Bibliographic references and information on type specimens of 366 nominal species of Indo-Pacific Muraenidae are presented. Many of the primary type specimens were examined and descriptions of key characters are given. The current taxonomic status of each species is given. Lectotypes are designated for the following species: Muraena ceramensis Bleeker, 1852; Eurymyctera crudelis Kaup, 1856; Muraena gracilis Richardson, 1848; Gymnothorax isingleenoides Bleeker, 1853; Muraena isingteena Richardson, 1845; Muraena lentiginosa Jenyns, 1842; Muraena monostigma Regan 1909; Thyrsoidea multifasciata Kaup, 1856; Muraena richardsonii Bleeker, 1852; and Muraena micropterus Bleeker, 1852.
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1 October 2002
Type Catalogue of Indo-Pacific Muraenidae
Eugenia B. Böhlke (deceased),
David G. Smith
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