phoenixensis, Machaerenchelys Schultz [L. P.] 1943:16, Pl. 1; Fig. 2c [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 180; ref. 3957] Lagoon of Canton Island, Phoenix Islands. Holotype (unique): USNM 115940. Type catalog: Smith 1994:31 [ref. 21917]. •Synonym of Leiuranus semicinctus (Lay & Bennett 1839). Current status: Synonym of Leiuranus semicinctus (Lay & Bennett 1839). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.