cognita, Saurenchelys Smith [D. G.] 1989:593, Fig. 632 [Memoirs of the Sears Foundation of Marine Research Mem. 1 (part 9); ref. 13285] Southeast of Pensacola, Florida, U.S.A., 29°50'N, 86°30'W, Oregon station 944, depth 92 meters. Holotype: USNM 185621. Paratypes: AMNH 83279 (2); ANSP 150528 (1), 153303 (1 c&s), 157987 (11), 158274 (1); UF 72118 [ex FSU 22118] (2), UF 72165 [ex FSU 22165] (1); GCRL 21387 (1); GMBL 76-244 (1); MCZ 62016 (1), 62020 (2); USA 03279 (2), 03496 (1); UF [UMML uncat.] (1, c&s, apparently lost); USNM 157940 (1). Type catalog: Smith 1994:28 [ref. 21917]. •Valid as Saurenchelys cognita Smith 1989 -- (Smith 1989:716 [ref. 13285], Boschung 1992:37 [ref. 23239], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:323 [ref. 23897], Klausewitz & Zajonz 2000:343 [ref. 25118], Smith 2003:754 [ref. 26989], Nelson et al. 2004:65 [ref. 27807], Lin et al. 2015:121 [ref. 34126], Page et al. 2023:55 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:129 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Saurenchelys cognita Smith 1989. Nettastomatidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: North Carolina south to Florida (U.S.A.), including Gulf of Mexico. IUCN (2015): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.