Ophiocara Gill [T. N.] 1863:270 Neut. Eleotris ophicephalus Valenciennes 1837. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Ophiocara Gill 1863 -- (Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:239 [ref. 6441], Kottelat 1985:274 [ref. 11441], Hoese 1986:810 [ref. 5670], Maugé 1986:396 [ref. 6218], Birdsong et al. 1988:180 [ref. 7303], Kottelat 1989:18 [ref. 13605], Allen 1991:166 [ref. 21090], Larson & Murdy 2001:3576 [ref. 26293], Hoese 2006:1607 [ref. 28988], Thacker 2011:81 [ref. 31726] in Butidae, Kottelat 2013:394 [ref. 32989], Fricke et al. 2018:320 [ref. 35805], Fricke et al. 2019:268 [ref. 36673], Keith & Mennesson 2021:100 [ref. 38375], Parenti 2021:23 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:186 [ref. 39971], Kobayashi & Sato 2023:1 [ref. 40357]). Current status: Valid as Ophiocara Gill 1863. Eleotridae: Butinae.