xenobranchialis, Blachea Karrer [C.] & Smith [D. G.] 1980:643, Figs. 1-6 [Copeia 1980 (no. 4); ref. 2566] Mozambique Channel, 12°43'S, 48°15'E, depth 360-348 meters. Holotype: MNHN 1979-0001. Paratypes: ANSP 140405 (1), MNHN 1979-0002 (1, c&s). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:65 [ref. 13621], Bauchot et al. 1993:113 [ref. 20810]. •Valid as Blachea xenobranchialis Karrer & Smith 1980 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:140 [ref. 12442], Smith 1999:1686 [ref. 24661], Hutchins 2001:17 [ref. 25847], Myers & Donaldson 2003:612 [ref. 27495], Hoese & Gates 2006:291 [ref. 28997], Ho & Shao 2010:286 [ref. 33329], Sakurai et al. 2013:135 [ref. 33259], Ho et al. 2015:146 [ref. 34130], Fricke et al. 2018:49 [ref. 35805], Psomadakis et al. 2020:283 [ref. 37272], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:61 [ref. 41223]). Current status: Valid as Blachea xenobranchialis Karrer & Smith 1980. Congridae: Congrinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Madagascar; Myanmar; northern Western Australia; Mariana Islands. Habitat: marine.