scuticaris, Sphagebranchus Goode [G. B.] & Bean [T. H.] 1880:343 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 2 (no. 98); ref. 18135] Cedar Key, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): USNM 23636. Type catalog: Smith 1994:36 [ref. 21917]. •Valid as Bascanichthys scuticaris (Goode & Bean 1880) -- (McCosker 1977:71 [ref. 6836], Robins & Ray 1986:61 [ref. 23100], McCosker et al. 1989:336 [ref. 13288], Leiby in Smith 1989:864 [ref. 13285], Boschung 1992:34 [ref. 23239], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:259 [ref. 23897], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:148 [ref. 27754], McCosker 2003:732 [ref. 26993], Nelson et al. 2004:62 [ref. 27807], Page et al. 2013:62 [ref. 32708], Moreno et al. 2016:13 [ref. 35398], Page et al. 2023:53 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:121 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Bascanichthys scuticaris (Goode & Bean 1880). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: North Carolina south to Florida (U.S.A.), including Gulf of Mexico and northern Quintana Roo/northwestern Caribbean Sea (Mexico). IUCN (2015): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.