velinasalis, Muraenichthys Hibino [Y.] & Kimura [S.] 2015:65, Figs. 2b, 3f, 4, 5a-c [Zootaxa 4060 (no. 1); ref. 34120] Bay between Ken-Ting and Ta-Yuan Shan, Taiwan, 21°55'30"N, 120°48'00"E, depth 5-8 meters. Holotype: USNM 313976. Paratypes: AMS, ANSP, USNM. •Valid as Muraenichthys velinasalis Hibino & Kimura 2015 -- (Ho et al. 2015:169 [ref. 34130], Mohapatra et al. 2023:6 [ref. 40535]). Current status: Valid as Muraenichthys velinasalis Hibino & Kimura 2015. Ophichthidae: Myrophinae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.