Species that contain: Muraena and lentiginosa [ 6 ] records

aquaedulcis, Muraena Cope [E. D.] 1872:474 [U. S. Geological Survey Territitories Annual Report v. 5 (pt 4); ref. 923] Río Grande, near San José, Costa Rica. Holotype (unique): ANSP 14925. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:129 [ref. 13621], Böhlke & Smith 2002:93 [ref. 26380]. Originally as aquae-dulcis, correction mandatory. Locality questioned, San Jose is too far inland -- see Smith 2012:6 and 31 [ref. 32155]. •Synonym of Muraena lentiginosa Jenyns 1842 -- (McCosker & Rosenblatt 1975:475 [ref. 9341], Böhlke & Smith 2002:93 [ref. 26380], Smith 2012:31 [ref. 32155]). Current status: Synonym of Muraena lentiginosa Jenyns 1842. Muraenidae: Muraeninae. Habitat: marine.

insularum, Muraena Jordan [D. S.] & Davis [B. M.] 1891:609 [United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, Report of the Commissioner v. 16 (for 1888) (art. 9); ref. 2437] San Cristóbal Island [Chatham Island], Galápagos Islands. Holotype: USNM 38300. Type catalog: Smith 1994:21 [ref. 21917], Böhlke & Smith 2002:115-116 [ref. 26380]. •Valid as Muraena insularum Jordan & Davis 1891 -- (Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:130 [ref. 24555]). •Synonym of Muraena lentiginosa Jenyns 1842 -- (Böhlke & Smith 2002:116 [ref. 26380], Smith 2012:32 [ref. 32155]). Current status: Synonym of Muraena lentiginosa Jenyns 1842. Muraenidae: Muraeninae. Habitat: marine.

lentiginosa, Muraena Jenyns [L.] 1842:143 [The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Beagle; ref. 2344] Santa María Island [Charles Island], Galápagos Islands. Lectotype: BMNH 1917.7.14.13. Paralectotypes: ?BMNH uncat. (1) not found. Type catalog: Böhlke & Smith 2002:120 [ref. 26380]. Lectotype selected by Böhlke & Smith 2002:120 [ref. 26380]. •Valid as Muraena lentiginosa Jenyns 1842 -- (Allen & Robertson 1994:48 [ref. 22193], McCosker & Rosenblatt in Fischer et al. 1995:1312 [ref. 22830], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:156 [ref. 24023], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:127 [ref. 24555], Thomson et al. 2000:41 [ref. 25640], Böhlke & Smith 2002:120 [ref. 26380], Nelson et al. 2004:61 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:18 [ref. 37547], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:188 [ref. 30957], Smith 2012:31 [ref. 32155], Page et al. 2013:61 [ref. 32708], Galván-Villa et al. 2016:144 [ref. 34871], Fourriére et al. 2016:441 [ref. 34668], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:606 [ref. 34923], Love et al. 2021:34 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:52 [ref. 40505], Vela-Espinosa et al. 2023:6 [ref. 40981]). Current status: Valid as Muraena lentiginosa Jenyns 1842. Muraenidae: Muraeninae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Pacific coast of Baja California Sur (Mexico) south to Peru, including Gulf of California (Mexico) and Galápagos Islands (Mexico). Habitat: marine.

marmoreus, Murenophis Valenciennes [A.] 1846:no p., Pl. 10 (fig. 1) [Voyage autour du monde sur la frégate "la Vénus"; ref. 6165] Galápagos Islands. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-8533. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:101 [ref. 20810], Böhlke & Smith 2002:124 [ref. 26380] Dates to publication in plate; corresponding text published as Valenciennes 1855:347 [ref. 4504]. •Synonym of Muraena lentiginosa Jenyns 1842 -- (McCosker & Rosenblatt 1975:425 [ref. 9341], Böhlke & Smith 2002:124 [ref. 26380], Smith 2012:31 [ref. 32155]). Current status: Synonym of Muraena lentiginosa Jenyns 1842. Muraenidae: Muraeninae. Habitat: marine.

pinta, Muraena Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] 1882:345 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 4 (no. 237); ref. 2470] Mazatlán Harbor, Sinaloa, western Mexico. Lectotype: USNM 28177. Paralectotypes: USNM 28197 (1), 28238 (1, lost), 28388 (1, lost), 29359 (1, lost), 29608 (1). Type catalog: Smith 1994:22 [ref. 21917], Böhlke & Smith 2002:138-139 [ref. 26380]. The basic description was based on one specimen (USNM 28238, now lost) but other specimens were listed by catalog number; all are regarded as syntypes. Lectotype selected by Smith 1994:22 [ref. 21917]. •Synonym of Muraena lentiginosa Jenyns 1842 -- (Böhlke & Smith 2002:139 [ref. 26380], Smith 2012:31 [ref. 32155]). Current status: Synonym of Muraena lentiginosa Jenyns 1842. Muraenidae: Muraeninae. Habitat: marine.

xanthospilus, Lycodontis Fowler [H. W.] 1944:317, Figs. 69-71 [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 6; ref. 1448] James Bay, James Island, Galápagos Islands. Holotype (unique): ANSP 70026. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:131 [ref. 13621], Böhlke & Smith 2002:155 [ref. 26380]. •Synonym of Muraena lentiginosa Jenyns 1842 -- (McCosker & Rosenblatt 1975:424 [ref. 9341], Böhlke & Smith 2002:155 [ref. 26380], Smith 2012:32 [ref. 32155]). Current status: Synonym of Muraena lentiginosa Jenyns 1842. Muraenidae: Muraeninae. Habitat: marine.