1534] Ebon Island, Marshall Islands, western Pacific. Holotype (unique): MCZ 9170. On p. 1 of separate. •Valid as Rhinomuraena quaesita Garman 1888 -- (Hatooka in Masuda et al. 1984:25 [ref. 6441], Paxton et al. 1989:132 [ref. 12442], Randall et al. 1990:41 [ref. 15987], Chen et al. 1994:53 [ref. 22258], Heemstra in Smith & Heemstra 1995:viii [ref. 21953], Allen 1997:54 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:28 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:41 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:50 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:55 [ref. 24106], Böhlke et al. 1999:1657 [ref. 24692], Nakabo 2000:199 [ref. 25086], Compagno in Randall & Lim 2000:585 [ref. 25122], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:115 [ref. 25191], Allen 2000:95 [ref. 25868], Allen 2000:84 [ref. 37268], Böhlke & McCosker 2001:73 [ref. 25226], Hutchins 2001:17 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:199 [ref. 26001], Allen & Adrim 2003:23 [ref. 26830], Myers & Donaldson 2003:611 [ref. 27495], Randall et al. 2004:7 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:49 [ref. 28239], Smith & Böhlke 2006:36 [ref. 28678], Allen et al. 2006:257 [ref. 29005], Imamura 2009:21 [ref. 30434], Fricke et al. 2009:17 [ref. 30213], Motomura et al. 2010:73 [ref. 31256], Zhang et al. 2010:236 [ref. 31511], Caratini & Soriano 2011:59 [ref. 39915], Fricke et al. 2011:351 [ref. 31242], Allen & Erdmann 2012:96 [ref. 31980], Smith 2012:33 [ref. 32155], Fricke et al. 2014:21 [ref. 33932], Ho et al. 2015:162 [ref. 34130], Dalleau-Coudert et al. 2019:116 [ref. 40104], Koeda et al. 2016:9 [ref. 35333], Fricke et al. 2018:40 [ref. 35805], Ramos-Castro et al. 2021:520 [ref. 38842], Eudeline 2022:146 [ref. 39191], Smith & Böhlke 2022:68 [ref. 39681], Allen & Erdmann 2024:106 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Rhinomuraena quaesita Garman 1888. Muraenidae: Muraeninae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Seychelles, Mayotte (France), Madagascar and western Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius) east to Mariana Islands and Tuamotu Archipelago, north to southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands, south to Western Australia, Queensland (Australia) to 23°30'S and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.
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