serpentinus, Ophichthys Seale [A.] 1917:84 [Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 61 (no. 4); ref. 4001] Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Holotype (unique): MCZ 9200. •Valid as Ophichthus serpentinus Seale 1917 -- (Heemstra in Smith & Heemstra 1995:viii [ref. 21953], McCosker & Chen 2000:356 [ref. 25028], McCosker 2005:672 [ref. 28646], McCosker 2006:737 [ref. 29103], McCosker 2010:32 [ref. 30840], McCosker 2016:1663 [ref. 34558], McCosker et al. 2020:34 [ref. 37376], McCosker 2022:125 [ref. 39686]). Current status: Valid as Ophichthus serpentinus Seale 1917. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Southeastern Atlantic, southwestern Indian Ocean: Namibia south to Cape of Good Hope (South Africa), then south coast of South Africa. Habitat: marine.