Myrophis Lütken [C. F.] 1852:14 [ref. 2852]. Masc. Myrophis punctatus Lütken 1852. Type by monotypy. Also in Lütken 1852:270 [ref. 30287]. •Valid as Myrophis Lütken 1852 -- (McCosker 1977:59 [ref. 6836], Karrer 1982:79 [ref. 5679], Asano in Masuda et al. 1984:30 [ref. 6441], McCosker et al. 1989:279 [ref. 13288], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:99 [ref. 24550], Smith & McCosker 1999:1664 [ref. 24715], McCosker 2003:733 [ref. 26993], McCosker et al. 2006:270 [ref. 29006], Vreven & De Vos 2007:183 [ref. 30015], Ho et al. 2010:24 [ref. 31218], Zhang et al. 2010:325 [ref. 31511]). Current status: Valid as Myrophis Lütken 1852. Ophichthidae: Myrophinae.