gutturalis, Synbranchus Richardson [J.] 1845:49, Pl. 30 (figs. 14-17) [Ichthyology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror v. 2 (2); ref. 3740] Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1848.3.18.95. •Valid as Ophisternon gutturale (Richardson 1845) -- (Rosen & Greenwood 1976:51 [ref. 7094], Paxton et al. 1989:436 [ref. 12442], Larson & Martin 1990:36 [ref. 16606], Allen 1991:111 [ref. 21090], Larson & Williams 1997:352 [ref. 23967], Hutchins 2001:27 [ref. 25847], Allen et al. 2002:176 [ref. 25930], Hoese & Gates 2006:861 [ref. 28997], Allen et al. 2008:108 [ref. 30265], Larson et al. 2013:79 [ref. 32988]). Current status: Valid as Ophisternon gutturale (Richardson 1845). Synbranchidae. Distribution: Northern Australia and Papua New Guinea. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.