Species that contain: Heteroconger and hassi [ 4 ] records

hassi, Xarifania Klausewitz [W.] & Eibl-Eibesfeldt [I.] 1959:138, Figs. 6, 8, 15, 16 [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 40 (nos 3/4); ref. 2616] Addu Atoll, between Gan Island and Fedu Island, Maldive Islands, Indian Ocean. Holotype: SMF 4556. Paratypes: SMF 4557-58 (2), 4559-60 (2). •Valid as Xarifania hassi Klausewitz & Eibl-Eibesfeldt 1959 -- (Klausewitz 1967:335 [ref. 39499]). •Valid as Heteroconger hassi (Klausewitz & Eibl-Eibesfeldt 1959) -- (Asano in Masuda et al. 1984:29 [ref. 6441], Paxton et al. 1989:142 [ref. 12442], Smith 1989:485 [ref. 13285], Winterbottom et al. 1989:11 [ref. 13251], Randall et al. 1990:46 [ref. 15987], Castle 1997:15 [ref. 22878], Allen 1997:58 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:46 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:58 [ref. 23965], Castle & Randall 1999:19 [ref. 24042], Fricke 1999:70 [ref. 24106], Chen et al. 1999:114 [ref. 38834], Smith 1999:1686 [ref. 24661], Allen 2000:84 [ref. 37268] as haasi, Nakabo 2000:233 [ref. 25086], Smith in Randall & Lim 2000:586 [ref. 25122], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:120 [ref. 25191], Hutchins 2001:17 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:233 [ref. 26001], Randall et al. 2002:155 [ref. 26192], Smith 2002:833 [ref. 26549], Allen & Adrim 2003:24 [ref. 26830], Myers & Donaldson 2003:612 [ref. 27495], Lobel & Lobel 2004:68 [ref. 27576], Randall et al. 2004:6 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:28 [ref. 28239], Hoese & Gates 2006:295 [ref. 28997], Imamura 2009:23 [ref. 30434], Fricke et al. 2009:21 [ref. 30213], Allen & Erdmann 2010:136 [ref. 30467], Motomura et al. 2010:74 [ref. 31256], Fricke et al. 2011:354 [ref. 31242], Allen & Erdmann 2012:116 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:23 [ref. 33932], Ho et al. 2015:148 [ref. 34130], Koeda et al. 2016:9 [ref. 35333], Fricke et al. 2018:50 [ref. 35805], Dalleau-Coudert et al. 2019:117 [ref. 40104], Fricke et al. 2019:54 [ref. 36673], Allen et al. 2020:16 [ref. 37319], Ramos-Castro et al. 2021:516 [ref. 38842], Eudeline 2022:131 [ref. 39191], Smith & Heemstra 2022:95 [ref. 39685], Allen & Erdmann 2024:128 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Heteroconger hassi (Klausewitz & Eibl-Eibesfeldt 1959). Congridae: Heterocongrinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Seychelles, Mayotte (France), Madagascar and western Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius) east to Wake Atoll, Tonga, Samoa and Line Islands, north to Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands and Ogasawara Islands (Japan), south to northwestern Australia, Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

maculatus, Leptocephalus della Croce [N.] & Castle [P. H. J.] 1966:156, Fig. 1 (A-C) [Bollettino dei Musei e degli Istituti Biologici dell'Universita di Genova v. 34 (no. 211); ref. 22894] Mozambique Channel, 19°34'S, 40°19'E, Anton Bruun station 404A, surface tow. Holotype (unique): Inst. Zool. Univ. Genoa. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Leptocephalus maculatus Steindachner 1869. •Synonym of Heteroconger hassi (Klausewitz & Eibl-Eibesfeldt 1959) -- (Castle 1997:15 [ref. 22878], Castle & Randall 1999:19 [ref. 24042]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Heteroconger hassi (Klausewitz & Eibl-Eibesfeldt 1959). Congridae: Heterocongrinae. Habitat: marine.

neocaledoniensis, Taenioconger hassi Castle [P. H. J.] 1967:7, Fig. 1 [Records of the Dominion Museum (Wellington) v. 6 (no. 2); ref. 7805] Off Nouméa, New Caledonia, depth about 20 meters. Holotype: NMNZ P.4675. Paratypes: NMNZ P.4330 (8). Type catalog: Hardy 1990:7 [ref. 18942]. •Synonym of Heteroconger hassi (Klausewitz & Eibl-Eibesfeldt 1959) -- (Castle & Randall 1999:19 [ref. 24042], Fricke & Kulbicki 2006:319 [ref. 28867]). Current status: Synonym of Heteroconger hassi (Klausewitz & Eibl-Eibesfeldt 1959). Congridae: Heterocongrinae. Habitat: marine.

nicobarensis, Xarifania hassi Klausewitz [W.] & Eibl-Eibesfeldt [I.] 1959:143, Fig. 7 [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 40 (nos 3/4); ref. 2616] Tillanchong, entrance to Castle Bay, Nicobar Islands, depth 25-30 meters. Holotype (unique): SMF 4588. •Synonym of Heteroconger hassi (Klausewitz & Eibl-Eibesfeldt 1959) -- (Castle & Randall 1999:19 [ref. 24042]). Current status: Synonym of Heteroconger hassi (Klausewitz & Eibl-Eibesfeldt 1959). Congridae: Heterocongrinae. Habitat: marine.