pacificus, Letharchus Osburn [R. C.] & Nichols [J. T.] 1916:146, Fig. 3 [Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History v. 35 (art. 16); ref. 15062] Cabo San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico. Holotype (unique): USNM 87540 [ex AMNH 5200]. Type catalog: Smith 1994:31 [ref. 21917]. •Valid as Paraletharchus pacificus (Osburn & Nichols 1916) -- (McCosker 1977:64 [ref. 6836], Allen & Robertson 1994:54 [ref. 22193], McCosker & Rosenblatt in Fischer et al. 1995:1339 [ref. 22830], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:168 [ref. 24023], Nelson et al. 2004:63 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:20 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:64 [ref. 32708], Love et al. 2021:36 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:55 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:127 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Paraletharchus pacificus (Osburn & Nichols 1916). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: southern tip of Baja California Sur (Mexico) south to Panama, including Gulf of California (Mexico) and Cocos Island (Costa Rica). Habitat: marine.
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