striatus, Callechelys Smith [J. L. B.] 1958:838, Pl. 27 (fig. C) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 12) v. 10 (no. 119); ref. 12118] Baixo Pinda, Mozambique, western Indian Ocean. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 96. Paratypes: (3) not researched. •Valid as Callechelys striata Smith 1958 -- (Goren & Dor 1994:8 [ref. 25356], Smith & McCosker 1999:1668 [ref. 24715]). •Synonym of Callechelys catostoma (Schneider 1801) -- (McCosker 1998:190 [ref. 23298], McCosker 2002:27 [ref. 25848], Randall 2007:64 [ref. 30952], Golani & Bogorodsky 2010:60 [ref. 35264]). Current status: Synonym of Callechelys catostoma (Schneider 1801). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.