wheeleri, Uropterygius Blache [J.] 1967:1716, Figs. 6-9 [Bulletin de l'Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire (Serie A) Sciences Naturelles v. 29 (no. 4); ref. 20672] Cape Verde Islands, eastern Atlantic. Holotype: MB T140a (lost in fire, 1978). Paratypes: MB T140b-c (2), 1825 (1); MNHN 1956-0088 (1); IFAN 50-1241 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:103 [ref. 20810]. •Valid as Uropterygius wheeleri Blache 1967 -- (Böhlke et al. 1989:126 [ref. 13286], Smith & Böhlke 1990:14 [ref. 19379], Andreata & Séret 1996:581 [ref. 16204], Smith 2012:38 [ref. 32155], Wirtz et al. 2013:118 [ref. 32972], Smith & Brito 2016:1642 [ref. 34557], Reiner 2019:63 [ref. 38139], Fermon et al. 2022:114 [ref. 39448] with question). Current status: Valid as Uropterygius wheeleri Blache 1967. Muraenidae: Uropterygiinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Senegal, Cape Verde Islands, and São Tomé and Principe. Habitat: marine.