longimanus, Asarcenchelys McCosker [J. E.] 1985:12, Figs. 3-5, 6c [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 4) v. 44 (no. 2); ref. 5238] North of Belim, Brazil, depth 55 meters. Holotype: MNHN 1968-0215. Paratypes: MNHN B-2994 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:103-104 [ref. 20810]. •Valid as Asarcenchelys longimanus McCosker 1985 -- (McCosker et al. 1989:276 [ref. 13288], Leiby in Smith 1989:770 [ref. 13285], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:148 [ref. 27754], McCosker 2003:732 [ref. 26993], Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:34 [ref. 27192], Hibino et al. 2015:47 [ref. 34119], Fricke et al. 2024:120 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Asarcenchelys longimanus McCosker 1985. Ophichthidae: Myrophinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Quintana Roo (Mexico) south to Brazil, including Caribbean Sea. Habitat: marine.
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