aurocephalus, Gymnothorax Nashad [M.], Mohapatra [A.], Varghese [S. P.], Ramalingam [L.], Bineesh [K. K.] & Mohanty [S. R.] 2020:363, Figs. 2-7A [Zootaxa 4877 (no. 2); ref. 37900] Off Swaraj Dweep Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Indian Ocean, 12°39.3'N, 93°03.4'E, depth 125 - 130 meters. Holotype: EBRC/ZSI 11800. Paratypes: EBRC/ZSI, FSI, ZSI/ANRC. •Valid as Gymnothorax aurocephalus Nashad, Mohapatra, Varghese, Ramalingam, Bineesh & Mohanty 2020. Current status: Valid as Gymnothorax aurocephalus Nashad, Mohapatra, Varghese, Ramalingam, Bineesh & Mohanty 2020. Muraenidae: Muraeninae. Distribution: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.