gilberti, Leptocephalus Eigenmann [C. H.] & Kennedy [C. H.] 1902:92, Figs. 14, 14a-b [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 21 (1901); ref. 11071] 20 miles south of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, U.S.A., 34°57'00"N, 75°43'30"W, Albatross station 2597, depth 0-15 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 49766. Type catalog: Smith 1994:30 [ref. 21917]. •Synonym of Bascanichthys bascanium (Jordan 1884) -- (McCosker et al. 1989:331 [ref. 13288], Leiby in Smith 1989:859 [ref. 13285]). Current status: Synonym of Bascanichthys bascanium (Jordan 1884). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.