fasciatus, Poeciloconger Günther [A.] 1872:673, Pl. 68 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1871 (pt 3) (art. 1) (for 21 Nov. 1871); ref. 1997] Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1871.7.20.63. •Valid as Poeciloconger fasciatus Günther 1872 -- (Klausewitz 1971:197 [ref. 39509], Castle 1990:123 [ref. 15487], Myers 1999:58 [ref. 23965], Smith 1999:1686 [ref. 24661], Allen & Adrim 2003:24 [ref. 26830]). •Valid as Ariosoma fasciatus (Günther 1872) -- (Shen 1998:107 [ref. 24932], Mundy 2005:139 [ref. 28379], Allen & Erdmann 2012:113 [ref. 31980]). •Valid as Ariosoma fasciatum (Günther 1872) -- (Randall 2005:27 [ref. 28239], Randall 2007:54 [ref. 30952], Ho & Shao 2011: 23 [ref. 31432], Ho et al. 2015:8 [ref. 34116], Ho et al. 2015:144 [ref. 34130], Smith et al. 2018:94 [ref. 36040], Smith & Heemstra 2022:87 [ref. 39685], Allen & Erdmann 2024:124 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Ariosoma fasciatum (Günther 1872). Congridae: Bathymyrinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Madagascar and Mascarenes (Mauritius); Indonesia east to Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.) and Society Islands (French Polynesia), north to Taiwan. Habitat: marine.