tessellata, Muraena Richardson [J.] 1845:109, Pl. 55 (figs. 5-8) [Ichthyology.--Part 3. The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Sulphur.; ref. 20575] Southern seas? Holotype (unique): BMNH (apparently lost). Type catalog: Böhlke & Smith 2002:150 [ref. 26380]. •Synonym of Gymnothorax favagineus Bloch & Schneider 1801 -- (Böhlke & Smith 2002:150 [ref. 26380] as tessellata, Zhang et al. 2010:286 [ref. 31511], Smith 2012:15 [ref. 32155]). Current status: Synonym of Gymnothorax favagineus Bloch & Schneider 1801. Muraenidae: Muraeninae. Habitat: marine.