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Species related to Gymnothorax ocellatus: [ 5 ] records

tricolor, Muraena Richardson [J.] (ex Banks & Solander) 1848:82 [Ichthyology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror v. 2 (2); ref. 3740] Not available, name in the synonymy of Muraena ocellata -- (Smith 2012:55 [ref. 32155]). •In the synonymy of Gymnothorax ocellatus Agassiz 1831 -- (Böhlke et al. 1989:174 [ref. 13286]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Gymnothorax ocellatus Agassiz 1831. Muraenidae: Muraeninae.

variegata, Murenophis Castelnau [F. L.] 1855:83, Pl. 43 (fig. 2) [Animaux nouveaux or rares v. 2; ref. 766] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Holotype (unique): MNHN B-2440. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:101 [ref. 20810]. •Synonym of Gymnothorax ocellatus Agassiz 1831 -- (Böhlke et al. 1989:174 [ref. 13286], Smith 2012:22 [ref. 32155]). Current status: Synonym of Gymnothorax ocellatus Agassiz 1831. Muraenidae: Muraeninae. Habitat: marine.

ocellatus, Gymnothorax Agassiz [L.] in Spix & Agassiz 1831:91, Pl. 50b. [Selecta genera et species piscium quos in itinere per Brasiliam; ref. 13] Major river mouths of equatorial Brazil. Syntypes: MHNN 1193 (1). Type catalog: Kottelat 1984:146 [ref. 21784]. •Valid as Gymnothorax ocellatus Agassiz 1831 -- (Uyeno & Sasaki in Uyeno et al. 1983:103 [ref. 14275], Böhlke et al. 1989:174 [ref. 13286], Smith 1989:907 [ref. 13285], Cervigón 1991:41 [ref. 24472], Cervigón 1992:367 [ref. 23827], Andreata & Séret 1996:581 [ref. 16204], Aguilera 1998:46 [ref. 24221], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:104 [ref. 24550], Böhlke & Smith 2003:712 [ref. 26990], Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:33 [ref. 27192], Nelson et al. 2004:61 [ref. 27807], Smith 2012:22 [ref. 32155], Page et al. 2013:61 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:24 [ref. 33341], Pinheiro et al. 2015:6 [ref. 34324], Nión et al. 2016:25 [ref. 35565], Spier et al. 2018:6 [ref. 36103], Ribeiro et al. 2019:4 [ref. 36717], Carvalho-Filho et al. in Marceniuk et al. 2021:101 [ref. 38945], Carvalho-Filho 2023:54 [ref. 40480], Page et al. 2023:52 [ref. 40505], Vidigal et al. 2023:5 [ref. 40696]). Current status: Valid as Gymnothorax ocellatus Agassiz 1831. Muraenidae: Muraeninae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Florida (U.S.A.) south to Mar del Plata (Argentina), including Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea and Vitoria-Trinidade seamount chain off Brazil. Habitat: marine.

januarius, Gymnothorax ocellatus var. Jordan [D. S.] & Davis [B. M.] 1891:607 [United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, Report of the Commissioner v. 16 (for 1888) (art. 9); ref. 2437] Replacement name for Murenophis variegata Castelnau 1855, preoccupied. •Synonym of Gymnothorax ocellatus Agassiz 1831 -- (Böhlke et al. 1989:174 [ref. 13286], Smith 2012:23 [ref. 32155]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Gymnothorax ocellatus Agassiz 1831. Muraenidae: Muraeninae. Habitat: marine.

jordani, Lycodontis Evermann [B. W.] & Marsh [M. C.] 1899:352 [United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, Report of the Commissioner v. 25 (for 1899) Appendix 7; ref. 1283] Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. Holotype (unique): USNM 49358. Type catalog: Smith 1994:21 [ref. 21917]. •Synonym of Gymnothorax ocellatus Agassiz 1831 -- (Böhlke et al. 1989:174 [ref. 13286], Smith 2012:23 [ref. 32155]). Current status: Synonym of Gymnothorax ocellatus Agassiz 1831. Muraenidae: Muraeninae. Habitat: marine.