muraena, Callechelys Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1887:466 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 9 (no. 586); ref. 2441] Snapper banks, between Pensacola and Tampa Bay, Florida, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): USNM 37996. Type catalog: Smith 1994:29 [ref. 21917]. •Mention -- (McCosker 1977:63 [ref. 6836]). •Valid as Callechelys muraena Jordan & Evermann 1887 -- (Robins & Ray 1986:61 [ref. 23100], Scott & Scott 1988:85 [ref. 25518], McCosker et al. 1989:310 [ref. 13288], Leiby in Smith 1989:894 [ref. 13285], McAllister 1990:48 [ref. 14674], Boschung 1992:34 [ref. 23239], McCosker 1998:203 [ref. 23298], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:260 [ref. 23897], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:149 [ref. 27754], McCosker 2003:732 [ref. 26993], Nelson et al. 2004:62 [ref. 27807], McCosker et al. 2011:275 [ref. 31452], Page et al. 2013:62 [ref. 32708], Page et al. 2023:53 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:121 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Callechelys muraena Jordan & Evermann 1887. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: North Carolina south to Florida (U.S.A.) and northern Bahamas, including Gulf of Mexico (U.S.A., Mexico). IUCN (2015): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.