Taeniophis Kaup [J. J.] 1859:suppl. 1 Masc. Taeniophis westphali Kaup 1859. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan & Davis 1891:589 [ref. 2437] if accepted; also by Jordan 1919:297 [ref. 4904]. •Synonym of Lycodontis McClelland 1844 -- (Blache et al. 1973:225 [ref. 7185]). •Synonym of Gymnothorax Bloch 1795 -- (Böhlke et al. 1989:145 [ref. 13286] as a valid subgenus on p. 176, Böhlke & Randall 2000:226 [ref. 24493], Smith 2012:10 [ref. 32155], Kottelat 2013:41 [ref. 32989] dated to 1860). Current status: Synonym of Gymnothorax Bloch 1795. Muraenidae: Muraeninae.