emmae, Gymnothorax Prokofiev [A. M.] 2010:583, Figs. 1-2 [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 50 (no. 5); ref. 31007] Coastal waters of Vietnam, 12°10' - 12°07'N, 109°27' - 109°26'E, depth 91-95 meters. Holotype: ZIN 54263. Paratypes: (53) at ASIZP, IORAS, NMMBP, ZIN, ZMMU. Plus non-type material. •Valid as Gymnothorax emmae Prokofiev 2010 -- (Smith 2012:14 [ref. 32155], Luo et al. 2024:8 [ref. 41630]). Current status: Valid as Gymnothorax emmae Prokofiev 2010. Muraenidae: Muraeninae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Vietnam and Bohai Gulf (southern China). Habitat: marine.