cylindricus, Bascanichthys Meek [S. E.] & Hildebrand [S. F.] 1923:152, Pl. 8 (fig. 1) [Field Museum of Natural History, Publications, Zoölogical Series v. 15 (publ. 215); ref. 2963] Chame Point, (Pacific) Panama. Holotype: USNM 82210. Non-types or paratypes: USNM 82209 (9). Type catalog: Smith 1994:28 [ref. 21917]. •Valid as Bascanichthys cylindricus Meek & Hildebrand 1923 -- (McCosker 1977:71 [ref. 6836], Allen & Robertson 1994:51 [ref. 22193], McCosker & Rosenblatt in Fischer et al. 1995:1332 [ref. 22830], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:242 [ref. 24545], Moreno et al. 2016:13 [ref. 35398], Page et al. 2023:53 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:121 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Bascanichthys cylindricus Meek & Hildebrand 1923. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: southern Mexico south to Panama. IUCN (2010): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.