golanii, Uropterygius McCosker [J. E.] & Smith [D. G.] 1997:1011, Fig. 3 [Bulletin of Marine Science v. 60 (no. 3); ref. 22980] Strait of Jubal, southern end of Sinai Peninsula at Ras Muhammed, Egypt, Red Sea, depth 0-10 meters. Holotype: USNM 312830. Paratypes: HUJ 5266 (2); USNM 312831 (1, c&s). Type catalog: Böhlke & Smith 2002:159 [ref. 26380]. •Valid as Uropterygius golanii McCosker & Smith 1997 -- (Böhlke & Smith 2002:159 [ref. 26380], Smith 2012:36 [ref. 32155], DiBattista et al. 2015:19 [ref. 35706], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[4] 242 [ref. 36492], Golani & Fricke 2018:24 [ref. 36273], Smith et al. 2019:66 [ref. 37159], Smith & Böhlke 2022:75 [ref. 39681], Huang et al. 2023:274 [ref. 40092]). Current status: Valid as Uropterygius golanii McCosker & Smith 1997. Muraenidae: Uropterygiinae. Distribution: Northern Red Sea endemic. Habitat: marine.