rutidodermatoides, Ophisurus Bleeker [P.] 1852:31 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 25 (art. 5); ref. 339] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1867.11.28.292. Original as rutidodermatoïdes. Ophichthys rhytidodermatoides Günther 1870:62 [ref. 1995] is an unjustified emendation. •Valid as Ophichthus rutidodermatoides (Bleeker 1853) -- (McCosker 1977:81 [ref. 6836], Allen & Swainston 1988:34 [ref. 25477], Paxton et al. 1989:120 [ref. 12442], Allen 1997:56 [ref. 23977] as rutiodermatoides, Smith & McCosker 1999:1669 [ref. 24715], Hutchins 2001:17 [ref. 25847]). •Synonym of Ophichthus rutidoderma (Bleeker 1852) -- (McCosker et al. 2006:272 [ref. 29006], McCosker 2007:6 [ref. 29192], Kottelat 2013:46 [ref. 32989], Vo et al. 2019:9 [ref. 37206]). Current status: Synonym of Ophichthus rutidoderma (Bleeker 1852). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.