xenodontus, Uropterygius McCosker [J. E.] & Smith [D. G.] 1997:1006, Figs. 1-2 [Bulletin of Marine Science v. 60 (no. 3); ref. 22980] Chesterfield Bank, 19°53.5'S, 158°28.2'E, southeastern side of lagoon, Coral Sea, southwestern Pacific, depth 6-9 meters. Holotype: BPBM 33558. Paratypes: BPBM 8941 (1), CAS 41183 (1), USNM 141683 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke & Smith 2002:165 [ref. 26380]. •Valid as Uropterygius xenodontus McCosker & Smith 1997 -- (Myers 1999:52 [ref. 23965], Böhlke & Smith 2002:165 [ref. 26380], Randall 2005:53 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:128 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:75 [ref. 30952], Fricke et al. 2011:351 [ref. 31242], Smith 2012:38 [ref. 32155], Huang et al. 2023:274 [ref. 40092]). Current status: Valid as Uropterygius xenodontus McCosker & Smith 1997. Muraenidae: Uropterygiinae. Distribution: Western and central Pacific: Chesterfield Islands (New Caledonia), Samoa, Marshall Islands, Johnston Atoll. Habitat: marine.