taylori, Heteroconger Castle [P. H. J.] & Randall [J. E.] 1995:3, Figs. 1-6 [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 22 (no. 1/2); ref. 21858] West of Make-ia Point, Bunama Bay, Normanby Island, D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Papua New Guinea, 10°08.8'S, 151°09.0'E, depth 10 meters. Holotype: BPBM 36288. Paratypes: AMS I.35462-001 (1), BPBM 36439 (1), USNM 332383 (1). •Valid as Heteroconger taylori Castle & Randall 1995 -- (Castle 1997:12 [ref. 22878], Allen 1997:58 [ref. 23977], Castle & Randall 1999:27 [ref. 24042], Smith 1999:1686 [ref. 24661], Allen & Adrim 2003:24 [ref. 26830], Allen & Erdmann 2010:136 [ref. 30467], Allen & Erdmann 2012:118 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:24 [ref. 33932], Allen et al. 2020:16 [ref. 37319]). Current status: Valid as Heteroconger taylori Castle & Randall 1995. Congridae: Heterocongrinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Bali (Indonesia) east to Philippines and Papua New Guinea. Habitat: marine.
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