Mastigopterus Smith [H. M.] & Radcliffe [L.] in Radcliffe 1913:158 Masc. Mastigopterus imperator Smith & Radcliffe 1913. Type by original designation. •Valid as Mastigopterus Smith & Radcliffe 1913 -- (Cohen & Nielsen 1978:35 [ref. 881], Nielsen & Cohen in Nielsen et al. 1999:49, 75 [ref. 24448], Nielsen 1999:1981 [ref. 24753], Machida et al. 2002:194 [ref. 16156], Carnevale & Johnson 2015:778 [ref. 34391]). Current status: Valid as Mastigopterus Smith & Radcliffe 1913. Ophidiidae: Neobythitinae.