Mystriophis Kaup [J. J.] 1856:45 Masc. Ophisurus rostellatus Richardson 1848. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Bleeker 1864:35 [ref. 4860] and 1865:118 [ref. 409]. Also appeared in Kaup 1857:10 [ref. 2573] and as name only in Kaup in Duméril 1856:199 [ref. 1154]. •Valid as Mystriophis Kaup 1856 -- (McCosker 1977:79 [ref. 6836], Asano in Masuda et al. 1984:31 [ref. 6441], McCosker & Castle 1986:181 [ref. 5690], McCosker et al. 1989:299 [ref. 13288], Zhang et al. 2010:354 [ref. 31511]). Current status: Valid as Mystriophis Kaup 1856. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae.