Species that contain: Heteroconger and lentiginosus [ 1 ] records

lentiginosus, Heteroconger Böhlke [J. E.] & Randall [J. E.] 1981:373, Figs. 1C, 5 upper, 6 [Bulletin of Marine Science v. 31 (no. 2); ref. 8631] Northwestern side of Sentinelle de l'Est, Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, South Pacific, depth 21 meters. Holotype: BPBM 12591. Paratypes: ANSP 142715 (1), 142716 (1, c&s); CAS 45888 (1); USNM 221379 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:65 [ref. 13621], Smith 1994:8 [ref. 21917]. •Valid as Heteroconger lentiginosus Böhlke & Randall 1981 -- (Smith 1989:485 [ref. 13285], Vigliola et al. 1996:379 [ref. 24777], Castle & Randall 1999:22 [ref. 24042], Smith 1999:1686 [ref. 24661], Randall & Earle 2000:7 [ref. 25806], Randall et al. 2002:155 [ref. 26192], Allen & Adrim 2003:24 [ref. 26830], Randall 2005:28 [ref. 28239], Allen & Erdmann 2010:140 [ref. 30467], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:4 [ref. 33988], Koeda et al. 2018:294 [ref. 35946], Allen et al. 2020:16 [ref. 37319]). Current status: Valid as Heteroconger lentiginosus Böhlke & Randall 1981. Congridae: Heterocongrinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Marshall Islands and French Polynesia. Habitat: marine.