moluccensis, Priodonophis Bleeker [P.] 1864:48 [Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde v. 2; ref. 408] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1867.11.28.227. Type catalog: Böhlke & Smith 2002:128 [ref. 26380]. •Valid as Gymnothorax moluccensis (Bleeker 1864) -- (Randall & Golani 1995:863 [ref. 21744], Allen 1997:54 [ref. 23977], Böhlke et al. 1999:1656 [ref. 24692], Allen 2000:84 [ref. 37268], Böhlke & Smith 2002:128 [ref. 26380], Allen & Adrim 2003:23 [ref. 26830], Allen & Erdmann 2012:88 [ref. 31980], Smith 2012:21 [ref. 32155], Golani & Fricke 2018:22 [ref. 36273], Smith et al. 2019:38 [ref. 37159], Smith & Böhlke 2022:57 [ref. 39681], Allen & Erdmann 2024:98 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Gymnothorax moluccensis (Bleeker 1864). Muraenidae: Muraeninae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa); Christmas Island (Australia), Indonesia and Coral Sea. Habitat: marine.
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