taiwanensis, Gymnothorax Chen [H.-M.], Loh [K.-H.] & Shao [K.-T.] 2008:132, Figs. 1-2 [Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Suppl. No. 19; ref. 29929] Offshore from Shihtiping (23°29'N, 121°30'E), Hualien, eastern Taiwan, depth 10 meters. Holotype: ASIZ P0069371. Paratypes: ASIZ P0069372-73 (1, 1); TOU-AE 1217 (1), 1218 (1), 1223 (1), 1225 (1), 1238 (1), 1296 (1), 1297 (1), 1232 (1), 1333 (1). Type catalog: Ho & Shao 2011:22 [ref. 31432] •Valid as Gymnothorax taiwanensis Chen, Loh & Shao 2008 -- (Ho & Shao 2011:22 [ref. 31432], Smith 2012:28 [ref. 32155], Ho et al. 2015:7 [ref. 34116], Ho et al. 2015:161 [ref. 34130], Ramos-Castro et al. 2021:520 [ref. 38842]). Current status: Valid as Gymnothorax taiwanensis Chen, Loh & Shao 2008. Muraenidae: Muraeninae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Taiwan endemic. Habitat: marine.