hoevenii, Ophisurus Bleeker [P.] 1853:172 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 5 (no. 1); ref. 16912] Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Bleeker specimens: BMNH 1867.11.28.314 (1) Macassar. Also appeared in Bleeker 1853:67 [ref. 339]. •Valid as Pisodonophis hoevenii (Bleeker 1853) -- (McCosker 1977:83 [ref. 6836], Randall 1995:63 [ref. 22896], Carpenter et al. 1997:108 [ref. 23922], Smith & McCosker 1999:1669 [ref. 24715], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S95 [ref. 27377], Ji & Kim 2011:61 [ref. 31152], Eagderi et al. 2019:19 [ref. 37020], Mohanty et al. 2023:10 [ref. 40223]). Current status: Valid as Pisodonophis hoevenii (Bleeker 1853). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf; eastern Indonesia. Habitat: marine.