marginatus, Ophiurus Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1855:460 [Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1855; ref. 3449] Inhambane, Mozambique, Africa, 24°S. Holotype: ZMB 4030. Also described as new in Peters 1855:272 [ref. 13448]. •Valid as Ophichthus marginatus (Peters 1855) -- (McCosker 1977:81 [ref. 6836], McCosker & Castle 1986:183 [ref. 5690], McCosker et al. 2020:33 [ref. 37376], McCosker 2022:124 [ref. 39686]). Current status: Valid as Ophichthus marginatus (Peters 1855). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Eastern Cape (South Africa) north to Mozambique, east to Aldabra (Seychelles). Habitat: marine.