pharaonis, Gymnothorax Smith [D. G.], Bogorodsky [S. V.], Mal [A. O.] & Alpermann [T. J.] 2019:41, Figs. 25-29 [Zootaxa 4704 (no. 1); ref. 37159] Isolated coral block on slope, Yabua Island, Al Khoraybah, Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, 27°47'24.66"N, 35°07'48.00"E, depth 14 - 16 meters. Holotype: SMF 35814 [ex KAU13-614]. Paratypes: BPBM, KAUMM, SMF, USNM. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Gymnothorax pharaonis Smith, Bogorodsky, Mal & Alpermann 2019. Current status: Valid as Gymnothorax pharaonis Smith, Bogorodsky, Mal & Alpermann 2019. Muraenidae: Muraeninae. Distribution: Red Sea and Socotra Island, western Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.