exourus, Ophichthus McCosker [J. E.] 1999:575, Figs. 1, 2a [Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (N. S.) (Série A) Zoologie No. 180; ref. 23699] New Caledonia, 18°56.30'S, 163°12.90'E, depth 520 meters. Holotype: MNHN 1995-0425. Paratypes: CAS 57240 [not 89552] (1). •Valid as Ophichthus exourus McCosker 1999 -- (McCosker & Chen 2000:356 [ref. 25028], McCosker 2005:673 [ref. 28646], McCosker 2010:15 [ref. 30840], Fricke et al. 2011:352 [ref. 31342], Hibino et al. 2019:302 [ref. 36433], Hibino et al. 2019:147 [ref. 37155], Ho et al. 2022:318 [ref. 39289]). Current status: Valid as Ophichthus exourus McCosker 1999. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Ryukyu Islands, Saipan, New Caledonia and Fiji. Habitat: marine.