cervinum, Leptophidium Goode [G. B.] & Bean [T. H.] 1885:422 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 8 (no. 533); ref. 14448] South of Nantucket Island (northeastern USA), Fish Hawk Sta. 941, depth 138 meters. Holotype: USNM 28764. Paratypes: USNM 28955 (1), 32653 (1), 37235 (1), 37236 (8, not found in 1986), 274258 [ex 28764] (now 5), 317888 [ex 28764] (1, osteol. prep.). •Valid as Lepophidium cervinum Goode & Bean 1885 -- (Nielsen 1973:553 [ref. 6885], Robins & Ray 1986:98 [ref. 23100], Scott & Scott 1988:305 [ref. 25518], McAllister 1990:135 [ref. 14674]). •Synonym of Lepophidium profundorum (Gill 1863) -- (Robins in Nielsen et al. 1999:35 [ref. 24448], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:152 [ref. 27754], Robins et al. 2012:9 [ref. 32161]). Current status: Synonym of Lepophidium profundorum (Gill 1863). Ophidiidae: Ophidiinae. Habitat: marine.