algoensis, Ophichthys Barnard [K. H.] 1925:498 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 9) v. 15 (no. 86) (art. 56); ref. 12730] Algoa Bay, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean, depth 55 fathoms. Holotype (unique): SAM 12776. Replacement name for Ophichthys triserialis Barnard 1923, secondarily preoccupied by Muraenopsis triserialis Kaup 1856. •Synonym of Ophichthus unicolor Regan 1908 -- (McCosker & Castle 1986:183 [ref. 5690], McCosker 1999:583 [ref. 23699]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Ophichthus unicolor Regan 1908. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.