waialuae, Gymnothorax Snyder [J. O.] 1904:520, Pl. 6 (fig. 11) [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 22 [1902]; ref. 4149] Waialua Bay, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Holotype (unique): USNM 50870. Type catalog: Smith 1994:20 [ref. 21917], Böhlke & Smith 2002:154 [ref. 26380]. •Synonym of Gymnothorax rueppellii (McClelland 1844) -- (Böhlke & Smith 2002:154 [ref. 26380], Smith 2012:27 [ref. 32155]). •Synonym of Gymnothorax rueppelliae (McClelland 1844) -- (Böhlke & Randall 2000:255 [ref. 24493], Mundy 2005:123 [ref. 28379]). Current status: Synonym of Gymnothorax rueppelliae (McClelland 1844). Muraenidae: Muraeninae. Habitat: marine.