desilvai, Monopterus Bailey [R. M.] & Gans [C.] 1998:6, Figs. 1-4 [Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan No. 726; ref. 23296] In rice paddy, village of Marawila, west.-central Sri Lanka, 7°24.5'N, 79°50.45'E. Holotype (unique): UMMZ 199721. •Valid as Monopterus desilvai Bailey & Gans 1998 -- (Britz et al. 2011:51 [ref. 31404], Britz et al. 2016:321 [ref. 34914]). •Valid as Ophichthys desilvai (Bailey & Gans 1998) -- (Britz et al. 2020:14 [ref. 37335]). Current status: Valid as Ophichthys desilvai (Bailey & Gans 1998). Synbranchidae. Distribution: South Asia: western Sri Lanka endemic. Habitat: freshwater.