retifera, Muraena Goode [G. B.] & Bean [T. H.] 1882:435 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 5 (no. 297); ref. 1840] Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): USNM 31393. Type catalog: Smith 1994:22 [ref. 21917]. •Valid as Muraena retifera Goode & Bean 1882 -- (Robins & Ray 1986:54 [ref. 23100], Böhlke et al. 1989:200 [ref. 13286], Boschung 1992:33 [ref. 23239], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:241 [ref. 23897], Böhlke & Smith 2003:714 [ref. 26990], Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:33 [ref. 27192], Nelson et al. 2004:61 [ref. 27807], Barneche et al. 2009:2 [ref. 41393], Smith 2012:32 [ref. 32155], Page et al. 2013:61 [ref. 32708], De Wysiecki et al. 2018:255 [ref. 36455], Ceríaco et al. 2023:25 [ref. 40710], Page et al. 2023:52 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:118 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Muraena retifera Goode & Bean 1882. Muraenidae: Muraeninae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: South Carolina (U.S.A.) south to Uruguay, including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. IUCN (2015): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.