Species that contain: Scolecenchelys and iredalei [ 2 ] records

erythraeensis, Muraenichthys Bauchot [M.-L.] & Maugé [A. L.] 1980:934, Figs. 1-2 [Bulletin du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Série 4: Section A: Zoologie, Biologie et Écologie Animales v. 2 (no. 3); ref. 8745] Nuweiba, south of oasis, Egypt, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, depth 2 meters. Holotype: MNHN 1977-0948. Paratypes: HUJ 9720 (1), 9722 (1), 9826 (1), 9828 (1); MNHN 1977-950 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:108 [ref. 20810], Golani 2006:22 [ref. 28840]. •Valid as Muraenichthys erythraeensis Bauchot & Maugé 1980 -- (Dor 1984:37 [ref. 29757] as erythraensis, Bauchot et al. 1993:108 [ref. 20810], Goren & Dor 1994:8 [ref. 25356] as erythraensis). •Valid as Scolecenchelys erythraeensis (Bauchot & Maugé 1980) -- (Castle & McCosker 1999:121 [ref. 24075], Hibino et al. 2012:182 [ref. 32443], Hibino et al. 2013:45 [ref. 32418]). •Valid as Scolecenchelys erythraeensis (Bauchot & Maugé 1980) -- (McCosker 2022:130 [ref. 39686]). •Synonym of Scolecenchelys iredalei (Whitey 1927) -- (Hibino & Kimura 2015:13 [ref. 33951], Golani & Fricke 2018:29 [ref. 36273]). Current status: Synonym of Scolecenchelys iredalei (Whitley 1927). Ophichthidae: Myrophinae. Distribution: Red Sea endemic: Gulf of Aqaba (if valid). Habitat: marine.

iredalei, Muraenichthys Whitley [G. P.] 1927:5, Fig. 1 [Records of the Australian Museum v. 16 (no. 1); ref. 15829] Michaelmas Cay, Great Barrier Reef, off Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Holotype: AMS IA.2743. Paratypes: AMS IA.2744 (1). •Probable synonym of Scolecenchelys australis (Macleay 1881) -- (Castle & McCosker 1999:121 [ref. 24075]). •Valid as Muraenichthys iredalei Whitley 1927 -- (McCosker 1970:508 [ref. 2931], McCosker 1977:59 [ref. 6836], Paxton et al. 1989:118 [ref. 12442], Smith & McCosker 1999:1667 [ref. 24715], Hutchins 2001:17 [ref. 25847]). •Synonym of Scolecenchelys australis (Macleay 1881) -- (McCosker et al. 2006:274 [ref. 29006]). •Valid as Scolecenchelys iredalei (Whitley 1927) -- (Hibino & Kimura 2015:13 [ref. 33951], Ho et al. 2015:175 [ref. 34130], Golani & Fricke 2018:29 [ref. 36273]). Current status: Valid as Scolecenchelys iredalei (Whitley 1927). Ophichthidae: Myrophinae. Distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to southern Japan, Fiji and Tonga. Habitat: marine.