kuro, Aphthalmichthys Kuroda [N.] 1947:27 [Seibutu, Supple. No. 1; ref. 29505] Tosa Bay, Japan, between 33°28.04'N, 133°32.12'E and 33°27.74'N, 133°31.41'E, depth 16-18 meters [Original locality: Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Suruga Bay, Japan]. Neotype: BSKU 81516. Holotype apparently lost; neotype selected by McCosker et al. 2011:273 [ref. 31452]. •Valid as Sphagebranchus kuro (Kuroda 1947) -- (Nakabo 2000:218 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:218 [ref. 26001]). •Valid as Callechelys kuro (Kuroda 1947) -- (McCosker et al. 2011:272 [ref. 31452], Ho et al. 2015:167 [ref. 34130], Sonoyama et al. 2020:17 [ref. 37637]). Current status: Valid as Callechelys kuro (Kuroda 1947). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Taiwan to Japan. Habitat: marine.