josephi, Ophidion Girard [C. F.] 1858:170 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 10; ref. 1813] St. Joseph Island, Texas, U.S.A. Syntypes: USNM 868 (2, poor condition). See also Girard 1859:29 [ref. 13405]. •Valid as Ophidion josephi Girard 1858 -- (Robins in Nielsen et al. 1999:41 [ref. 24448], Nielsen & Robins 2003:968 [ref. 27008], Nelson et al. 2004:91 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:18 [ref. 28815], Garrido-Linares & Acero P. 2006:292 [ref. 28946], Page et al. 2013:95 [ref. 32708], Moral-Flores et al. 2022:191 [ref. 39447], Page et al. 2023:110 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Ophidion josephi Girard 1858. Ophidiidae: Ophidiinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: North Carolina (U.S.A.) south to southern Florida (U.S.A.), including Gulf of Mexico. Habitat: marine.