bitaeniatus, Ophichthys Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1877:556, Unnumbered plate (figs. 2-2a) [Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1877; ref. 13950] Mombasa, Kenya. Holotype (unique): ZMB 10052. •Valid as Callechelys bitaeniata (Peters 1877) -- (McCosker 1998:189 [ref. 23298], Smith & McCosker 1999:1668 [ref. 24715], Fricke et al. 2018:43 [ref. 35805], McCosker 2022:109 [ref. 39686]). Current status: Valid as Callechelys bitaeniata (Peters 1877). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Kenya south to Mozambique, east to Aldabra (Seychelles), Seychelles and Madagascar. Habitat: marine.