melanospilos, Muraena Bleeker [P.] 1855:279 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 9 (no. 2); ref. 351] Sibogha, western Sumatra, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1867.11.28.239. Type catalog: Böhlke & Smith 2002:126 [ref. 26380]. •Valid as Gymnothorax melanospilos (Bleeker 1855) -- (Hatooka in Masuda et al. 1984:24 [ref. 6441] as melanospilus, Paxton et al. 1989:130 [ref. 12442], Allen 1997:54 [ref. 23977] as melanospilus, Nakabo 2000:209 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:209 [ref. 26001], Kimura et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:11 [ref. 27510], Motomura et al. 2010:72 [ref. 31256]). •Synonym of Gymnothorax isingteena (Richardson 1845) -- (Böhlke & McCosker 2001:98 [ref. 25226], Böhlke & Smith 2002:126 [ref. 26380], Smith 2012:17 [ref. 32155]). Current status: Synonym of Gymnothorax isingteena (Richardson 1845). Muraenidae: Muraeninae. Habitat: marine.