phalarus, Gymnothorax Bussing [W. A.] 1998:439, Figs. 1-4 [Revista de Biología Tropical v. 46 (no. 2); ref. 24930] West side of Isla del Caño off Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica, 8°47'00"N, 84°03'48"W, depth 136-237 meters. Holotype: LACM 47317-1. Paratypes: LACM 32560-13 (1), 47318-1 (2), 47319-1 (1), 47320-1 (5); UCR 427-16 (1), 489-17 (1), 1242-4 (1), 1555-1 (3), 1711-2 (1), 1730-6 (2), 1963-4 (1), 2353-14 (3), 2366-1 (1 or 2), 2372-6 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke & Smith 2002:137 [ref. 26380], Angulo et al. 2015:375 [ref. 35212]. •Valid as Gymnothorax phalarus Bussing 1998 -- (Böhlke 2001:5 [ref. 25774], Böhlke & Smith 2002:137 [ref. 26380], Love et al. 2005:18 [ref. 37547], Smith 2012:23 [ref. 32155], Robertson et al. 2017:31 [ref. 35676], Dale et al. 2021:315 [ref. 38298], Love et al. 2021:34 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:52 [ref. 40505], Siccha-Ramirez et al. 2023:98 [ref. 40816], Fricke et al. 2024:116 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Gymnothorax phalarus Bussing 1998. Muraenidae: Muraeninae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: southern tip of Baja California Sur (Mexico) south to Peru, including Gulf of California (Mexico). Habitat: marine.