hyposagmatus, Ophichthus McCosker [J. E.] & Böhlke [E. B.] 1984:24, Figs. 1-3 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 136; ref. 10404] Gulf of Mexico south of Destin, Florida, 29°56'N, 86°38'W, U.S.A., depth 108 meters. Holotype: ANSP 152300. Paratypes: ANSP 152301 (1); CAS 53292 (1); FMNH 71764 (1); UF 231629 [ex UMML 31629] (1); USNM 263573 [ex UMML 22177] (1). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:62 [ref. 12367]. •Valid as Ophichthus hyposagmatus McCosker & Böhlke 1984 -- (McCosker et al. 1989:393 [ref. 13288], Boschung 1992:36 [ref. 23239], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:275 [ref. 23897], McCosker 2003:733 [ref. 26993], Nelson et al. 2004:63 [ref. 27807], Page et al. 2023:54 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:125 [ref. 41622], Moral-Flores et al. 2024:104 [ref. 41144]). Current status: Valid as Ophichthus hyposagmatus McCosker & Böhlke 1984. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico (U.S.A., Mexico) south to Venezuela, including Caribbean Sea. IUCN (2015): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.