Species that contain: Uropterygius and supraforatus [ 2 ] records

dentatus, Uropterygius Schultz [L. P.] in Schultz et al. 1953:152, Fig. 32 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 202, v. 1; ref. 3975] Northern ocean reef, Johnston Island, Pacific. Holotype (unique): USNM 141637. Type catalog: Smith 1994:24 [ref. 21917], Böhlke & Smith 2002:158 [ref. 26380]. The Hawaiian population has much higher vertebral numbers, so sentatus may be a valid species -- Smith 2012:38 [ref. 32155]. •Either a synonym of Uropterygius supraforatus (Regan 1909) or a valid species -- (Böhlke & Smith 2002:158 [ref. 26380]). •Synonym of Uropterygius supraforatus (Regan 1909) -- (Böhlke & Randall 2000:271 [ref. 24493], Randall 2005:53 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:127 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:98 [ref. 30952], Smith 2012:38 [ref. 32155]). Current status: Synonym of Uropterygius supraforatus (Regan 1909). Muraenidae: Uropterygiinae. Habitat: marine.

supraforata, Gymnomuraena Regan [C. T.] 1909:439 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 4 (no. 23); ref. 14420] Savai'i Island, Samoa. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1871.9.1.83. Additional material: BMNH (3) Tahiti. Type catalog: Böhlke & Smith 2002:164 [ref. 26380]. •Valid as Uropterygius supraforatus (Regan 1909) -- (Winterbottom et al. 1989:11 [ref. 13251], Myers 1999:52 [ref. 23965], Böhlke et al. 1999:1657 [ref. 24692], Randall 1999:7 [ref. 25829], Allen 2000:84 [ref. 37268], Böhlke & Randall 2000:271 [ref. 24493], Böhlke & Smith 2002:164 [ref. 26380], Allen & Adrim 2003:23 [ref. 26830] as suprafortatus, Myers & Donaldson 2003:612 [ref. 27495], Randall 2005:53 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:127 [ref. 28379], Böhlke & Smith 2002:163 [ref. 26380], Randall 2005:53 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:127 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:98 [ref. 30952], Smith 2012:38 [ref. 32155], Smith & Böhlke 2022:78 [ref. 39681]). Current status: Valid as Uropterygius supraforatus (Regan 1909). Muraenidae: Uropterygiinae. Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Comoros, Maldives and Chagos Archipelago east to Clipperton Island, north to Philippines and Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine.