obscuratus, Gymnothorax Poey [F.] 1870:320 [Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York v. 9 (art. 23); ref. 18563] Havana, Cuba. Holotype (unique): MCZ 27217. Type catalog: Howell Rivero 1938:175 [ref. 22926]. •Synonym of Gymnothorax vicinus (Castelnau 1855) -- (Böhlke et al. 1989:186 [ref. 13286], Smith 2012:29 [ref. 32155]). Current status: Synonym of Gymnothorax vicinus (Castelnau 1855). Muraenidae: Muraeninae. Habitat: marine.