Sphagebranchus Bloch [M. E.] 1795:88 Masc. Sphagebranchus rostratus Bloch 1795. Type by monotypy. Misspelled Sphagenbranchus by Sonnini 1803:324 (v. 5) [ref. 30473]. •Valid as Sphagebranchus Bloch 1795 -- (Kuang in Pan et al. 1991:63 [ref. 23876]). •Synonym of Caecula Vahl 1794 -- (Böhlke & McCosker 1975 [ref. 607], McCosker 1977:66 [ref. 6836], McCosker et al. 1989:323 [ref. 13288], Zhang et al. 2010:371 [ref. 31511]). Current status: Synonym of Caecula Vahl 1794. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae.