Coecilophis Kaup [J. J.] 1856:44 Masc. Ophisurus compar Richardson 1848. Type by monotypy. Also appeared in Kaup 1857:6 [ref. 2573] and in Kaup in Duméril 1856:198 [ref. 1154]. •Synonym of Ophichthus Thunberg 1789 -- (Kottelat 2013:45 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Ophichthus Ahl 1789 -- (Blache et al. 1973:247 [ref. 7185], McCosker et al. 1989:379 [ref. 13288], McCosker 1999:574 [ref. 23699]). •Synonym of Ophichthus Ahl 1789, but a valid subgenus Coecilophis -- (McCosker 1977:80, 81 [ref. 6836], McCosker 2010:2 [ref. 30840], McCosker et al. 2012:6 [ref. 31982]). Current status: Synonym of Ophichthus Ahl 1789. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae.