springeri, Gordiichthys Ginsburg [I.] 1951:484, Fig. 16 [Texas Journal of Science v. 3 (no. 3); ref. 1804] Off Salerno, Florida, U.S.A., depth 18 fathoms (stomach content). Holotype (unique): USNM 121604. Type catalog: Smith 1994:30 [ref. 21917]. •Valid as Callechelys springeri (Ginsburg 1951) -- (McCosker 1977:72 [ref. 6836], Robins & Ray 1986:62 [ref. 23100], McCosker et al. 1989:311 [ref. 13288], McCosker 1998:208 [ref. 23298], McCosker 2003:732 [ref. 26993], Nelson et al. 2004:62 [ref. 27807], Page et al. 2013:62 [ref. 32708], Page et al. 2023:53 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:121 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Callechelys springeri (Ginsburg 1951). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Northwestern Atlantic: east coast of Florida (U.S.A.); Gulf of Mexico (Mexico). IUCN (2015): Data deficient. Habitat: marine.