hawaiiensis, Moringua Snyder [J. O.] 1904:517, Pl. 3 (fig. 6) [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 22 [1902]; ref. 4149] Honolulu reef, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Holotype (unique): USNM 50865. Type catalog: Smith 1994:13 [ref. 21917]. •Synonym of Moringua ferruginea Bliss 1883 or possibly valid -- (Mundy 2005:111 [ref. 28379]). •Valid as Moringua hawaiiensis Snyder 1904 -- (Randall 2007:70 [ref. 30952]). •Synonym with question as Moringua gutherina (McClelland 1844) -- (Kottelat 2013:40 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Moringua hawaiiensis Snyder 1904. Moringuidae. Distribution: Hawaiian Islands, Johnston Island and probably Easter Island and other Polynesian islands. Habitat: marine.