aspetocheiros, Myrichthys McCosker [J. E.] & Rosenblatt [R. H.] 1993:155, Figs. 1-2 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences v. 48 (no. 8); ref. 21180] Gulf of Tehuantepec, 16°03.6'N, 95°19'W, Mexico, depth 24 fathoms. Holotype: SIO 65-166. Paratypes: ANSP 169606 (1); CAS 33299 (1); SIO 64-357 (1), 64-371 (1), 65-166 (1), 73-229 (1), 73-296 (1), 73-298 (1); UCR 4-8 (1); UF 226710 [ex UMML 26710] (1), 267901 [ex UMML 26901] (3); USNM 323889 [ex UMML 29145] (1). Type catalog: Smith 1994:32 [ref. 21917], Angulo et al. 2015:378 [ref. 35212]. •Valid as Myrichthys aspetocheiros McCosker & Rosenblatt 1993 -- (McCosker & Rosenblatt in Fischer et al. 1995:1336 [ref. 22830], Nelson et al. 2004:63 [ref. 27807], McCosker & Allen 2012:39 [ref. 31763], Page et al. 2013:63 [ref. 32708], González-Murcia et al. 2019:289 [ref. 36544], Page et al. 2023:54 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:123 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Myrichthys aspetocheiros McCosker & Rosenblatt 1993. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Nayarit (Mexico) south to panama, including Cocos Island (Costa Rica). IUCN (2010): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.