Species that contain: Bathycongrus and guttulatus [ 7 ] records

aequorea, Congermuraena Gilbert [C. H.] & Cramer [F.] 1897:405, Pl. 37 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 19 (no. 1114); ref. 1635] Kaiwi Channel, Hawaiian Islands, 21°12'00"N, 157°38'30"W, Albatross station 3474, depth 375 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 47696. Paratypes: CAS-SU 4918 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:48 [ref. 12291], Smith 1994:6 [ref. 21917]. Spelled arquorea on Pl. 37. •Valid as Rhechias aequorea (Gilbert & Cramer 1897) -- (Smith 1989:533 [ref. 13285]). •Synonym of Bathycongrus guttulatus (Günther 1887) -- (Ben-Tuvia 1993:360 [ref. 21130]). •Valid as Bathycongrus aequorea [sic] (Gilbert & Cramer 1897) -- (Mundy 2005:140 [ref. 28379]). •Valid as Bathycongrus aequoreus (Gilbert & Cramer 1897) -- (Castle & Smith 1999:993 [ref. 25141], Karmovskaya & Smith 2008:34 [ref. 29972]). Current status: Valid as Bathycongrus aequoreus (Gilbert & Cramer 1897). Congridae: Congrinae. Distribution: Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine.

geminus, Leptocephalus Castle [P. H. J.] 1964:32 [Zoological Publications from Victoria University of Wellington No. 37; ref. 1611] Southwestern Pacific, 20°56'S, 163°46'E, depth 0-300 meters. Holotype: MNHN 1982-0291. Paratypes: (4) CSIRO (1, not found in 1997); MNHN 1982-0292 (1), 1982-0293 (1); 1 missing. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:120 [ref. 20810]. A probable composite of two species; if holotype is same species as Bathycongrus wallacei (Castle 1968), Bathycongrus geminus (Castle 1964) has priority. •Valid as Bathycongrus geminus (Castle 1964) -- (Castle 1995:710 [ref. 22123], Fricke et al. 2011:353 [ref. 31342]). •Synonym of Bathycongrus guttulatus (Günther 1887) and/or Bathycongrus wallacei (Castle 1968) and/or Bathycongrus odontostomus (Fowler 1934) -- (Castle & Smith 1999:993 [ref. 25141], Karmovskaya 2009:140 and 144 [ref. 30139]). Current status: Synonym of Bathycongrus. Congridae: Congrinae. Habitat: marine.

guttulata, Congromuraena Günther [A.] 1887:252 [Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H. M. S. Challenger v. 22 (pt 57); ref. 2013] Off Matuku, Fiji Islands [Koro Sea, South Pacific], Challenger station 173, 19°19.58'S, 179°41.83'E, depth 315 fathoms. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1887.12.7.248. •Valid as Rechias guttulata (Günther 1887) -- (Castle 1975:22 [ref. 25984], Smith 1989:533 [ref. 13285]). •Valid as Bathycongrus guttulatus (Günther 1887) -- (Ben-Tuvia 1993:360 [ref. 21130], Castle 1995:710 [ref. 22123], Adam et al. 1998:8 [ref. 23610], Smith 1999:1686 [ref. 24661], Castle & Smith 1999:993 [ref. 25141], Mundy 2005:140 [ref. 28379], Hoese & Gates 2006:289 [ref. 28997], Karmovskaya & Smith 2008:35 [ref. 29972], Karmovskaya 2009:140 [ref. 30139], Fricke et al. 2011:353 [ref. 31342], Karmovskaya 2011:417 [ref. 31456], Ho et al. 2015:145 [ref. 34130], Fricke et al. 2018:49 [ref. 35805], Smith & Ho 2018:137 [ref. 36042], Ramos-Castro et al. 2021:514 [ref. 38842]). Current status: Valid as Bathycongrus guttulatus (Günther 1887). Congridae: Congrinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Madagascar and Gulf of Aden east to Hawaiian Islands and Fiji, north to Taiwan, south to New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

megalops, Bathycongrus Fowler [H. W.] 1934:270, Fig. 31 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 85 (for 1933); ref. 1416] Between Siquijor and Bohol Islands, northern Mindanao Island, Philippines, Albatross station 5527, 9°22'30"N, 123°42'40"E, depth 392 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 92345. Paratypes: USNM 93295 (1). Type catalog: Smith 1994:5 [ref. 21917]. •Synonym of Bathycongrus guttulatus (Günther 1887) -- (Ben-Tuvia 1993:360 [ref. 21130]). •Valid as Bathycongrus megalops Fowler 1934 -- (Castle 1995:710 [ref. 22123]). •Synonym of Bathycongrus retrotinctus (Jordan & Snyder 1901) -- (Castle & Smith 1999:993 [ref. 25141], Karmovskaya & Smith 2008:35 [ref. 29972]). Current status: Synonym of Bathycongrus retrotinctus (Jordan & Snyder 1901). Congridae: Congrinae. Habitat: marine.

randalli, Bathycongrus Ben-Tuvia [A.] 1993:363, Figs. 7-8 [Israel Journal of Zoology v. 39 (no. 4); ref. 21130] Batangas Bay, southeast of Talaga, Philippines, depth about 200 meters. Holotype: CAS 40910. Paratypes: CAS 34917 (1), 34435 (1); CSIRO H 1183-03 (1). •Synonym of Bathycongrus retrotinctus (Jordan & Snyder 1901) -- (Castle & Smith 1999:993 [ref. 25141], Hoese & Gates 2006:290 [ref. 28997], Karmovskaya & Smith 2008:35 [ref. 29972]). •In part (a paratype) a synonym of Bathycongrus guttulatus (Günther 1887) -- (Karmovskaya 2009:140 [ref. 30139]). Current status: Synonym of Bathycongrus retrotinctus (Jordan & Snyder 1901). Congridae: Congrinae. Habitat: marine.

roosendaali, Congrellus Weber [M.] & de Beaufort [L. F.] 1916:261, Figs. 110, 112 [Fishes Indo-Australian Archipelago v. 3; ref. 4604] Off northeastern point of Java, Indonesia, depth 270 meters. Holotype: ZMA 110012. Paratypes: ZMA 110013 (1). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:8 [ref. 19236]. •Valid as Bathycongrus roosendaali (Weber & de Beaufort 1916) -- (Ben-Tuvia 1993:366 [ref. 21130], Castle 1995:710 [ref. 22123]). •Synonym of Bathycongrus guttulatus (Günther 1887) -- (Castle & Smith 1999:993 [ref. 25141], Karmovskaya & Smith 2008:35 [ref. 29972], Karmovskaya 2009:140 [ref. 30139]). Current status: Synonym of Bathycongrus guttulatus (Günther 1887). Congridae: Congrinae. Habitat: marine.

stimpsoni, Bathycongrus (Microcephalocongrus) Fowler [H. W.] 1934:270, Fig. 32 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 85 (for 1933); ref. 1416] Between Leyte and Mindanao islands, Philippines, Albatross station 5494, 9°06'30"N, 125°18'40"E, depth 678 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 92344. Type catalog: Smith 1994:5 [ref. 21917]. •Valid as Bathycongrus stimpsoni Fowler 1934 -- (Ben-Tuvia 1993:367 [ref. 21130], Castle 1995:710 [ref. 22123]). •Synonym of Bathycongrus guttulatus (Günther 1887) -- (Castle & Smith 1999:993 [ref. 25141], Karmovskaya & Smith 2008:35 [ref. 29972], Karmovskaya 2009:140 [ref. 30139]). Current status: Synonym of Bathycongrus guttulatus (Günther 1887). Congridae: Congrinae. Habitat: marine.