Species that contain: Macrocephenchelys and brevirostris [ 2 ] records

brevirostris, Rhynchoconger Chen [J. T. F.] & Weng [H. T. C.] 1967:54, Fig. 40 [Biological Bulletin Tunghai University Ichthyology Series Number 6 No. 6 (art. 32); ref. 7952] Tungkang, southwestern Taiwan. Lectotype: NMMBP 5177 [ex THUP 3078]. Paralectotypes: NMMBP 4181 [ex THUP 03236 and 03241] (2). Type catalog: Ho et al. 2010:25 [ref. 31218], Ho & Shao 2011:24 [ref. 31432]. •Valid as Rhynchoconger brevirostris Chen & Weng 1967 -- (Smith 1999:1686 [ref. 24661] as "Rhynchoconger" brevirostrus, Zhang et al. 2010:209 [ref. 31511]). •Valid as Macrocephenchelys brevirostris (Chen & Weng 1967) -- (Smith in Randall & Lim 2000:586 [ref. 25122], Karmovskaya 2004:S24 [ref. 28053], Hoese & Gates 2006:296 [ref. 28997], Ho et al. 2010:23 [ref. 31218], Ho & Shao 2011:24 [ref. 31432], Ho et al. 2015:8 [ref. 34116], Ho et al. 2015:148 [ref. 34130], Lin et al. 2018:192 [ref. 36045], Kodeeswaran et al. 2023:5 [ref. 40191]). Current status: Valid as Macrocephenchelys brevirostris (Chen & Weng 1967). Congridae: Congrinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Taiwan. Habitat: marine.

soela, Macrocephenchelys Castle [P. H. J.] 1990:123, Figs. 3A-C, 4 [Records of the Australian Museum v. 42 (no. 2) [1988]; ref. 15487] South of Saumarez Reef, Saumarez Plateau area, Queensland, Australia, 22°35.3'-36.3'S, 153°46.7'-50.1'E, depth 345-350 meters. Holotype: CSIRO H 1668-07. Paratypes: AMS I.29995-001 [ex CSIRO H 1668-05] (1); CSIRO H 1668-04 (1), H 1668-05 (1); USNM 307832 [ex CSIRO H 1668-06] (1). Type catalog: Smith 1994:9 [ref. 21917]. •Apparently a synonym of "Rhynchoconger" brevirostris Chen & Wang 1967 -- (Castle in Smith 1994:9 [ref. 21917]). •Synonym of Macrocephenchelys brevirostris (Chen & Weng 1967) -- (Hoese & Gates 2006:296 [ref. 28997], Ho et al. 2015:148 [ref. 34130] questionably valid). •Valid as Macrocephenchelys soela Castle 1990 -- (Karmovskaya 2004:S25 [ref. 28053], Lin et al. 2018:198 [ref. 36045], Kodeeswaran et al. 2023:4 [ref. 40191]). Current status: Valid as Macrocephenchelys soela Castle 1990. Congridae: Congrinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Australia. Habitat: marine.