bilinearis, Callechelys Kanazawa [R. H.] 1952:72, Fig. 9 [Fieldiana Zoology v. 34 (no. 7); ref. 12780] Cooper's Island and St. Davids, Bermuda. Holotype: FMNH 48973. Paratypes: FMNH 48974 (now 0); USNM 157363 [ex FMNH 48974] (1). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:19 [ref. 12367], Smith 1994:29 [ref. 21917]. •Mention -- (McCosker 1977:63 [ref. 6836]). •Valid as Callechelys bilinearis Kanazawa 1952 -- (Edwards & Glass 1987:627 [ref. 9166], McCosker et al. 1989:304 [ref. 13288], Leiby in Smith 1989:890 [ref. 13285], Cervigón 1991:52 [ref. 24472], McCosker 1998:188 [ref. 23298], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:138 [ref. 25013], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:149 [ref. 27754], McCosker 2003:732 [ref. 26993], Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:34 [ref. 27192], Nelson et al. 2004:62 [ref. 27807], Page et al. 2013:62 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:25 [ref. 33341], Wirtz et al. 2014:3 [ref. 33516], McCosker 2016:1662 [ref. 34558], Brown et al. 2019:156 [ref. 36444], Page et al. 2023:53 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:121 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Callechelys bilinearis Kanazawa 1952. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Bahamas south to southeastern Brazil, including southern Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, and Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago (Brazil); southern central Atlantic: Ascension and Saint Helena islands. IUCN (2015): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.