Poeciloconger Günther [A.] 1872:673 Masc. Poeciloconger fasciatus Günther 1872. Type by monotypy. Spelled Poecilogonger once on p. 673 (regarded as a typographical error), as Poecilogonger in main genus heading and on Pl. 68; misspelled Poecilogconger in Jordan 1923:131 [ref. 2421]. •Valid as Poeciloconger Günther 1872 -- (Smith 1989:511 [ref. 13285], Castle 1990 [ref. 15487], Smith 1999:1683 [ref. 24661], Hoese & Gates 2006:296 [ref. 28997]). •Synonym of Ariosoma Swainson 1838 -- (Shen 1998:106 [ref. 24932], Mundy 2005:139 [ref. 28379], Randall 2005:27 [ref. 28239], Ho et al. 2015:144 [ref. 34130]). Current status: Synonym of Ariosoma Swainson 1838. Congridae: Bathymyrinae.