opercularis, Letharchus Myers [G. S.] & Wade [C. B.] 1941:82, Pl. 14 [Allan Hancock Pacific Expedition 1932-40, Los Angeles v. 9 (no. 4); ref. 3133] Gardner Bay, Hood Island, Galápagos Islands. Holotype: LACM 21548 [ex AHF 15]. Paratypes: LACM 21702 (2), CAS-SU 36551 (3). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:49 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Paraletharchus opercularis (Myers & Wade 1941) -- (McCosker 1977:64 [ref. 6836], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:167 [ref. 24023], Nelson et al. 2004:63 [ref. 27807], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:188 [ref. 30957], Page et al. 2013:63 [ref. 32708], Fourriére et al. 2016:442 [ref. 34668], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:606 [ref. 34923], Grove et al. 2022:16 [ref. 41326], Page et al. 2023:55 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:127 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Paraletharchus opercularis (Myers & Wade 1941). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Revillagigedo Islands (Mexico), Cocos Island (Costa Rica), Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). IUCN (2010): Vulnerable. Habitat: marine.