Ophisternon McClelland [J.] 1844:175, 196, 220 Neut. Ophisternon bengalensis McClelland 1844. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan & Evermann 1896:342 [ref. 2443]. •Valid as Ophisternon McClelland 1844 -- (Rosen & Greenwood 1976:50 [ref. 7094], Jayaram 1981:310 [ref. 6497], Daget 1986:291 [ref. 6203], Paxton et al. 1989:436 [ref. 12442], Kottelat 1989:16 [ref. 13605], Ataur Rahman 1989:51 [ref. 24860], Allen 1991:111 [ref. 21090], Daget in Lévêque et al. 1992:659 [ref. 21590], Bailey & Gans 1998:4 [ref. 23296], Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:594 [ref. 27061], Ataur Rahman 2003:66 [ref. 31338], Favorito et al. 2005:319 [ref. 28383], Perdices et al. 2005:460 [ref. 28418], Proudlove 2006:183 [ref. 28992], Hoese & Gates 2006:860 [ref. 28997], Scharpf 2007:37 [ref. 30398], Kottelat 2013:30 [ref. 32989], Moore 2018:[2] 161 [ref. 36551]). Current status: Valid as Ophisternon McClelland 1844. Synbranchidae.