| Valid name | Muraena |
| Synonym | Gender: F; Syst. Nat., ed. X: 244 |
| Synonym | Muraena [Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Synonym | Murenophis Linnaeus, 1758, by orig. design.). |
| Synonym | Type: M. Helena Linnaeus, 1758, by subs. design. of Jordan, 1917; also spelt Murena by various author. |
| Synonym | Limamuraena Kaup, 1856, Cat. Apod.: 95 (type: L. guttata Kaup, 1856, by monotypy). |
| Synonym | Muraenophis Lacepède, 1803, Hist. nat. Poiss., 5: 627 (type: Linnaeus, 1758, by subs. design. of Jordan, 1917). |