stypurus, Ophichthys Smith [R.] & Swain [J.] 1882:120 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 5 (no. 272); ref. 14298] Johnston Island, Pacific. Holotype (unique): USNM 26817. Type catalog: Smith 1994:35 [ref. 21917]. Original genus should have been spelled Ophichthus. •Synonym of Myrichthys magnificus (Abbott 1860) -- (McCosker & Rosenblatt 1993:163 [ref. 21180], Mundy 2005:134 [ref. 28379]). Current status: Synonym of Myrichthys magnificus (Abbott 1860). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.