dorsalis, Clinus Bleeker [P.] (ex Castelnau) 1859:72 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 21; ref. 373] Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Holotype (unique): RMNH 4673. Type catalog: Russell & van Oijen 2021:434 [ref. 38177]. Also appeared in Castelnau 1861:54 [ref. 767]; type is the 78-mm specimen studied by Bleeker. •Valid as Clinus dorsalis Bleeker 1859 -- (Penrith 1969:28 [ref. 20726]). •Valid as Muraenoclinus dorsalis (Bleeker 1859) -- (Smith 1986:766 [ref. 5712], Patzner et al. 2009:467 [ref. 30396], Russell & van Oijen 2021:434 [ref. 38177], Holleman 2022:400 [ref. 39961]). Current status: Valid as Muraenoclinus dorsalis (Bleeker 1859). Clinidae. Distribution: Southeastern Atlantic, southwestern Indian Ocean: Namibia south to Cape of Good Hope (South Africa), then north to KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa). Habitat: marine.