habenatus, Congrus Richardson [J.] 1848:109, Pl. 50 (figs. 1-5) [Ichthyology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror v. 2 (2); ref. 3740] Cook Strait, New Zealand. Holotype (unique): BMNH [ex Royal Coll. Surgeons] 1982.5.7.1. •Valid as Gnathophis habenatus (Richardson 1848) -- (Castle 1986:165 [ref. 5644], Smith 1989:521 [ref. 13285], Paulin et al. 1989:75 [ref. 24556], Gomon et al. 1994:213 [ref. 22532], Karmovskaya & Paxton 2000:S12 [ref. 25768], Fricke et al. 2011:354 [ref. 31242], Smith & Stewart 2015:278 [ref. 34234]). Current status: Valid as Gnathophis habenatus (Richardson 1848). Congridae: Congrinae. Distribution: Western Pacific Ocean. Habitat: marine.