nothochir, Ophichthys Gilbert [C. H.] 1890:58 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 13 (no. 797); ref. 1623] San Josef Island, Gulf of California, Mexico. Syntypes: (several) CAS-SU 122 (1); USNM 44296 (1), 46588 (2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:50 [ref. 12291], Smith 1994:35 [ref. 21917]. •Valid as Quassiremus nothochir (Gilbert 1890) -- (McCosker 1977:84 [ref. 6836], Allen & Robertson 1994:55 [ref. 22193], McCosker & Rosenblatt in Fischer et al. 1995:1340 [ref. 22830], Castle 1996:115 [ref. 22122], Thomson et al. 2000:292 [ref. 25640], Nelson et al. 2004:64 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:20 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:64 [ref. 32708], Galván-Villa et al. 2016:144 [ref. 34871], Love et al. 2021:37 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:55 [ref. 40505], Vela-Espinosa et al. 2023:6 [ref. 40981], Fricke et al. 2024:128 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Quassiremus nothochir (Gilbert 1890). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: southern tip of Baja California Sur (Mexico) south to Panama, including Gulf of California (Mexico). Habitat: marine.