Species that contain: Muraenesox and cinereus [ 12 ] records

angustidens, Congrus Richardson [J.] 1848:110 [Ichthyology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror v. 2 (2); ref. 3740] China. Holotype (unique): BMNH (stuffed) apparently lost. •Synonym of Muraenesox cinereus (Forsskål 1775) -- (Zhang et al. 2010:290 [ref. 31511] with genus as Conger, Kottelat 2013:48 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Muraenesox cinereus (Forsskål 1775). Muraenesocidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

arabica, Muraena Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:488 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea. Holotype (unique): ZMUC P31250 (dry skin). Unneeded replacement name for Muraena cinerea Forsskål 1775 -- (Fricke 2008:15 [ref. 30182]). •Synonym of Muraenesox cinereus (Forsskål 1775) -- (Dor 1984:31 [ref. 29757], Carpenter et al. 1997:109 [ref. 23922], Fricke 2008:15 [ref. 30182], Zhang et al. 2010:291 [ref. 31511] with author as Fowler 1929, Kottelat 2013:48 [ref. 32989], Ali et al. 2021:193 [ref. 38674]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Muraenesox cinereus (Forsskål 1775). Muraenesocidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

bengalensis, Muraenesox McClelland [J.] 1844:182 [Calcutta Journal of Natural History v. 5 (no. 18); ref. 2928] Bengal, India. No types known. •Synonym of Muraenesox cinereus (Forsskål 1775) -- (Kottelat 2013:48 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Muraenesox cinereus (Forsskål 1775). Muraenesocidae. Habitat: marine.

brevicuspis, Congrus Richardson [J.] 1848:111 [Ichthyology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror v. 2 (2); ref. 3740] No locality. Holotype (unique): BMNH 2008.4.21.4. •Valid as Muraenesox cinereus (Forsskål 1775) -- (Kottelat 2013:48 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Muraenesox cinereus (Forsskål 1775). Muraenesocidae. Habitat: marine.

cinerea, Muraena Forsskål [P. S.] in Niebuhr 1775:22, x [Descriptiones animalium (Forsskål); ref. 1351] Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea. Holotype (unique): ZMUC P31250 (dry skin). Type information: Nielsen 1974:53 [ref. 9588]. As Muraena cinerea on p. x, Muraena tota cinerea on p. 22. Dor 1984:32 selected cinerea. Holotype figured in Klausewitz & Nielsen 1965:Pl. 1 [ref. 20847]. Authorship according to Fricke 2008:15 [ref. 30182]. •Valid as Muraenesox cinereus (Forsskål 1775) -- (Sheiko 1983:18 [ref. 37041], Dor 1984:31 [ref. 29757], Asano in Masuda et al. 1984:29 [ref. 6441], Bauchot & Saldanha in Whitehead et al. 1986:561 [ref. 13676], Kuang & Yu in Kuang et al. 1986:30 [ref. 26639], Klausewitz 1986:286 [ref. 39512], Paxton et al. 1989:145 [ref. 12442], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:92 [ref. 20764], Baranes & Golani 1993:303 [ref. 22372], Kottelat et al. 1993:9 [ref. 23448], Klausewitz 1994:464 [ref. 23564], Goren & Dor 1994:8 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:60 [ref. 22896], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:169 [ref. 27969], Carpenter et al. 1997:109 [ref. 23922], Chen et al. 1997:19 [ref. 26476], Cheng & Zhou 1997:99 [ref. 26385], Sokolovskaya et al. 1998:7 [ref. 24670], Golani 1998:97 [ref. 27567], Smith 1999:1677 [ref. 24661], Mishra & Srinivasan 1999:234 [ref. 24754], Nakabo 2000:235 [ref. 25086], Smith in Randall & Lim 2000:586 [ref. 25122], Bijukumar & Sushama 2000:184 [ref. 25703], Hutchins 2001:17 [ref. 25847], Wang et al. 2001:188 [ref. 26566], Nakabo 2002:235 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:145, 492 [ref. 26218], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S96 [ref. 27377], Myers & Donaldson 2003:612 [ref. 27495], Golani 2005:18 [ref. 37112], Fricke 2008:15 [ref. 30182], Zhang et al. 2010:290 [ref. 31511] with author as Forskål, Kottelat 2013:48 [ref. 32989], Yoshida et al. 2013:25 [ref. 34464], Bogorodsky et al. 2014:411 [ref. 33460], Parin et al. 2014:49 [ref. 33547], Hibino in Kimura et al. 2015:12 [ref. 34319], Psomadakis et al. 2015:151 [ref. 34104], Ho et al. 2015:151 [ref. 34130], Motomura et al. 2017:39 [ref. 35490], Ali et al. 2018:305 [ref. 36183], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[20] 258 [ref. 36492], Fricke et al. 2018:48 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:24 [ref. 36273], Hibino in Kimura et al. 2018:32 [ref. 36460], Suresh et al. 2018:60 [ref. 36495], Eagderi et al. 2019:17 [ref. 37020], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 5 [ref. 38321], Kim et al. 2020:55 [ref. 39118], Psomadakis et al. 2020:280 [ref. 37272], Sonoyama et al. 2020:19 [ref. 37637], Ali et al. 2021:193 [ref. 38674], Dyldin et al. 2021:17 [ref. 38804], Dyldin & Orlov 2021:61 [ref. 38158], Golani 2021:18 [ref. 38303], Irmak & Özden 2021:247 [ref. 38641], Kovačić et al. 2021:20 [ref. 39014], Ramos-Castro et al. 2021:518 [ref. 38842], Taki et al. 2021:51 [ref. 39830], Ali et al. 2022:193 [ref. 39462], Dyldin et al. 2022:[13] [ref. 39193], Smith 2022:98 [ref. 39684], Jamandre 2023:160 [ref. 40455], Vilasri et al. 2023:72 [ref. 40764]). Current status: Valid as Muraenesox cinereus (Forsskål 1775). Muraenesocidae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Gulf of Aden, Persian Gulf and Madagascar east to Mariana Islands, north to China, Korea, Russia and Japan, south to northern Australia; eastern Mediterranean Sea (Red Sea immigrant). Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

hamo, Conger Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1846:262, Pl. 114 (fig. 2) [Fauna Japonica Parts 10-14; ref. 4374] Southwestern coast of Japan. Lectotype: RMNH 2029 (stuffed). Paralectotypes: ?RMNH D2031 (1, dry), D2039 (1, dry), D2354 (1, dry), 3700 (2 heads). Lectotype selected by Boeseman 1947:189 [ref. 12876]. •Synonym of Muraenesox cinereus (Forsskål 1775) -- (Kottelat 2013:48 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Muraenesox cinereus (Forsskål 1775). Muraenesocidae. Habitat: marine.

longirostris, Conger Anonymous [Bennett [E. T.]] 1830:692 [Memoir of the life and public services of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles; ref. 259] Sumatra, Indonesia. On Code recommendation 51D, the anonymous author is listed in square brackets. •Synonym of Muraenesox cinereus (Forsskål 1775) -- (Kottelat 2013:48 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Muraenesox cinereus (Forsskål 1775). Muraenesocidae. Habitat: marine.

oxyrhynchus, Conger Eydoux [J. F. T.] & Souleyet [F. A.] 1850:203, Pl. 9 (fig. 2) [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 4501] Macao, China. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-8454. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:117 [ref. 20810]. •With question a synonym of Muraenesox cinereus (Forsskål 1775) -- (Kottelat 2013:49 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Muraenesox cinereus (Forsskål 1775). Muraenesocidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

protervus, Congrus Richardson [J.] 1848:110 [Ichthyology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror v. 2 (2); ref. 3740] Locality unknown. BMNH 2008.4.9.8 (head only). •Synonym of Muraenesox cinereus (Forsskål 1775) -- (Kottelat 2013:48 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Muraenesox cinereus (Forsskål 1775). Muraenesocidae. Habitat: marine.

rostratus, Ophisurus Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1824:242, Pl. 51 (fig. 1) [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 3574] Rawak Island, Bismarck Archipelago. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-8788 (dry). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:118 [ref. 20810]. •Synonym of Muraenesox cinereus (Forsskål 1775) -- (Kottelat 2013:48 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Muraenesox cinereus (Forsskål 1775). Muraenesocidae. Habitat: marine.

singaporensis, Conger Bleeker [P.] 1852:21 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 25 (art. 5); ref. 339] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia; Singapore. Syntypes: (2). Appeared first without distinguishing features in Bleeker 1852:59 [ref. 16832]. The spelling singapurensis in Bleeker 1864:25 [ref. 4860] is an unjustified emendation or a misspelling. •Synonym of Muraenesox cinereus (Forsskål 1775) -- (Kottelat 2013:49 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Muraenesox cinereus (Forsskål 1775). Muraenesocidae. Habitat: marine.

tricuspidata, Muraenesox McClelland [J.] 1843:409, Pl. 24 (fig. 1) [Calcutta Journal of Natural History v. 4 (no. 4) (for 1844); ref. 2927] Chusan Island and Ningo China; Bengal, India. No types known. •Synonym of Muraenesox cinereus (Forsskål 1775) -- (Zhang et al. 2010:290 [ref. 31511] as Congres [sic] tricuspidata Richardson 1844, Kottelat 2013:48 [ref. 32989] dated to 1844). Current status: Synonym of Muraenesox cinereus (Forsskål 1775). Muraenesocidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.