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Muraena echidna GMELIN, Syst. Nat. Linn., ed. 13, pt. 
1, 1789, p. 1135. Palmerston Island. — WALBAUM, 
Artedi Pise., vol. 3, 1792, p. 153 (compiled). 
Grymnothorax echidna SUCHOW, Naturges, vol. 4, 1799, 
p. 181. — SCHNEIDER, Syst. Ichth. Bloch, 1801, 
p. 52 (Huahiva, Tahiti). 
Muraenophis echidna LACEp'feDE, Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 
5, 1803, pp. 627, 641 (Falmerston Island). 
Strophidon echidna HC CLELLAND, Calcutta Journ. Nat. 
Hist., vol. 5, 1845, p. 215 (New Britain; Ambolna). 
Echidna varlegatus LICHTENSTEIN, Sescript. Animal 
Forster, 1844, p. 181. Huahiva, Bolam, Tongatabu. 
Echidna varlegata BLEEKER, Atlas Ichth. Ind. Ne^rland*, 
vol. 4, 1864, p. 80, pi. (24) 168, fig. 2 (Java, Su¬ 
matra, Cocos, Celebes, Timor, Buro, Amboina, Ceram, 
Goram); Rech. Faune Madagascar, pt. 4, 1874, p. 73 
(reference). —— PETERS, Monatsb, Akad. Wlss. Berlin, 
1876, p. 446 (Mauritius); 1876 (1877), p. 850 (Mauri- 
