Uropterygius marmoratus (Lacepède, 1803), Lacepede, 1803

Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A. & Shao, Kwang-Tsao, 2015, Annotated checklist of eels (orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes) from Taiwan, Zootaxa 4060 (1), pp. 140-189 : 163

Uropterygius marmoratus (Lacepède, 1803)

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Gymnomuraena marmorata Lacepède (ex Commerson), 1803:648, 649 (type locality: New Britain Island, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific). Chen & Yu, 1986:249.

Scuticaria marmorata (Lacepède, 1803) : Loh et al., 2008:140; Loh et al., in press:table 1.

Remarks. A rare species found in coral reef regions of southeastern Taiwan. Loh et al. (2008) transferred this species from its traditional placement in the genus Uropterygius to Scuticaria . This placement requires further research.