Poecilophis Kaup [J. J.] 1856:66 Masc. Gymnothorax catenatus Bloch 1795. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan & Evermann 1896:402 [ref. 2443]. Also in Kaup 1857:98 [ref. 2573] and as name only in Kaup in Duméril 1856:200 [ref. 1154]. •Synonym of Echidna Forster 1788 -- (Böhlke et al. 1989:130 [ref. 13286], Böhlke & Randall 2000:216 [ref. 24493], Smith 2012:5 [ref. 32155], Kottelat 2013:41 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Echidna Forster 1788. Muraenidae: Muraeninae.