triporiceps, Conger Kanazawa [R. H.] 1958:243, Figs. 2-3; Pls. 1D, 4A [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 108 (no. 3400); ref. 12078] Brazil. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-8427. Replacement name for Conger brasiliensis Kaup 1856, preoccupied by Conger brasiliensis Ranzani 1840. •Valid as Conger triporiceps Kanazawa 1958 -- (Robins & Ray 1986:58 [ref. 23100], Smith 1989:519 [ref. 13285], Smith 1989:743 [ref. 13285], Boschung 1992:38 [ref. 23239], Cervigón 1992:303 [ref. 23827], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:301 [ref. 23897], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:142 [ref. 25013], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:149 [ref. 27754], Collette et al. 2003:99 [ref. 26784], Menezes et al. in Menezes et al. 2003:37 [ref. 27192], Smith 2003:750 [ref. 26989], Smith et al. 2003:9 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:64 [ref. 27807], Page et al. 2013:64 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:26 [ref. 33341], Carneiro et al. 2019:66 [ref. 37250], Carvalho-Filho 2023:55 [ref. 40480], Page et al. 2023:56 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:132 [ref. 41622]). Replacement Name. Current status: Valid as Conger triporiceps Kanazawa 1958. Congridae: Congrinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Bermuda and Florida (U.S.A.) south to São Paulo (Brazil), including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea; larvae straying to Madeira (eastern Atlantic). IUCN (2015): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.