beani, Ophidium Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] 1883:143 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 6 (no. 355); ref. 18350] Snapper banks off Pensacola, Florida, U.S.A. Syntypes: USNM 30868 (2, now 1?). Original genus should have been Ophidion. •Valid as Ophidion beani Jordan & Gilbert 1883 -- (Robins & Ray 1986:98 [ref. 23100], Boschung 1992:76, 77 [ref. 23239], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:728 [ref. 23897], Robins in Nielsen et al. 1999:41 [ref. 24448]). •Synonym of Ophidion holbrookii Putnam 1874 -- (Nielsen & Robins 2003:969 [ref. 27008], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:18 [ref. 28815], Rotundo et al. 2023:240 [ref. 40301]). Current status: Synonym of Ophidion holbrookii Putnam 1874. Ophidiidae: Ophidiinae. Habitat: marine.