similis, Chiloconger Wade [C. B.] 1946:185, Pl. 24 (figs. 1-3) [Allan Hancock Pacific Expedition 1932-40, Los Angeles v. 9 (no. 7); ref. 4542] Inner Gorda Bank, Cape San Lucas, Baja California, 23°02'30"N, 109°03'07"W, Mexico, depth 59-78 fathoms. Holotype (unique): LACM 21712 [ex AHF 903]. •Valid as Chiloconger similis Wade 1946 -- (Raju 1985:8 [ref. 5287], Bussing & López S. 1994:38 [ref. 23101], Smith in Fischer et al. 1995:1032 [ref. 22829]). •Valid as Paraconger similis (Wade 1946) -- (Smith 1989:506 [ref. 13285], Smith & Karmovskaya 2003:2 [ref. 27189], Nelson et al. 2004:65 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:22 [ref. 37547], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:189 [ref. 30957], Page et al. 2013:65 [ref. 32708], Fourriére et al. 2016:442 [ref. 34668], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:606 [ref. 34923], Love et al. 2021:39 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:57 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Paraconger similis (Wade 1946). Congridae: Bathymyrinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Pacific coast of southern Baja California Sur (Mexico), including southern Gulf of California (Mexico), Revillagigedo Islands (Mexico) and Galápagos Islands (Ecuador). Habitat: marine.