johnmccoskeri, Ophichthus Mohapatra [A.], Ray [D.], Mohanty [S. R.] & Mishra [S. S.] 2018:252, Figs. 1-3 [Zootaxa 4462 (no. 2); ref. 36093] Shankarpur fishing harbor, West Bengal, India. Holotype: ZSI F 12811/2. Paratypes: EBRC/ZSI. Misspelled in Table 1 as mccoskeri. •Valid as Ophichthus johnmccoskeri Mohapatra, Ray, Mohanty & Mishra 2018 -- (Mohapatra et al. 2019:292 [ref. 36926], McCosker et al. 2020:34 [ref. 37376], Das et al. 2020:292 [ref. 38016], Kodeeswaran et al. 2023:7 [ref. 40457], Kodeeswaran et al. 2023:7 [ref. 40641]). Current status: Valid as Ophichthus johnmccoskeri Mohapatra, Ray, Mohanty & Mishra 2018. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Northeastern Indian Ocean: northern Bay of Bengal, India. Habitat: marine.