Lamnostoma Kaup [J. J.] 1856:49 Neut. Lamnostoma pictum Kaup 1856. Type by subsequent designation. Also appeared in Kaup 1857:24 [ref. 2573]. Type apparenly designated by Jordan 1919:271. •Valid as Lamnostoma Kaup 1856 -- (McCosker 1977:68 [ref. 6836], McCosker & Castle 1986:179 [ref. 5690], McCosker et al. 1989:297 [ref. 13288], Séret & Dingerkus 1992:169 [ref. 22389], Smith & McCosker 1999:1665 [ref. 24715], Zhang et al. 2010:369 [ref. 31511], Kottelat 2013:44 [ref. 32989], Fricke et al. 2018:43 [ref. 35805], Chiu et al. 2018:20 [ref. 36033]). Current status: Valid as Lamnostoma Kaup 1856. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae.