arabicus, Gymnothorax Smith [D. G.], Bogorodsky [S. V.], Dandar [J.] & Zajonz [U.] 2024:468, Figs. 2-3 [Zootaxa 5477 (no. 4); ref. 41318] Di Hamri, a large coral block, Socotra Island, Socotra Archipelago, Yemen, 12°40'N, 54°11'E, depth 8 - 10 meters. Holotype: SMF 34700. Paratypes: BPBM, KAUMM, SMF, USNM. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Gymnothorax arabicus Smith, Bogorodsky, Dandar & Zajonz 2024. Current status: Valid as Gymnothorax arabicus Smith, Bogorodsky, Dandar & Zajonz 2024. Muraenidae: Muraeninae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea, Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and Socotra Archipelago. Habitat: marine.