Uropterygius Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1838:83 Masc. Uropterygius concolor Rüppell 1838. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Uropterygius Rüppell 1838 -- (McCosker et al. 1984 [ref. 6725], Hatooka in Masuda et al. 1984:26 [ref. 6441], Castle & McCosker 1986:174 [ref. 5645], Paxton et al. 1989:133 [ref. 12442], Böhlke et al. 1989:126 [ref. 13286], Chen et al. 1994:62 [ref. 22258], McCosker & Smith 1997:1005 [ref. 22980], Böhlke & Randall 2000:266 [ref. 24493], Böhlke et al. 1999:1654 [ref. 24692], Böhlke & Smith 2003:704 [ref. 26990], Allen et al. 2006:258 [ref. 29005], Loh et al. 2008:140 [ref. 29930], Fricke et al. 2009:18 [ref. 30213], Reece et al. 2010:421 [ref. 30969], Zhang et al. 2010:228 [ref. 31511], Smith 2012:35 [ref. 32155], Fricke et al. 2018:40 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:23 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:52 [ref. 36673], Ramos-Castro et al. 2020:83 [ref. 37651], Huang et al. 2023:268 [ref. 40092], Huang et al. 2023:1 [ref. 40263]). Current status: Valid as Uropterygius Rüppell 1838. Muraenidae: Uropterygiinae.