sokotrensis, Gymnothorax Kotthaus [A.] 1968:18, Figs. 107, 150 [Meteor Forschungsergebnisse. Reihe D, Biologie No. 3; ref. 2669] Off Socotra Island, Indian Ocean, 11°33.9'N, 52°54'E to 11°38'N, 52°52'E, Meteor station 102. Holotype (unique): ZMH 4940 [ex IOES 43]. Type catalog: Wilkens & Dohse 1993:413 [ref. 21161], Böhlke & Smith 2002:148 [ref. 26380] •Valid as Gymnothorax sokotrensis Kotthaus 1968 -- (Böhlke & Smith 2002:148 [ref. 26380], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S95 [ref. 27377], Smith et al. 2008:67 [ref. 29432], Smith 2012:27 [ref. 32155], Zajonz et al. 2019:104 [ref. 36871], Psomadakis et al. 2020:274 [ref. 37272] as cf. sokotrensis, Smith & Böhlke 2022:64 [ref. 39681]). Current status: Valid as Gymnothorax sokotrensis Kotthaus 1968. Muraenidae: Muraeninae. Distribution: Northwestern Indian Ocean: Socotra (Yemen). Habitat: marine.