imberbis, Brotula Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1846:253, Pl. 111 (fig. 3) [Fauna Japonica Parts 10-14; ref. 4374] Bay of Oomura, Japan. Lectotype: RMNH 3469a (largest of 3). Paralectotypes: RMNH D1401 (1 stuffed), 3469b-c (2). Lectotype selected by Boeseman 1947:183 [ref. 12876]. •Possibly a synonym of Ophidion muraenolepis(Günther 1880) -- (see Randall 2007:118 [ref. 30952]). •Valid as Sirembo imberbis (Temminck & Schlegel 1846) -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:189 [ref. 7348], Machida in Masuda et al. 1984:100 [ref. 6441], Cohen & Robins 1986:257 [ref. 5254], Allen & Swainston 1988:38 [ref. 25477] as imberis, Paxton et al. 1989:313 [ref. 12442], Chen & Shao 1991:12 [ref. 16679], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:541 [ref. 27969], Allen 1997:62 [ref. 23977] as imberis, Chen et al. 1997:28 [ref. 26476], Nielsen & Cohen in Nielsen et al. 1999:89 [ref. 24448], Nielsen 1999:1981 [ref. 24753], Nakabo 2000:437 [ref. 25086], Nielsen in Randall & Lim 2000:596 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:23 [ref. 25847], Shinohara et al. 2001:308 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:437 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:206, 537 [ref. 26218], Shinohara et al. 2005:414 [ref. 28370], Hoese et al. 2006:565 [ref. 29051], Prokofiev 2008:867 [ref. 29938], Larson et al. 2013:49 [ref. 32988], Shinohara et al. 2014:241 [ref. 33330], Nielsen et al. 2014:8 [122] [ref. 33532], Matsunuma in Kimura et al. 2018:60 [ref. 36460], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:93 [ref. 41223]), Current status: Valid as Sirembo imberbis (Temminck & Schlegel 1846). Ophidiidae: Neobythitinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Vietnam east to Philippines, north to Japan, south to northern Australia. Habitat: marine.