chlamydatus, Gymnothorax Snyder [J. O.] 1908:94 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 35 (no. 1635); ref. 4150] Naha market, Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Holotype: USNM 62232. Paratypes: CAS-SU 21101 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:47 [ref. 12291], Smith 1994:17 [ref. 21917], Böhlke & Smith 2002:102 [ref. 26380]. •Probably valid -- (Smith 1994:17 [ref. 21917]). •Valid as Gymnothorax chlamydatus Snyder 1908 -- (Hatooka in Masuda et al. 1984:24 [ref. 6441], Chen et al. 1994:49 [ref. 22258], Smith & Böhlke 1997:180 [ref. 23215], Böhlke et al. 1999:1656 [ref. 24692], Nakabo 2000:205 [ref. 25086], Compagno in Randall & Lim 2000:585 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2002:205 [ref. 26001], Böhlke & Smith 2002:102 [ref. 26380], Allen & Adrim 2003:22 [ref. 26830], Zhang et al. 2010:269 [ref. 31511], Allen & Erdmann 2012:83 [ref. 31980], Smith 2012:13 [ref. 32155], Ho et al. 2015:155 [ref. 34130], Allen & Erdmann 2024:92 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Gymnothorax chlamydatus Snyder 1908. Muraenidae: Muraeninae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia east to Philippines, north to Taiwan and Ryukyu Islands (Japan). Habitat: marine.