rutidoderma, Ophisurus Bleeker [P.] 1852:30 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 25 (art. 5); ref. 339] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1867.11.28.226. Ophichthys rhytidoderma Günther 1870:63 [ref. 1995] is an unjustified emendation. •Valid as Ophichthus rutidoderma (Bleeker 1852) (often seen as 1853) -- (McCosker 1977:81 [ref. 6836], Rainboth 1996:58 [ref. 22772], Smith & McCosker 1999:1669 [ref. 24715], McCosker & Chen 2000:356 [ref. 25028], McCosker in Randall & Lim 2000:586 [ref. 25122], McCosker et al. 2006:272 [ref. 29006], McCosker 2007:6 [ref. 29192], Larson et al. 2013:27 [ref. 32988], Kottelat 2013:46 [ref. 32989], Vo et al. 2019:9 [ref. 37206], Taki et al. 2021:49 [ref. 39830]). Current status: Valid as Ophichthus rutidoderma (Bleeker 1852). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: brackish, marine.