crosnieri, Mystriophis Blache [J.] 1971:210, Figs. 6-10 [Bulletin de l'Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire (Serie A) Sciences Naturelles v. 33 (no. 1); ref. 7667] Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo, 5°02'S, 11°20'E, depth 300 meters. Holotype: MNHN 1965-0666. Paratypes: (15) ANSP 133551 [ex MNHN 1965-716 and 1965-725] (2), CAS 32480 [ex MNHN 1965-723] (1); MNHN 1965-0712 to 0724 (1 ea. = 13), 1965-0726 (now 0); USNM [ex MNHN 1965-726] 214142 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:133 [ref. 13621], Bauchot et al. 1993:109 [ref. 20810], Smith 1994:33 [ref. 21917]. •Valid as Mystriophis crosnieri Blache 1971 -- (McCosker 1977:79 [ref. 6836], Leiby 1990:187 [ref. 13652], McCosker & Randall 2001:4 [ref. 25635], McCosker 2016:1665 [ref. 34558], Reiner 2019:69 [ref. 38139], Fermon et al. 2022:118 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Mystriophis crosnieri Blache 1971. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Western Mediterranean Sea; eastern Atlantic: Senegal south to Angola, including São Tomé and Principe. Habitat: marine.