celebicus, Ophisurus Bleeker [P.] 1856:70 [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 1 (6); ref. 352] Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Syntypes: (2) BMNH 1867.11.28.329 (1) Manado. •Valid as Ophichthus celebicus (Bleeker 1856) -- (McCosker 1977:81 [ref. 6836], Randall 1995:60 [ref. 22896], Smith & McCosker 1999:1669 [ref. 24715], Tang & Zhang 2004:21 [ref. 27889], Zhang et al. 2010:347 [ref. 31511], Hibino in Kimura et al. 2018:23 [ref. 36460], Vo et al. 2019:12 [ref. 37206], Endo et al. 2020:[3] [ref. 39023], Endruweit 2024:34 [ref. 41040]). Current status: Valid as Ophichthus celebicus (Bleeker 1856). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: northern Vietnam, southern China, Sulawesi (Indonesia); larvae straying north to southern Japan. Habitat: marine.