okamurai, Muraenichthys Machida [Y.] & Ohta [S.] 1996:77, Fig. 1 [Memoirs of the Faculty of Science, Kochi University (Ser. D) (Biology) v. 16/17; ref. 22154] Pacific east of Cape Daioh, Mie Prefecture, western Honshu, Japan, 34°15'N, 136°55'E, depth 62-63 meters. Holotype: BSKU 82152. Paratypes: BSKU 82153 (1). •Valid as Muraenichthys okamurai Machida & Ohta 1996 -- (Nakabo 2000:216 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:216 [ref. 26001]). •Valid as Scolecenchelys okamurai (Machida & Ohta 1996) -- (Castle & McCosker 1999:121 [ref. 24075]). •Synonym of Scolecenchelys borealis (Machida & Shiogaki 1990) -- (Hoshino et al. 2011:184 [ref. 31273]). •Synonym of Scolecenchelys aoki (Jordan & Snyder 1901) -- (Hibino et al. 2012:180 [ref. 32443], Ji et al. 2013:591 [ref. 36298], Hibino & Kimura 2015:5 [ref. 33951]). Current status: Synonym of Scolecenchelys aoki (Jordan & Snyder 1901). Ophichthidae: Myrophinae. Habitat: marine.