fasciatus, Microdonophis Chu [Y.-T.], Wu [H.-L.] & Jin [X.-B.] 1981:21 [English p. 26], Fig. 1 [Journal of Fisheries of China v. 5 (no. 1); ref. 21250] Pingtan Island, Fujian Province, China. Holotype: ASIZB [now NZMC] 73634 [ex A0823]. Type catalog: Ye et al. 2015:12 [ref. 33808]. •Valid as Ophichthus fasciatus (Chu, Wu & Jin 1981) -- (Tang & Zhang 2004:20 [ref. 27889] as fasciantus, Zhang et al. 2010:338 [ref. 31511], Ye et al. 2015:12 [ref. 33808], McCosker & Ho 2015:72 [ref. 34123], Ho et al. 2015:172 [ref. 34130]). •Synonym of Ophichthus zophistius (Jordan & Snyder 1901) -- (Hibino & McCosker 2020:333 [ref. 37588]). Current status: Synonym of Ophichthus zophistius (Jordan & Snyder 1901). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: China and Taiwan [if valid]. Habitat: marine.