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Species in the genus Paraletharchus: [ 2 ] records

opercularis, Letharchus Myers [G. S.] & Wade [C. B.] 1941:82, Pl. 14 [Allan Hancock Pacific Expedition 1932-40, Los Angeles v. 9 (no. 4); ref. 3133] Gardner Bay, Hood Island, Galápagos Islands. Holotype: LACM 21548 [ex AHF 15]. Paratypes: LACM 21702 (2), CAS-SU 36551 (3). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:49 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Paraletharchus opercularis (Myers & Wade 1941) -- (McCosker 1977:64 [ref. 6836], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:167 [ref. 24023], Nelson et al. 2004:63 [ref. 27807], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:188 [ref. 30957], Page et al. 2013:63 [ref. 32708], Fourriére et al. 2016:442 [ref. 34668], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:606 [ref. 34923], Grove et al. 2022:16 [ref. 41326], Page et al. 2023:55 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Paraletharchus opercularis (Myers & Wade 1941). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Revillagigedo Islands (Mexico), Cocos Island (Costa Rica), Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). IUCN (2010): Vulnerable. Habitat: marine.

pacificus, Letharchus Osburn [R. C.] & Nichols [J. T.] 1916:146, Fig. 3 [Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History v. 35 (art. 16); ref. 15062] Cabo San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico. Holotype (unique): USNM 87540 [ex AMNH 5200]. Type catalog: Smith 1994:31 [ref. 21917]. •Valid as Paraletharchus pacificus (Osburn & Nichols 1916) -- (McCosker 1977:64 [ref. 6836], Allen & Robertson 1994:54 [ref. 22193], McCosker & Rosenblatt in Fischer et al. 1995:1339 [ref. 22830], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:168 [ref. 24023], Nelson et al. 2004:63 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:20 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:64 [ref. 32708], Love et al. 2021:36 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:55 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Paraletharchus pacificus (Osburn & Nichols 1916). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: southern tip of Baja California Sur (Mexico) south to Panama, including Gulf of California (Mexico) and Cocos Island (Costa Rica). Habitat: marine.