ramosus, Gymnothorax Griffin [L. T.] 1926:539, Pl. 94 [Transactions of the New Zealand Institute v. 56; ref. 15589] Whangaroa and Bay of Islands, North Auckland districts, New Zealand. Holotype: AIM. Paratypes: AIM (1). •Valid as Enchelycore ramosus (Griffin 1926) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:128 [ref. 12442], Böhlke et al. 1989:135 [ref. 13286], Pequeño 1989:24 [ref. 14125], Francis 1993:157 [ref. 25479]). •Valid as Enchelycore ramosa (Griffin 1926) -- (Paulin et al. 1989:68 [ref. 24556], Paulin & Roberts 1992:118 [ref. 24625], Kuiter 1993:33 [ref. 23929], Kuiter 1997:30 [ref. 25488], Böhlke & McCosker 2001:73 [ref. 25226], Böhlke & McCosker 2001:97 [ref. 25226], Smith 2002:4 [ref. 26440], Randall 2005:37 [ref. 28239], Prokofiev 2005:704 [ref. 28366], Smith & Böhlke 2006:36 [ref. 28678], Allen et al. 2006:246 [ref. 29005], Smith 2012:9 [ref. 32155], Duffy & Ahyong 2015:108 [ref. 36167], Stewart & McCosker 2015:228 [ref. 34233], Mohapatra et al. 2017:598 [ref. 35581]). Current status: Valid as Enchelycore ramosa (Griffin 1926). Muraenidae: Muraeninae. Distribution: South Pacific: eastern Australia east to Easter Island, south to New Zealand. Habitat: marine.