| Citation | Smith, D.G., 1994, Catalog of type specimens of recent fishes in the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, 6: Anguilliformes, Saccopharyngiformes, and Notacanthiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha).. Smithson. Contrib. 566:50 p. |
| Ref. | 40789 Smith, D.G., 1994 |
| Page | 21 |
| Named Used as Valid | Muraena insularum |
| Comment | (check name used in reference) |
| Locality | Galapagos Is., Chatham Id., USNM 38300. |
| Distribution | Galapagos Is |
| Quote | holotype, 517 mm TL; |