egmontis, Myrophis Jordan [D. S.] 1884:44 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 36; ref. 10442] Egmont Key, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, U.S.A. Lectotype: USNM 35086 [ex YPM 827]. Paralectotypes: YPM (1, not found in 1991). Type catalog: Moore & Boardman 1991:28 [ref. 16741], Smith 1994:33 [ref. 21917]. Lectotype established (as figured specimen) in caption to Pl. 60, p. 3244 in Jordan & Evermann 1900 [ref. 2446]. •Valid as Ahlia egmontis (Jordan 1884) -- (Robins & Ray 1986:60 [ref. 23100], Scott & Scott 1988:85 [ref. 25518], McCosker et al. 1989:274 [ref. 13288], Leiby in Smith 1989:771 [ref. 13285], McAllister 1990:48 [ref. 14674], Cervigón 1991:50 [ref. 24472], Cervigón 1992:370 [ref. 23827], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:255 [ref. 23897], Aguilera 1998:47 [ref. 24221], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:138 [ref. 25013], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:148 [ref. 27754], Rocha & Rosa 2001:989 [ref. 25909], Collette et al. 2003:99 [ref. 26784], McCosker 2003:732 [ref. 26993], Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:34 [ref. 27192], Smith et al. 2003:7 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:62 [ref. 27807], García-Hernández et al. 2009:91 [ref. 37265], Page et al. 2013:62 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:24 [ref. 33341], Hibino et al. 2015:47 [ref. 34119], Escobar-Sierra et al. 2021:74 [ref. 38844], Carvalho-Filho 2023:57 [ref. 40480], Page et al. 2023:53 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Ahlia egmontis (Jordan 1884). Ophichthidae: Myrophinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Florida (U.S.A.) and Bahamas south to Santa Catarina (Brazil), including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. Habitat: marine.