loxochila, Caralophia Böhlke [J. E.] 1955:2, Figs. 1-2 [Notulae Naturae (Philadelphia) No. 282; ref. 595] Bay on northern shore near western end of Rose Island, Bahamas, 25°05'47"N, 77°11'56"W, depth to 4 feet. Holotype: ANSP 73433. Paratypes: ANSP 73434 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:133 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Caralophia loxochila Böhlke 1955 -- (McCosker 1977:71 [ref. 6836], Robins & Ray 1986:62 [ref. 23100], McCosker et al. 1989:339 [ref. 13288], Leiby in Smith 1989:878 [ref. 13285], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:262 [ref. 23897], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:149 [ref. 27754], McCosker 2003:732 [ref. 26993], Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:34 [ref. 27192], Nelson et al. 2004:62 [ref. 27807], Page et al. 2013:62 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:25 [ref. 33341], Carvalho-Filho 2023:59 [ref. 40480], Page et al. 2023:53 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:121 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Caralophia loxochila Böhlke 1955. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Florida (U.S.A.) and Bahamas south to São Paulo (Brazil), including Caribbean Sea. IUCN (2015): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.