makatei, Uropterygius Gosline [W. A.] 1958:227, Figs. 1f, 2b [Pacific Science v. 12 (no. 3); ref. 12067] West of the phosphate dock, Makatea, northern Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia, South Pacific. Holotype (unique): USNM 175008. Type catalog: Smith 1994:25 [ref. 21917], Böhlke & Smith 2002:161 [ref. 26380]. •Valid as Uropterygius makatei Gosline 1958 -- (Randall & Golani 1995:874 [ref. 21744], Böhlke et al. 1999:1657 [ref. 24692]). •Status uncertain -- (Böhlke & Smith 2002:161 [ref. 26380]). •Synonym of Uropterygius macrocephalus (Bleeker 1864) -- (Golani & Bogorodsky 2010:59 [ref. 35264], Smith 2012:37 [ref. 32155], Golani & Fricke 2018:24 [ref. 36273], Smith et al. 2019:68 [ref. 37159]). Current status: Synonym of Uropterygius macrocephalus (Bleeker 1864). Muraenidae: Uropterygiinae. Habitat: marine.