kolpos, Gymnothorax Böhlke [J. E.] & Böhlke [E. B.] 1980:223, Fig. 3 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 132; ref. 8738] Alabama, U.S.A., 29°19'N, 88°04'W, Oregon station 3201, depth 120 meters. Holotype: ANSP 107093. Paratypes: ANSP 107092 (1), 107098 (1, c&s), 116135 (1), 127501 (1, c&s), 134031 (1); GCRL 1066 (1), 2790 (1); MCZ 35110 (1); MNHN 1974-0105 [ex USNM 158730] (1); TU 82455 (2); UF 70683 [ex FSU 20683] (1), 70721 [ex FSU 20721] (1), 72266 [ex FSU 22266] (1), 72292 [ex FSU 22292] (1), 217424 [ex UMML 17424] (1), 220524 [ex UMML 20524] (1); USA 03127 (2); USNM 154982 (1), 158729 (1), 158739 (1), 158741 (1), 215279 [ex USNM 158740] (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:130 [ref. 13621], Bart & Taylor 1993:50 [ref. 20906], Smith 1994:18 [ref. 21917]. •Valid as Gymnothorax kolpos Böhlke & Böhlke 1980 -- (Robins & Ray 1986:53 [ref. 23100], Böhlke et al. 1989:164 [ref. 13286], Boschung 1992:32 [ref. 23239], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:235 [ref. 23897], Böhlke & Smith 2003:709 [ref. 26990], Nelson et al. 2004:61 [ref. 27807], Smith 2012:18 [ref. 32155], Page et al. 2013:61 [ref. 32708], Page et al. 2023:52 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:115 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Gymnothorax kolpos Böhlke & Böhlke 1980. Muraenidae: Muraeninae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: North Carolina south to Floridfa (U.S.A.), including Gulf of Mexico (U.S.A., Mexico). IUCN (2015): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.