versutus, Uropterygius Bussing [W. A.] 1991:97, Figs. 1-3 [Revista de Biología Tropical v. 39 (no. 1); ref. 19494] Mainland Pacific Costa Rica, eastern side of islet, 1 kilometer east of Isla Alcatraz, Islas Trotugas, 9°47'02"N, 84°53'32"W, depth 1-4 meters. Holotype: LACM 32517-52. Paratypes: LACM (13 lots, 43 spec.), UCR (7 lots, 22 spec.), USNM 308980 (5). Type catalog: Smith 1994:26 [ref. 21917], Böhlke & Smith 2002:165 [ref. 26380], Angulo et al. 2015:386 [ref. 35212].. •Valid as Uropterygius versutus Bussing 1991 -- (Allen & Robertson 1994:49 [ref. 22193], McCosker & Rosenblatt in Fischer et al. 1995:1314 [ref. 22830], Allen & Robertson 1997:820 [ref. 41086], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:228 [ref. 24545], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:163 [ref. 24023], Thomson et al. 2000:46 [ref. 25640], Böhlke & Smith 2002:165 [ref. 26380], Nelson et al. 2004:61 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:19 [ref. 37547], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:188 [ref. 30957], Smith 2012:38 [ref. 32155], Page et al. 2013:61 [ref. 32708], Fourriére et al. 2016:441 [ref. 34668], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:606 [ref. 34923], Dale et al. 2021:316 [ref. 38298], Love et al. 2021:35 [ref. 39279], Grove et al. 2022:16 [ref. 41326], Page et al. 2023:52 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:118 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Uropterygius versutus Bussing 1991. Muraenidae: Uropterygiinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Pacific coast of Baja California (Mexico) south to Colombia, including Clipperton Island (France) and Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). Habitat: marine.
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