atlanticus, Brachysomophis Blache [J.] & Saldanha [L.] 1972:144, Figs. 11-15 [Bulletin de l'Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire (Serie A) Sciences Naturelles v. 34 (no. 1); ref. 275] Gorée, Senegal. Holotype: MNHN 1964-0535. Paratypes: MNHN 1964-0534 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:104 [ref. 20810]. •Valid as Brachysomophis atlanticus Blache & Saldanha 1972 -- (McCosker 1977:74 [ref. 6836], Leiby 1990:179 [ref. 13652], McCosker & Randall 2001:7 [ref. 25635], Wirtz et al. 2013:118 [ref. 32972], McCosker 2016:1662 [ref. 34558], Reiner 2019:65 [ref. 38139], Fermon et al. 2022:117 [ref. 39448] with question). Current status: Valid as Brachysomophis atlanticus Blache & Saldanha 1972. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Senegal south to Nigeria, including São Tomé and Principe. Habitat: marine.