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Species in the genus Leiuranus: [ 8 ] records

cinctus, Sphagebranchus Tanaka [S.] 1908:4, Pl. 1 (figs. 4a-b) [Journal of the College of Science. Imperial University, Tokyo v. 23 (art. 13); ref. 4321] Yaeyama, Ishigaki Island, Ryukyu Islands, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Syntypes: ZUMT 1547 (1, the described spec.). Type catalog: Aizawa et al. 2022:149 [ref. 39647] as holotype. •Synonym of Leiuranus semicinctus (Lay & Bennett 1809) -- (Emily Stump, from J. E. McCosker, Jan. 14, 2013). Current status: Synonym of Leiuranus semicinctus (Lay & Bennett 1839). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

cyclorhinus, Ophichthus Fraser-Brunner [A.] 1934:466, Fig. [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 10) v. 13 (no. 76); ref. 16423] Low Isles, Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1933.8.12.13. •Possibly a synonym of Elapsopis versicolor (Richardson 1848) -- (McCosker 1977:77 [ref. 6836]). •Valid as Elapsopis cyclorhinus (Fraser-Brunner 1934) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:116 [ref. 12442], Smith & McCosker 1999:1668 [ref. 24715]). •Synonym of Leiuranus versicolor (Richardson 1848) -- (McCosker et al. 2006:269 [ref. 29006], Hibino et al. 2019:146 [ref. 37351]). Current status: Synonym of Leiuranus versicolor (Richardson 1848). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

lacepedii, Leiuranus Bleeker [P.] 1852:36 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 25 (art. 5); ref. 339] Sibogha, western Sumatra, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Leiuranus semicinctus (Lay & Bennett 1839) -- (McCosker 1977:77 [ref. 6836]). Current status: Synonym of Leiuranus semicinctus (Lay & Bennett 1839). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

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.

semicinctus, Ophisurus Lay [G. T.] & Bennett [E. T.] 1839:66, Pl. 20 (fig. 4) [The zoology of Captain Beechey's voyage; ref. 2730] Oahu? [Hawaiian Islands, central Pacific]. Holotype (unique): Royal College of Surgeons (whereabouts unknown). Lectotype as the figured specimen in Lay & Bennett, Pl. 20 (fig. 4) designated by Fricke 1999:63 [ref. 24106], but if there was only one type, then the lectotype designation is invalid. •Valid as Leiuranus semicinctus (Lay & Bennett 1839) -- (McCosker 1977:78 [ref. 6836], Asano in Masuda et al. 1984:30 [ref. 6441], McCosker & Castle 1986:180 [ref. 5690], Allen & Swainston 1988:34 [ref. 25477], Paxton et al. 1989:117 [ref. 12442], Winterbottom et al. 1989:12 [ref. 13251], Randall et al. 1990:45 [ref. 15987], Francis 1993:157 [ref. 25479], Allen 1997:56 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:45 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:57 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:62 [ref. 24106], Smith & McCosker 1999:1668 [ref. 24715], Randall 1999:6 [ref. 25829], Allen 2000:84 [ref. 37268], Nakabo 2000:221 [ref. 25086], McCosker in Randall & Lim 2000:586 [ref. 25122], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:117 [ref. 25191], Randall & Earle 2000:8 [ref. 25806], Hutchins 2001:17 [ref. 25847], McCosker 2002:26 [ref. 25848], Nakabo 2002:221 [ref. 26001], Allen & Adrim 2003:24 [ref. 26830], Myers & Donaldson 2003:612 [ref. 27495], Randall et al. 2004:6 [ref. 27624], Tang & Zhang 2004:21 [ref. 27889], Heemstra et al. 2004:3316 [ref. 27945], Randall 2005:31 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:133 [ref. 28379], McCosker et al. 2006:269 [ref. 29006], Randall 2007:66 [ref. 30952], Fricke et al. 2009:19 [ref. 30213], Motomura et al. 2010:74 [ref. 31256], Zhang et al. 2010:365 [ref. 31511] with second author as 'Bennet', Fricke et al. 2011:352 [ref. 31342], Allen & Erdmann 2012:105 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:26 [ref. 32988], Fricke et al. 2014:22 [ref. 33932], McCosker 2014:339 [ref. 33288], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:4 [ref. 33988], Ho et al. 2015:168 [ref. 34130], Fricke et al. 2018:44 [ref. 35805], Arndt & Fricke 2019:24 [ref. 36883], McCosker 2022:114 [ref. 39686], Allen & Erdmann 2024:115 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Leiuranus semicinctus (Lay & Bennett 1839). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Aldabra (Seychelles), Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.) and Pitcairn Group, north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia, Lord Howe Island (Australia) and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

vanderbilti, Machaerenchelys Fowler [H. W.] 1938:85, Pl. 7 (fig. 14) [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 2; ref. 1428] Takaroa Island, Tuamotu Islands. Holotype: ANSP 68367. Paratypes: ANSP 68369-70 (2), 68371 (1); USNM 119702 [ex ANSP 68368] (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:134 [ref. 13621], Smith 1994:31 [ref. 21917]. •Synonym of Leiuranus semicinctus (Lay & Bennett 1839) -- (McCosker 1977:77 [ref. 6836]). Current status: Synonym of Leiuranus semicinctus (Lay & Bennett 1839). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

versicolor, Ophisurus Richardson [J.] 1848:103 [Ichthyology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror v. 2 (2); ref. 3740] Molucca Islands [Maluku], Indonesia. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1982.5.7.7. •Valid as Elapsopis versicolor (Richardson 1848) -- (McCosker 1977:77 [ref. 6836], Paxton et al. 1989:116 [ref. 12442], Myers 1999:56 [ref. 23965], Smith & McCosker 1999:1668 [ref. 24715], Allen & Adrim 2003:24 [ref. 26830]). •Valid as Leiuranus versicolor (Richardson 1848) -- (Francis 1993:157 [ref. 25479], McCosker et al. 2006:269 [ref. 29006], Allen & Erdmann 2012:106 [ref. 31980], Allen & Erdmann 2012:106 [ref. 31980], McCosker 2014:339 [ref. 33288], Hibino et al. 2019:146 [ref. 37351], Allen & Erdmann 2024:116 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Leiuranus versicolor (Richardson 1848). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia east to Philippines and Papua New Guinea, north to southern Japan, south to Great Barrier Reef (Queensland, Australia). Habitat: marine.

vimineus, Ophisurus Richardson [J.] 1845:no p., Pl. 52 (fig. 16) [Ichthyology.--Part 2. The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Sulphur; ref. 20574] China. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1848.3.18.3. Available from plate. Text in Richardson 1845:107 [ref. 20275] as Ophisurus? (Sphagebranchus?) vimineus. •Synonym of Leiuranus semicinctus (Lay & Bennett 1839) -- (McCosker 1977:77 [ref. 6836]). Current status: Synonym of Leiuranus semicinctus (Lay & Bennett 1839). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.