balteatus, Heteroconger Castle [P. H. J.] & Randall [J. E.] 1999:12, Figs. 2, 4; Pl. IA [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 30; ref. 24042] Off northern end of city, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea, about 21°30'N, 39°20'E, depth 46 meters. Holotype: BPBM 28166. Paratypes: BPBM 38370 (1), USNM 348595 (1). •Valid as Heteroconger balteatus Castle & Randall 1999 -- (Allen & Erdmann 2010:140 [ref. 30467], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[4] 242 [ref. 36492], Golani & Fricke 2018:25 [ref. 36273], Allen et al. 2020:15 [ref. 37319], Smith & Heemstra 2022:94 [ref. 39685]). Current status: Valid as Heteroconger balteatus Castle & Randall 1999. Congridae: Heterocongrinae. Distribution: Red Sea endemic. Habitat: marine.