miurus, Ophichthys Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] 1882:357 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 5 (no. 290); ref. 12308] Cape San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico. Syntypes: USNM 2304 (3). Type catalog: Smith 1994:34-35 [ref. 21917]. •Valid as Scytalichthys miurus (Jordan & Gilbert 1882) -- (McCosker 1977:84 [ref. 6836], McCosker & Rosenblatt in Fischer et al. 1995:1341 [ref. 22830], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:172 [ref. 24023], Nelson et al. 2004:64 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:21 [ref. 37547], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:188 [ref. 30957], Page et al. 2013:64 [ref. 32708], Love et al. 2021:37 [ref. 39279], Grove et al. 2022:16 [ref. 41326], Page et al. 2023:55 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:128 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Scytalichthys miurus (Jordan & Gilbert 1882). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: central Baja California (Mexico) south to Panama, including Guadalupe Island (Mexico), Cocos Island (Costa Rica) and Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). Habitat: marine.