kendalli, Sphagebranchus Gilbert [C. H.] 1891:310, Fig. [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 9; ref. 18113] Off Florida, Gulf of Mexico, U.S.A., 25°34'N, 82°50'W, Grampus station 5080, depth 25 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 44304. Type catalog: Smith 1994:36 [ref. 21917]. •Valid as Apterichtus kendalli (Gilbert 1891) -- (McCosker 1977:66 [ref. 6836], Robins & Ray 1986:64 [ref. 23100], Edwards & Glass 1987:626 [ref. 9166], McCosker et al. 1989:321 [ref. 13288], Leiby in Smith 1989:853 [ref. 13285], Leiby 1990:177 [ref. 13652], Boschung 1992:33 [ref. 23239], Cervigón 1992:371 [ref. 23827], Machida & Ohta 1994:3 [ref. 21444], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:257 [ref. 23897], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:148 [ref. 27754], McCosker 2003:732 [ref. 26993], Nelson et al. 2004:62 [ref. 27807], Page et al. 2013:62 [ref. 32708], McCosker & Hibino 2015:65 [ref. 33725], McCosker 2016:1662 [ref. 34558], Luiz & McCosker 2018:10 [ref. 37927], Brown et al. 2019:156 [ref. 36444], Page et al. 2023:53 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:120 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Apterichtus kendalli (Gilbert 1891). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: North Carolina (U.S.A.) and Bermuda south to Brazil, including Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago; southern central Atlantic: Ascension Island and Saint Helena Island, Grattan Seamount. Habitat: marine.