zavalai, Ophidion Rotundo [M. M.], Caires [R. A.], Oliveira [C.], Kuranaka [M.], Figueiredo-Filho [J. M. de] & Marceniuk [A. P.] 2023:244, Figs. 5-6 [Zootaxa 5318 (no. 2); ref. 40301] Laje da Conceição, Itanhaém, São Paulo, Brazil, 24°14'59"S, 46°41'32"W. Holotype: MPEG 039113. Paratypes: AZUSC, LPB, MPEG, MZUSP, NPM, ZUEC. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Ophidion zavalai Rotundo, Caires, Oliveira, Kuranaka, Figueiredo-Filho & Marceniuk 2023. Current status: Valid as Ophidion zavalai Rotundo, Caires, Oliveira, Kuranaka, Figueiredo-Filho & Marceniuk 2023. Ophidiidae: Ophidiinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: eastern to southeastern coast of Brazil. Habitat: marine.