scholesi, Coloconger Chan [W. L.] 1967:99, Figs. 1-14 [Journal of Natural History v. 1 (no. 1); ref. 7951] South China Sea, about 270 miles north of Kuching, Sarawak state, Borneo, East Malaysia, 6°1.8'N, 109°57.4'E, depth 450-456 fathoms. Holotype: BMNH 1966.8.2.1. Paratypes: BMNH 1966.8.2.2 (1), USNM 200650 (1). Type catalog: Smith 1994:4-5 [ref. 21917]. •Valid as Coloconger scholesi Chan 1967 -- (Castle 1986:163 [ref. 5644], Paxton et al. 1989:144 [ref. 12442], Smith 1989:417 [ref. 13285], Smith 1999:1670 [ref. 24661], Smith in Randall & Lim 2000:586 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:17 [ref. 25847], Paxton et al. 2006:279 [ref. 28994], Zhang et al. 2010:184 [ref. 31511], Fricke et al. 2011:353 [ref. 31342], Fricke 2015:2 [ref. 33807], Fricke et al. 2018:47 [ref. 35805], Fricke et al. 2019:55 [ref. 36673], Ho et al. 2021:280 [ref. 38560], Eudeline 2022:130 [ref. 39191]). Current status: Valid as Coloconger scholesi Chan 1967. Colocongridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Mayotte and Madagascar east to South China Sea and Papua New Guinea, south to northern Australia. Habitat: marine.