shaoi, Gymnothorax Chen [H.-M.] & Loh [K.-H.] 2007:77, Figs. 1-2, 3a, 4 [Journal of Marine Science and Technology v. 15 (no. 2); ref. 29360] Off shore of Sanshengtai, 23.130°N, 121.414°E, Chengkung, Taitung, Taiwan. Holotype: ASIZP 00062978. Paratypes: ASZIP 00062979-80 (2); TOU-AE 0370, 0371, 0372, 0373, 0375 (5), 0381 (1), 1797 (1). Type catalog: Ho & Shao 2011:22 [ref. 31432] •Valid as Gymnothorax shaoi Chen & Loh 2007 -- (Ho & Shao 2011:22 [ref. 31432], Smith 2012:27 [ref. 32155], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:4 [ref. 33988], Ho et al. 2015:7 [ref. 34116], Ho et al. 2015:161 [ref. 34130], Ramos-Castro et al. 2021:519 [ref. 38842], Hibino & Orita 2022:30 [ref. 39893]). Current status: Valid as Gymnothorax shaoi Chen & Loh 2007. Muraenidae: Muraeninae. Distribution: Western and southern-central Pacific: Taiwan north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan); Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia). Habitat: marine.