howensis, Congermuraena McCulloch [A. R.] & Waite [E. R.] 1916:438, Pl. 40 (fig. 2) [Transactions Royal Society of South Australia v. 40; ref. 15058] Lord Howe Island. Syntypes: AMS A.12281 (1), I.13691 (1), I.13893 (1). •Synonym of Ariosoma mauritianum (Pappenheim 1914) -- (Smith 1989:495 [ref. 13285]). •Valid as Ariosoma howense (McCulloch & Waite 1916) -- (Karmovskaya 2004:S2 [ref. 28053] as howensis, Hoese & Gates 2006:288 [ref. 28997] as howensis, Smith & Stewart 2015:272 [ref. 34234] as howensis). Current status: Valid as Ariosoma howense (McCulloch & Waite 1916). Congridae: Bathymyrinae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific. Habitat: marine.