vermiformis, Chilorhinus (Muraenichthys) Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1866:524 [Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1866; ref. 3439] Sri Lanka. •Valid as Muraenichthys vermiformis (Peters 1866) -- (McCosker 1970:508 [ref. 2931], McCosker 1977:59 [ref. 6836]). •Valid as Scolecenchelys vermiformis (Peters 1866) -- (Castle & McCosker 1999:121 [ref. 24075], Hibino et al. 2012:182 [ref. 32443], Hibino et al. 2013:45 [ref. 32418]). Current status: Valid as Scolecenchelys vermiformis (Peters 1866). Ophichthidae: Myrophinae. Distribution: Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.