Moringuidae Moringua

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1 FAMILY Moringuidae Jordan, spaghetti eels [=Ptyobranchidae, Rataburidae, Stilbiscinae, Angullichidae] Notes: Name in prevailing recent practice Ptyobranchidae McClelland, 1844:158, 159, 176 [ref. 2928] (family) Ptyobranchus [stem sometimes seen as Ptychobranch-] Rataburidae [Ratabouridae] Gill, 1872:20 [ref ] (family) Rataboura [Ratabura inferred from the stem, Article ; name must be corrected Article ; stem corrected to Ratabour- by McCulloch :70 [ref. 2948], confirmed by Fowler 1932a:47 [ref ] and by Deraniyagala 1952:77 [ref ]] Moringuidae Gill, 1885a:107 [ref. 1653] (family) Moringua [family-group name used as valid by: Schultz with Stern 1948 [ref ], Bertin & Arambourg 1958, Greenwood, Rosen, Weitzman & Myers 1966 [ref ], McAllister 1968 [ref ], Lindberg 1971 [ref ], Nelson 1976 [ref ], Shiino1976, Nelson 1984 [ref ], Smith & Heemstra 1986 [ref. 5715], Paxton et al [ref ], McAllister 1990 [ref ], Robins et al. 1991a [ref ], Böhlke & Chaplin 1993, Nelson 1994 [ref ], Eschmeyer 1998 [ref ], Menezes et al [ref ], Nelson et al [ref ], Hoese et al. 2006, Nelson 2006 [ref ], Zhang et al [ref ], Allen & Erdmann 2012 [ref ]] Stilbiscinae Jordan & Davis, 1891:582, 643 [ref. 2437] (subfamily) Stilbiscus Angullichidae [Anguillichthyidae] Mowbray, in Breder, 1927:4 [ref. 635] (family) Anguillichthys [corrected to Anguillichthyidae by Parr 1930b:141 [ref. 3370], confirmed by Myers & Storey 1956:10 [ref ] and by Böhlke & Chaplin 1968:68 [ref ]] GENUS Moringua Gray, spaghetti eels [=Moringua Gray [J. E.], 1831:Pl. 95 (v. 1), Anguillichthys Mowbray [L. L.], in Breder, 1927:10, Aphthalmichthys Kaup [J. J.], 1856:68, Mayerina Silvester [C. F.], 1915:214, Merinthichthys Howell Rivero [L.], 1934:343, Pachyurus (subgenus of Muraena) Swainson [W.], 1839:196, 335, Pseudomoringua Bleeker [P.], 1864:15, Pterurus (subgenus of Anguilla) Swainson [W.], 1839:196, 334, Ptyobranchus McClelland [J.], 1844:199, 221, Rataboura Gray [J. E.], 1831:Pl. 95 (v. 1), Stilbiscus Jordan [D. S.] & Bollman [C. H.], 1889:549] Notes: [ref. 1878]. Moringua linearis Gray, Type by monotypy. Treated as feminine by current authors. Appeared as above on 25 Jan also in Gray 1831:9 [ref. 1879] which Fowler dates to Feb Bleeker 1864:14 [ref. 4860] lists M. raitaborua Cantor as type. Gray

2 1831:9 credits species as "Anguilla linearis, Hardw. MSS." but species authorship should be Gray. See also Smith 1989:65 for nomenclatural comments. Valid as Moringua Gray, (Asano in Masuda et al. 1984:21 [ref. 6441], Castle 1986:187 [ref. 5644], Paxton et al. 1989:111 [ref ], Smith 1989:65 [ref ], Ataur Rahman 1989:45 [ref ], Kuang in Pan et al. 1991:64 [ref ], Smith 1999:1637 [ref ], Smith 2003:695 [ref ], Ataur Rahman 2003:60 [ref ], Paxton et al. 2006:239 [ref ], Zhang et al. 2010:221 [ref ], Kottelat 2013:39 [ref ]) Current status: Valid as Moringua Gray, Moringuidae. (Anguillichthys) [ref. 635]. Masc. Anguillichthys bahamensis Mowbray, Type by monotypy. Synonym of Moringua Gray, (Smith 1989:65 [ref ], Kottelat 2013:39 [ref ]). (Aphthalmichthys) [ref. 2572]. Masc. Aphthalmichthys javanicus Kaup, Type by monotypy. Also in Kaup 1856:105 [ref. 2573] and as name only (Aphthalmoichthys) in Kaup in Duméril 1856: 200 [ref. 1154]. Synonym of Moringua Gray, (Smith 1989:65 [ref ], McCosker et al. 2011:272 [ref ], Kottelat 2013:39 [ref ]). (Mayerina) [ref. 4027]. Fem. Mayerina mayeri Silvester, Type by original designation (also monotypic). Synonym of Moringua Gray, (Smith 1989:65 [ref ], Kottelat 2013:39 [ref ] dated 1916). (Merinthichthys) [ref. 3767]. Masc. Merinthichthys sanchezi Howell Rivero, Type by original designation (also monotypic). Synonym of Moringua Gray, (Smith 1989:65 [ref ], Kottelat 2013:39 [ref ]). (Pachyurus) [ref. 4303]. Masc. Moringua linearis Gray, Type by monotypy. Spelled Pachiurus by Swainson 1839:196 [ref. 4303]; technical first reviser not researched. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Pachyurus Agassiz, 1831 in Recent fishes. In the synonymy of Moringua Gray, (Smith 1989:65 [ref ], Kottelat 2013:39 [ref ]). (Pseudomoringua) [ref. 4860]. Fem. Moringua lumbricoidea Richardson, Type by original designation (also monotypic). Bleeker 1864:15 published 21 Sept. 1864; also in Bleeker 1865:114 [ref. 409]. Kottalet says this is a replacement name for Pachyurus Swainson. Synonym of Moringua Gray, (Smith 1989:95 [ref ], Kottelat 2013:39 [ref ]).

3 (Pterurus) [ref. 4303]. Masc. Pterurus maculatus Swainson, 1839 (= Muraena raitaborua Hamilton, 1822). Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Swain 1882:283 [ref. 5966]. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Pterurus Rafinesque, 1810 in fishes, not replaced. Objective synonym of Rataboura Gray, In the synonymy of Moringua Gray, (Smith 1989:65 [ref ], Kottelat 2013:39 [ref ]). (Ptyobranchus) [ref. 2928]. Masc. Ptyobranchus arundinaceus McClelland, Type by subsequent designation. Type apparently first designated by Jordan 1919:220 [ref. 2410]. Synonym of Moringua Gray, (Smith 1989:65 [ref ], Kottelat 2013:39 [ref ]). (Rataboura) [ref. 1878]. Fem. Rataboura hardwickii Gray, Type by monotypy. Appeared as above on 25 Jan. 1831; also in Gray 1831:9 [ref. 1879] of apparently later date [Fowler MS says Feb. 1831] with two species. Raitaborua is a misspelling. Synonym of Moringua Gray, (Smith 1989:65 [ref ], Kottelat 2013:39 [ref ]). (Stilbiscus) [ref. 2432]. Masc. Stilbiscus edwardsi Jordan & Bollman, Type by original designation (also monotypic). Synonym of Moringua Gray, (Smith 1989:65 [ref ], Kottelat 2013:39 [ref ]). Species Moringua abbreviata (Bleeker, 1863) - Prigi spaghetti eel (author) [=Aphthalmichthys abbreviatus Bleeker [P.], 1863:163] Notes: [Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde v. 1; ref ] Prigi, Java; Batu; Manado, Sulawesi; Ternata; Ambon, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Moringua abbreviata (Bleeker, 1863). Moringuidae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Species Moringua bicolor Kaup, bicolored spaghetti eel (author) [=Moringua bicolor Kaup [J. J.], 1856:70] Notes: [Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 22 (no. 1); ref. 2572] Timor Island, southern Malay Archipelago. Current status: Valid as Moringua bicolor Kaup, Moringuidae. Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Madagascar to Fiji and Indonesia to Ryukyu Islands,

4 Species Moringua edwardsi (Jordan & Bollmann, 1889) - common spaghetti eel [=Stilbiscus edwardsi Jordan [D. S.] & Bollman [C. H.], 1889:549, Anguillichthys bahamensis Mowbray [L. L.], in Breder, 1927:10, Fig. 5, Moringua boekei Metzelaar [J.], 1919:17, Fig. 8, Aphthalmichthys caribbeus Gill [T. N.] & Smith [H. M.], 1900:974, Leptocephalus diptychus Eigenmann [C. H.] & Kennedy [C. H.], 1901:831, Fig., Mayerina mayeri Silvester [C. F.], 1915:214, Merinthichthys sanchezi Howell Rivero [L.], 1934:343, Fig. 3] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 11 (no. 752); ref. 2432] Green Turtle Cay, Bahamas. Current status: Valid as Moringua edwardsi (Jordan & Bollman, 1889). Moringuidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: brackish, marine. (bahamensis) [Bulletin of the Bingham Oceanographic Collection Yale University v. 1 (art. 1); ref. 635] Green Cay, Bahamas. Current status: Synonym of Moringua edwardsi (Jordan & Bollman, 1889). Moringuidae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (boekei) [Report on the fishes; ref. 2982] Piescadera Bay, Curaçao. Current status: Synonym of Moringua edwardsi (Jordan & Bollman, 1889). Moringuidae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (caribbeus) [Science (new series) v. 11 (no. 286); ref ] San Geronimo, Near San Juan, north shore of Puerto Rico. Current status: Synonym of Moringua edwardsi (Jordan & Bollman, 1889). Moringuidae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (diptychus) [Science (new series) v. 13 (no. 334); ref ] New Providence Island, Bahamas, surface (nightlight). Current status: Synonym of Moringua edwardsi (Jordan & Bollman, 1889). Moringuidae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (mayeri) [Carnegie Institution of Washington Year Book No. 14; ref. 4027] Sand flats around mangrove swamp west of Guanica Harbor, Puerto Rico, Caribbean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Moringua edwardsi (Jordan & Bollman, 1889). Moringuidae. Habitat: brackish, marine. (sanchezi) [Memorias de la Sociedad Cubana de Historia Natural v. 8 (no. 6); ref. 3767] Matanzas, Cuba. Current status: Synonym of Moringua edwardsi (Jordan & Bollman, 1889). Moringuidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

5 Species Moringua ferruginea Bliss, rusty spaghetti eel [=Moringua ferruginea Bliss [R.], 1883:57, Aphthalmichthys intermedius Ogilby [J. D.], 1907:9] Notes: [Transactions of the Royal Society of Arts and Sciences of Mauritius (N. S.) v. 13; ref ] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Moringua ferruginea Bliss, Moringuidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa and Mascarenes east to Hawaiian Islands and Easter Island, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Western Australia, and southern Great Barrier Reef (Australia). (intermedius) [Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland v. 20; ref. 3282] Northern coast of Australia (probably Darwin, Northern Territory). Current status: Synonym of Moringua ferruginea Bliss, Moringuidae. Species Moringua guthriana (McClelland, 1844) - Bengal spaghetti eel (author) [=Ptyobranchus guthrianus McClelland [J.], 1844:201, 204, 222, Pl. 10 (fig. 2), Ptyobranchus arundinaceus McClelland [J.], 1844:200, 204, 221, Pl. 10 (fig. 1), Moringua cagayana Seale [A.], 1910:493] Notes: [Calcutta Journal of Natural History v. 5 (no. 18); ref. 2928] Benga, India. Current status: Valid as Moringua guthriana (McClelland, 1844). Moringuidae. Distribution: India. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (arundinaceus) [Calcutta Journal of Natural History v. 5 (no. 18); ref. 2928] Bengal, India. Current status: Synonym of Moringua guthriana (McClelland, 1844). Moringuidae. Distribution: Northern Indian Ocean. Habitat: brackish. (cagayana) [The Philippine Journal of Science Section A v. 4 (no. 6) (for 1909); ref. 4000] Cagayan, Mindanao, Philippines. Current status: Synonym of Moringua gutheriana (McClellend, 1844). Moringuidae. Species Moringua hawaiiensis Snyder, Hawaiian spaghetti eel (author) [=Moringua hawaiiensis Snyder [J. O.], 1904:517, Pl. 3 (fig. 6)]

6 Notes: [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 22 [1902]; ref. 4149] Honolulu reef, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Valid as Moringua hawaiiensis Snyder, Moringuidae. Distribution: Hawaiian Islands, Johnston Island and probably Easter Island and other polynesian islands. Species Moringua hodgarti Chaudhuri, Indian spaghetti-eel [=Moringua hodgarti Chaudhuri [B. L.], 1913:255, Pl. 9 (figs. 3, 3a-b)] Notes: [Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta) v. 8 (pt 3); ref. 819] Upper Rotung, Abor Hills, Assam, India, elevation 2000 feet. Current status: Valid as Moringua hodgarti Chaudhuri, Moringuidae. Distribution: India. Habitat: freshwater. Species Moringua javanica (Kaup, 1856) - Javan spaghetti eel [=Aphthalmichthys javanicus Kaup [J. J.], 1856:105, Pl. 14 (fig. 71)] Notes: [Catalogue of the apodal fish in the collection of the British Museum; ref. 2573] Java, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Moringua javanica (Kaup, 1856). Moringuidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa and Mascarenes east to Mariana Islands and Marquesas Islands, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to New Caledonia and Loyalty Islands. Habitat: brackish, marine. Species Moringua macrocephalus (Bleeker, 1863) - Timor spaghetti eel (author) [=Aphthalmichthys macrocephalus Bleeker [P.], 1863:165] Notes: [Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde v. 1; ref ] Timor Island, southern Malay Archipelago. Current status: Valid as Moringua macrocephalus (Bleeker, 1863). Moringuidae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: freshwater, brackish. Species Moringua macrochir Bleeker, Batu spaghetti eel (author)

7 [=Moringua macrochir Bleeker [P.], 1853:71] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 9; ref ] Batu Island, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Moringua macrochir Bleeker, Moringuidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: East Africa to Phoenix and Line islands. Species Moringua microchir Bleeker, lesser thrush eel [=Moringua microchir Bleeker [P.], 1853:124] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 4; ref ] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia; Cauer, western Sumatra, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Moringua microchir Bleeker, Moringuidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, South Africa, Seychelles, Madagascar and Mauritius (Mascarenes) east to Samoa, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to southern Great Barrier Reef (Queensland, Australia) and New Caledonia. Habitat: brackish, marine. Species Moringua penni Schultz, Penn's thrush eel [=Moringua penni Schultz [L. P.], in Schultz et al., 1953:96, Fig. 20b] Notes: [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 202, v. 1; ref. 3975] Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea. Current status: Valid as Moringua penni Schultz, Moringuidae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: brackish, marine. Species Moringua raitaborua (Hamilton, 1822) - purple spaghetti eel [=Muraena raitaborua Hamilton [F.], 1822:25, 364, Rataboura amphomelaena Fowler [H. W.], 1938:190, Pl. 11 (fig. 25), Ptyobranchus brevis McClelland [J.], 1844:202, 204, 223, Ptyobranchus erythreus McClelland [J.], 1844:201, 203, 223, Pl. 9 (fig. 3), Moringua floresiana Weber [M.] & de Beaufort [L. F.], 1916:340, Fig. 167, Ptyobranchus gracilis McClelland [J.], 1844:202, 204, 223, Pl. 9 (fig. 6), Rataboura hamiltonii Gray [J. E.], 1831:9,

8 Rataboura hardwickii Gray [J. E.], 1831:no page number, Pl. 95 (fig. 4), Moringua latebrosa Schultz [L. P.], in Schultz et al., 1953:95, Fig. 20a, Moringua linearis Gray [J. E.], 1831:no page number, Pl. 95 (fig. 3), Moringua lumbriciformis Kaup [J. J.], 1856:107 [70], Moringua lumbricoidea Richardson [J.], 1845:113, Pl. 56 (figs. 7-11), Anguilla (Pterurus) maculatus Swainson [W.], 1839:334, Ptyobranchus medius McClelland [J.], 1844:223, Ptyobranchus multidentatus McClelland [J.], 1844:201, 203, 223, Pl. 9 (fig. 4), Ptyobranchus parvidentatus McClelland [J.], 1844:202, 203, 223, Pl. 9 (fig. 5), Moringua robusta Herre [A. W. C. T.], 1923:185, Pl. 7, Moringua semperviridens McCann [C.], 1967:211, Figs. 1-3, Aphthalmichthys wui Fang [P.-W.], 1942:80] Notes: [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Ganges River basin, India. Current status: Valid as Moringua raitaborua (Hamilton, 1822). Moringuidae. Distribution: Northern Indian Ocean drainages: India and Nepal and Bangladesh. Habitat: freshwater, brackish. (amphomelaena) [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 2; ref. 1428] Kiritimati [formerly Christmas Island], Line Islands. (brevis) [Calcutta Journal of Natural History v. 5 (no. 18); ref. 2928] Probably Bengal, India. (erythreus) [Calcutta Journal of Natural History v. 5 (no. 18); ref. 2928] Bengal, India. (floresiana) [Fishes Indo-Australian Archipelago v. 3; ref. 4604] South coast of Flores Island, Lesser Sunda Islands. (gracilis) [Calcutta Journal of Natural History v. 5 (no. 18); ref. 2928] Bengal, India. (hamiltonii) [Zoological Miscellany 1831; ref. 1879] Current status: Synonym of Moringua raitaborua (Hamilton, 1822). Moringuidae.

9 (hardwickii) [Illustrations of Indian zoology; ref. 1878] Ganges, India. (latebrosa) [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 202, v. 1; ref. 3975] Kwandang, Sulawesi, Indonesia. (linearis) [Illustrations of Indian zoology; ref. 1878] India: Ganges. (lumbriciformis) [Catalogue of the apodal fish in the collection of the British Museum; ref. 2573] India. (lumbricoidea) [Ichthyology.--Part 3. The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Sulphur.; ref ] No locality (probably China). (maculatus) [The natural history and classification v. 2; ref. 4303] Ganges, India. Current status: Synonym of Moringua raitaborua (Hamilton, 1822). Moringuidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish. (medius) [Calcutta Journal of Natural History v. 5 (no. 18); ref. 2928] Current status: Synonym of Moringua raitaborua (Hamilton, 1822). Moringuidae. (multidentatus) [Calcutta Journal of Natural History v. 5 (no. 18); ref. 2928] Bengal, India. (parvidentatus) [Calcutta Journal of Natural History v. 5 (no. 18); ref. 2928] Bengal, India. (robusta) [Philippine Journal of Science v. 23 (no. 2); ref. 2117] Dumaguete, Oriental Negros, Philippines. (semperviridens) [Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand Zoology v. 8 (no. 20); ref. 7975] Edge of reef flat at south end of Tauhunu Island, northern Cook Islands. Current status: Synonym of Moringua raitaborua (Hamilton, 1822). Moringuidae. (wui) [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 67; ref ] Foochow [Fuzhou], Fukien [Fujian], China. Current status: Synonym of Moringua raitaborua (Hamailton, 1822). Moringuidae. GENUS Neoconger Girard, spaghetti eels

10 [=Neoconger Girard [C. F.], 1858:171, Chrinorhinus Howell Rivero [L.], 1932:8] Notes: [ref. 1813]. Masc. Neoconger mucronatus Girard, Type by monotypy. Valid as Neoconger Girard, (Paxton et al. 1989:112 [ref ], Smith 1989:60 [ref ], Smith 1999:1638 [ref ], Smith 2003:695 [ref ], Paxton et al. 2006:240 [ref ]). Current status: Valid as Neoconger Girard, Moringuidae. (Chrinorhinus) [ref. 3765]. Masc. Chrinorhinus torrei Howell Rivero, Type by monotypy. Synonym of Neoconger Girard, (Smith 1989:60 [ref ]). Current status: Synonym of Neoconger Girard, Moringuidae. Species Neoconger mucronatus Girard, ridged eel [=Neoconger mucronatus Girard [C. F.], 1858:171, Leptocephalus anaelisae Tommasi [L. R.], 1960:93, Fig. 3, Chrinorhinus torrei Howell Rivero [L.], 1932:9] Notes: [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 10; ref. 1813] St. Joseph Island, Texas, U.S.A. Current status: Valid as Neoconger mucronatus Girard, Moringuidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. (anaelisae) [Neotropica (La Plata) v. 6 (no. 21); ref ] Brazil, 'N, 'W, vertical tow, depth meters. Current status: Synonym of Neoconger mucronatus Girard, Moringuidae. (torrei) [Proceedings of the New England Zoölogical Club v. 13; ref. 3765] Sand banks in front of La Chorrera, Havana, Cuba. Current status: Synonym of Neoconger mucronatus Girard, Moringuidae. Species Neoconger tuberculatus (Castle, 1965) - swollengut worm eel [=Leptocephalus tuberculatus Castle [P. H. J.], 1965:131, Fig. 1 (F-H)] Notes: [Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand Zoology v. 7 (no. 7); ref. 9203] Manly Beach, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Current status: Valid as Neoconger tuberculatus (Castle, 1965). Moringuidae. Distribution: New South Wales, Australia (leptocephalus larvae). Species Neoconger vermiformis Gilbert, smalleye spaghetti eel [=Neoconger vermiformis Gilbert [C. H.], 1890:57]

11 Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 13 (no. 797); ref. 1623] Off northwestern Mexico, Gulf of California, Mexico, 30 21'00"N, '15"W, Albatross station 3035, depth 30 fathoms. Current status: Valid as Neoconger vermiformis Gilbert, Moringuidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine ********************************************************************************** Unavailable names, uncertain taxa (genera) Aphthalmoichthys Kaup [J. J.] in Duméril 1856:200 [ref. 1154]. Masc. Not available, appeared as Aphthalmoichthys Javanicus in list of genera and species taken from Kaup manuscript, without description or indication. Correctly as Aphthalmichthys Kaup 1856:68 [ref. 2572]. Moringuidae. (species) Aphthalmichthys gangeticus Fowler [H. W.] 1912:32, Fig. 9 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 64; ref. 1385] Ganges River, India. Holotype: ANSP 1086 (broken). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:127 [ref ]. Questionably a synonym of Moringua arundinacea (McClelland 1844) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:76 [ref ] but see footnote). Current status: Uncertain as Moringua arundinacea (McClelland 1844). Moringuidae. Habitat: brackish. Moringua lumbricoides Gray [J. E.] in Kaup 1856:107 [Catalogue of the apodal fish in the collection of the British Museum; ref. 2573] Not available, name mentioned in synonymy of Moringua lumbricoides of Kaup. Moringuidae. Rataboura oculata Fowler [H. W.] 1934:278, Fig. 39 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 85 (for 1933); ref. 1416] Tifu Bay, Buru Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Holotype: USNM Type catalog: Smith 1994:14 [ref ]. Questionably a synonym of Moringua raitaborua (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 2013:40 [ref ]). Current status: Uncertain as Moringua raitaborua (Hamilton 1822). Moringuidae. Habitat: marine. Moringua socialis Günther [A.] 1910:406, Pl. 169 (fig. A) [Journal des Museum Godeffroy v. 6 (no. 17); ref ] Society Islands. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Moringuidae. Habitat: