irretitus, Gordiichthys Jordan [D. S.] & Davis [B. M.] 1891:644 [United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, Report of the Commissioner v. 16 (for 1888) (art. 9); ref. 2437] Snapper banks off Pensacola, Florida, U.S.A. (stomach content). Holotype: USNM 44303 (poor condition). Type catalog: Smith 1994:30 [ref. 21917]. •Valid as Gordiichthys irretitus Jordan & Davis 1891 -- (McCosker 1977:72 [ref. 6836], Robins & Ray 1986:63 [ref. 23100], McCosker et al. 1989:347 [ref. 13288], Leiby in Smith 1989:868 [ref. 13285], Boschung 1992:35 [ref. 23239], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:267 [ref. 23897], McCosker & Lavenberg 2001:8 [ref. 25775], McCosker 2003:732 [ref. 26993], Nelson et al. 2004:62 [ref. 27807], Page et al. 2013:62 [ref. 32708], Page et al. 2023:54 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:122 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Gordiichthys irretitus Jordan & Davis 1891. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico (U.S.A., Mexico) and Puerto Rico (U.S.A.). Habitat: marine.