fulvum, Otophidium Hildebrand [S. F.] & Barton [O.] 1949:32, Fig. 9 [Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections v. 111 (no. 10); ref. 13015] Talara, Peru. Holotype (unique): USNM 144257. •Valid as Ophidion fulvum (Hildebrand & Barton 1949) -- (Lea in Fischer et al. 1995:1347 [ref. 22830], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:228 [ref. 24555], Robins in Nielsen et al. 1999:40 [ref. 24448], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:198 [ref. 28944]). Current status: Valid as Ophidion fulvum (Hildebrand & Barton 1949). Ophidiidae: Ophidiinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.