formosa, Cirrimaxilla Chen [H.-M.] & Shao [K.-T.] 1995:330, Fig. 1 [Bulletin of Marine Science v. 57 (no. 2); ref. 22201] Nanwan, southern tip of Taiwan, Ping-tung County, Hengchon, 21°57'N, 120°46'E, tide pool. Holotype (unique): ASIZP 056729. Type catalog: Böhlke & Smith 2002:158 [ref. 26380], Ho & Shao 2011:21 [ref. 31432]. •Possibly a synonym of Channomuraena bauchotae Saldanha & Quéro 1994 -- (Böhlke & Smith 2002:158 [ref. 26380]). •Synonym of Channomuraena bauchotae (Saldanha & Quéro 1994) -- (Smith 2012:35 [ref. 32155]). •Valid as Cirrimaxilla formosa Chen & Shao 1995 -- (Böhlke & McCosker in Randall & Lim 2000:584 [ref. 25122], Loh et al. 2008:138 [ref. 29930], Séret et al. 2008:192 [ref. 29993], Zhang et al. 2010:234 [ref. 31511], Ho & Shao 2011:21 [ref. 31432], Fricke et al. 2011:349 [ref. 31242], Ho et al. 2015:7 [ref. 34116], Ho et al. 2015:152 [ref. 34130]). Current status: Valid as Cirrimaxilla formosa Chen & Shao 1995. Muraenidae: Uropterygiinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Taiwan and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.