Myroconger Günther [A.] 1870:93 Masc. Myroconger compressus Günther 1870. Type by monotypy. Appeared first without sufficient distinguishing features in Günther 1869:238 [ref. 13284] as "... the new genus Myroconger is of great interest, being a Muraena with pectoral fins."; species as name only (p. 239). •Valid as Myroconger Günther 1870 -- (Smith 1984 [ref. 6810], Smith 1989:98 [ref. 13285], Castle 1991 [ref. 15488], Castle & Béarez 1995:211 [ref. 21926], Smith 1999:1641 [ref. 24661], Karmovskaya 2006:590 [ref. 28855], Brown et al. 2019:154 [ref. 36444], Espíndola et al. 2021:529 [ref. 38295]). Current status: Valid as Myroconger Günther 1870. Myrocongridae.