pardale, Leptophidium Gilbert [C. H.] 1890:108 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 13 (no. 797); ref. 1623] Off Baja California, Mexico, 28°28'N, 112°04'30"W, Albatross station 3014, depth 29 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 44382. •Valid as Lepophidium pardale (Gilbert 1890) -- (Bussing & López S. 1994:74 [ref. 23101], Lea in Fischer et al. 1995:1346 [ref. 22830], Lea 1997:964 [ref. 22978], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:245 [ref. 24545], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:227 [ref. 24555], Robins in Nielsen et al. 1999:36 [ref. 24448], Nelson et al. 2004:91 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:51 [ref. 37547], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:198 [ref. 28944], Robins et al. 2012:18 [ref. 32161], Page et al. 2013:94 [ref. 32708], Love et al. 2021:82 [ref. 39279], Grove et al. 2022:17 [ref. 41326], Page et al. 2023:109 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Lepophidium pardale (Gilbert 1890). Ophidiidae: Ophidiinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Pacific coast of southern Baja California Sur (Mexico) south to Peru, including Gulf of California (Mexixo) and Galápagos Islands (Ecuador). Habitat: marine.