kailashchandrai, Ophichthus Mohapatra [A.], Ray [D.], Mohanty [S. R.] & Mishra [S. S.] 2020:284, Figs. 1-3 [Zootaxa 4728 (no. 2); ref. 37277] Shankarpur fishing harbour, northern Bay of Bengal, West Bengal, India. Holotype: ZSI F 13135/2. Paratypes: EBRC/ZSI F 10790 (1), F 10791 (1). •Valid as Ophichthus kailashchandrai Mohapatra, Ray, Mohanty & Mishra 2020 -- (McCosker et al. 2020:42 [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 kailashchandrai Mohapatra, Ray, Mohanty & Mishra 2020. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Northern Indian Ocean: Bay of Bengal, West Bengal, India. Habitat: marine.