ergodes, Gordiichthys McCosker [J. E.], Böhlke [E. B.] & Böhlke [J. E.] 1989:344, Figs. 344-347 [Memoirs of the Sears Foundation of Marine Research Mem. 1 (pt 9); ref. 13288] Between Naples, Florida and Biloxi, Mississippi, northeastern Gulf of Mexico, U.S.A., depth 10-189 meters. Holotype (unique): USNM 272462. Type catalog: Smith 1994:30 [ref. 21917]. •Valid as Gordiichthys ergodes McCosker, Böhlke & Böhlke 1989 -- (Leiby in Smith 1989:865 [ref. 13285], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:266 [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 ergodes McCosker, Böhlke & Böhlke 1989. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico endemic (U.S.A., Mexico). Habitat: marine.