pachyrhynchus, Myrus Vaillant [L. L.] 1888:81, Pl. 5 (fig. 1, 1a-b) [Expéditions scientifiques du "Travailleur" et du "Talisman"; ref. 4496] Off Morocco (depth 1435 meters); Cape Verde Islands (depth 460 meters). Lectotype: MNHN 1884-0432. Paralectotypes: MNHN 1884-0431 (1), 1884-0435 (1), 1884-0438 (1). Type information: Bauchot et al. 1993:108-109, 116 [ref. 20810] with MNHN 1884-431 as holotype. Lectotype selected by Poll 1953:140-143 [?ref. 12713]. •Valid as Echelus pachyrhynchus (Vaillant 1888) -- (McCosker 1977:76 [ref. 6836], Leiby 1990:182 [ref. 13652], McCosker 2016:1664 [ref. 34558], Reiner 2019:68 [ref. 38139], Fermon et al. 2022:117 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Echelus pachyrhynchus (Vaillant 1888). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Morocco south to central Namibia, including Cape Verde Islands and São Tomé and Principe. Habitat: marine.