A review of the moray eels (Angulliformes : Muraenidae) of the Hawaiian Islands, with descriptions of two new species

Forty-two species of moray eels are found in the Hawaiian Islands; 40 speci es are described and illustrated, including two new species (two undescribe d species of Anarchias will be treated later by other authors). Type specim ens of most nominal species have been re-examined, holotypes located (espec ially for Bleeker species), and lectotypes designated for five species; upd ated synonymies are listed, and explanatory notes are given. Valid species and their synonyms are summarized in tabular format. The morays of Hawaii i nclude: Echidna nebulosa (Ahl), E. polyzona (Richardson); Enchelycore parda lis (Temminck and Schlegel); Enchelynassa canina (Quoy and Gaimard); Gymnom uraena zebra (Shaw); Gymnothorax albimarginatus (Temminck and Schlegel), G. atoili (Pietschmann), G. berndti Snyder, G. buroensis (Bleeker), G. chilos pilus Bleeker, G, elegans Bliss, G. eurostus (Abbott), G. flavimarginatus ( Ruppell), G. fuscomaculatus (Schultz), G. gracilicauda Jenkins, G. javanicu s (Bleeker), G. kidako (Temminck and Schlegel), G. melatremus Schultz, G. m eleagris (Shaw), G. nudivomer (Gunther), G. nuttingi Snyder, G. pictus (Ahl ), G. pindae Smith, G. polyspondylus n. sp., G. prismodon n, sp., G. rueppe lliae (McClelland), G. steindachneri Jordan and Evermann, G. undulatus (Lac epede), G. ypsilon Hatooka and Randall; Monopenchelys acuta (Parr); Anarchi as leucuru; Snyder, A. seychellensis Smith; Scuticaria okinawae (Jordan and Snyder), S. tigrina (Lesson); Uropterygius fuscoguttatus Schultz, U. inorn atus Gosline, U. macrocephalus (Bleeker), U. marmoratus (Lacepede), U. poly spilus (Regan), and U. supraforatus (Regan). LECTOTYPES are selected for Mu raena polyzona Richardson, Gymnomuraena fasciata Kaup, Gymnothorax chilospi lus Bleeker, Muraena mauritiana Kaup, and Muraena pfeifferi Bleeker.