annulatus, Gymnothorax Smith [D. G.] & Böhlke [E. B.] 1997:179, Fig. 3 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 148; ref. 23215] Visayan Sea between northern Negros and Masbate Islands, southwestern Caduruan Point, 11°38'20"N, 123°58'38"E, Philippines, depth 0-80.5 meters. Holotype: ANSP 141418. Paratypes: ANSP 141417 (3), 141419 (1); BPBM 23497 (1); CAS 34296 (2), 85588 (1); USNM 343861 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke & Smith 2002:93 [ref. 26380]. •Valid as Gymnothorax annulatus Smith & Böhlke 1997 -- (Compagno in Randall & Lim 2000:585 [ref. 25122], Böhlke & Smith 2002:93 [ref. 26380], Imamura 2009:18 [ref. 30434], Allen & Erdmann 2012:81 [ref. 31980], Smith 2012:11 [ref. 32155], Allen & Erdmann 2024:90 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Gymnothorax annulatus Smith & Böhlke 1997. Muraenidae: Muraeninae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean and western Pacific: Andaman Sea and Gulf of Thailand east to Philippines. Habitat: marine.