merenda, Ethadophis Rosenblatt [R. H.] & McCosker [J. E.] 1970:500, Figs. 5, 6a [Pacific Science v. 24 (no. 4); ref. 3809] Thurloe Bay, 27°38'N, 114°50'W, Baja California, Mexico (stomach content). Holotype (unique): SIO 65-47. •Valid as Ethadophis merenda Rosenblatt & McCosker 1970 -- (McCosker 1977:72 [ref. 6836], McCosker et al. 1989:342 [ref. 13288], McCosker & Rosenblatt in Fischer et al. 1995:1334 [ref. 22830], Nelson et al. 2004:62 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:19 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:62 [ref. 32708], Love et al. 2021:35 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:54 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:122 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Ethadophis merenda Rosenblatt & McCosker 1970. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Pacific coast of Baja California Sur (Mexico) endemic. Habitat: marine.