Gymnothorax monochrous (Bleeker, 1856)

Golani, Daniel & Bogorodsky, Sergey V., 2010, 2463, Zootaxa 2463, pp. 1-135 : 59

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Gymnothorax monochrous (Bleeker, 1856)
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In his revision of the moray eels of the Red Sea and western Indian Ocean , Smith (1962) mentioned this species as being in the Red Sea, but no record was found for substantiation. Probably a misidentification of Gymnothorax hepaticus (D. Smith, pers. comm.)

Smith, J. L. B. (1962) The moray eels of the western Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. Ichthyological Bulletin of the J. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology 23, 421 - 444, pls. 1 - 9.