Heteroconger Bleeker [P.] 1868:331 Masc. Heteroconger polyzona Bleeker 1868. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Heteroconger Bleeker 1868 -- (Asano in Masuda et al. 1984:29 [ref. 6441], Paxton et al. 1989:142 [ref. 12442], Smith 1989:484 [ref. 13285], Tyler & Smith 1992:5 [ref. 13559], Tyler & Luckhurst 1994:90 [ref. 22552], Castle 1997:6 [ref. 22878], Castle & Randall 1999:12 [ref. 24042], Castle 1999:407 [ref. 24044], Smith 1999:1682 [ref. 24661], Smith 2002:833 [ref. 26549], Smith 2003:745 [ref. 26989], Hoese & Gates 2006:295 [ref. 28997], Fricke et al. 2009:21 [ref. 30213], Imamura 2009:23 [ref. 30434], Allen & Erdmann 2009:135 [ref. 30467], Fricke et al. 2018:50 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:25 [ref. 36273], Koeda et al. 2018:287 [ref. 35946], Fricke et al. 2019:54 [ref. 36673], Allen et al. 2020:8 [ref. 37319]). Current status: Valid as Heteroconger Bleeker 1868. Congridae: Heterocongrinae.