frontalis, Ophichthys (Cryptopterus) Garman [S.] 1899:309 [Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 24; ref. 1540] 7°16°45"-7°33'40"N, 79°17'15"-79°56'30"W, Albatross station 3386, 3389 and 3391, depth 153-242 fathoms. Syntypes: MCZ 28455 (1, lost) station 3389, 28456 (2, lost) station 3391, 28457 (4, lost) station 3386; USNM 57899 (1). Type catalog: Smith 1994:34 [ref. 21917]. •Valid as Ophichthus frontalis Garman 1899 -- (McCosker 1977:81 [ref. 6836], McCosker & Rosenblatt in Fischer et al. 1995:1338 [ref. 22830], McCosker & Rosenblatt 1998:404 [ref. 23645], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:124 [ref. 24555], Tang & Zhang 2002:855 [ref. 26492], Nelson et al. 2004:63 [ref. 27807], Page et al. 2013:63 [ref. 32708], Robertson et al. 2017:34 [ref. 35676], Page et al. 2023:54 [ref. 40505], Siccha-Ramirez et al. 2023:102 [ref. 40816], Fricke et al. 2024:125 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Ophichthus frontalis Garman 1899. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: southern Gulf of California (Mexico) south to Colombia. IUCN (2010): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.