Species that contain: Gymnothorax and porphyreus [ 5 ] records

chilensis, Muraena Günther [A.] 1872:674 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1871 (pt 3) (art. 1) (for 21 Nov. 1871); ref. 1997] Chile. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1871.9.13.88. Type catalog: Böhlke & Smith 2002:101 [ref. 26380], •Valid as Gymnothorax chilensis Günther 1872 -- (Pequeño 1989:24 [ref. 14125]). •Synonym of Gymnothorax porphyreus (Guichenot 1848) -- (Böhlke & McCosker 2001:92 [ref. 25226], Böhlke & Smith 2002:101 [ref. 26380], Dyer & Westneat 2010:596 [ref. 31446], Smith 2012:24 [ref. 32155]). Current status: Synonym of Gymnothorax porphyreus (Guichenot 1848). Muraenidae: Muraeninae. Habitat: marine.

griffini, Gymnothorax Whitley [G. P.] & Phillipps [W. J.] 1939:229 [Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand v. 69 (no. 2); ref. 4737] White Island, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. Holotype (unique): AIM AK99608 [ex AIM PS 29.1]. Type catalog: Böhlke & Smith 2002:114 [ref. 26380] but type not seen. New name for Gymnothorax meleagris of Griffin 1927:138, Pl. 10 (fig. 2) [ref. 15788]. •Valid as Gymnothorax griffini Whitley & Phillipps 1939 -- (Paulin et al. 1989:69 [ref. 24556], Francis 1993:157 [ref. 25479]). •Synonym of Gymnothorax obesus (Whitley 1932) -- (Gomon et al. 1994:207 [ref. 22532], Böhlke & McCosker 2001:91 [ref. 25226], Böhlke & Smith 2002:114 [ref. 26380], Böhlke & Smith 2002:114 [ref. 26380] with some question). •Synonym of Gymnothorax porphyreus (Guichenot 1848) -- (McCosker & Stewart 2006:93 [ref. 28702], Smith 2012:24 [ref. 32155]). Current status: Synonym of Gymnothorax porphyreus (Guichenot 1848). Muraenidae: Muraeninae. Habitat: marine.

obscurirostris, Gymnothorax Rendahl [H.] 1921:62 [The Natural History of Juan Fernandez and Easter Island v. 3 (pt 1); ref. 15329] Easter Island, southeastern Pacific. Holotype (unique): NRM 7103. Type catalog: Böhlke & Smith 2002:133 [ref. 26380]. •Synonym of Gymnothorax porphyreus (Guichenot 1848) -- (Böhlke & McCosker 2001:92 [ref. 25226], Böhlke & Smith 2002:133 [ref. 26380], Dyer & Westneat 2010:596 [ref. 31446], Smith 2012:24 [ref. 32155]). Current status: Synonym of Gymnothorax porphyreus (Guichenot 1848). Muraenidae: Muraeninae. Habitat: marine.

porphyreus, Murenophis Guichenot [A.] 1848:342, Pl. 11 (fig. 2) [Fauna Chilena.... in Gay.; ref. 1939] Juan Fernández Islands. Syntypes: not at MNHN. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:127 [ref. 20810], Böhlke & Smith 2002:140 [ref. 26380]. •Valid as Gymnothorax porphyreus (Guichenot 1848) -- (Pequeño 1989:25 [ref. 14125], Francis 1993:157 [ref. 25479], Francis & Randall 1993:128 [ref. 20996], Pequeño & Sáez 2000:31 [ref. 24590], Pequeño & Lamilla 2000:434 [ref. 24906], Böhlke & McCosker 2001:92 [ref. 25226], Böhlke & Smith 2002:140 [ref. 26380], Randall 2005:46 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:254 [ref. 29005], Dyer & Westneat 2010:596 [ref. 31446], Fricke et al. 2011:350 [ref. 31242], Smith 2012:24 [ref. 32155], Duffy & Ahyong 2015:108 [ref. 36167], Stewart & McCosker 2015:234 [ref. 34233]). Current status: Valid as Gymnothorax porphyreus (Guichenot 1848). Muraenidae: Muraeninae. Distribution: South Pacific: New Caledonia east to Peru, Chile, Easter Island and Juan Fernández Islands. Habitat: marine.

wieneri, Gymnothorax Sauvage [H.-E.] 1883:161 [18] [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 7; ref. 3897] Chile or Peru. Syntypes: MNHN A-4868 (2). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:98 [ref. 20810], Böhlke & Smith 2002:155 [ref. 26380]. On p. 18 of separate. •Valid as Gymnothorax wieneri Sauvage 1883 -- (Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:127 [ref. 24555]). •Synonym of Gymnothorax porphyreus (Guichenot 1848) -- (Böhlke & McCosker 2001:92 [ref. 25226], Böhlke & Smith 2002:155 [ref. 26380], Dyer & Westneat 2010:596 [ref. 31446]). Current status: Synonym of Gymnothorax porphyreus (Guichenot 1848). Muraenidae: Muraeninae. Habitat: marine.