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Species in the genus Callechelys: [ 25 ] records

bilinearis, Callechelys Kanazawa [R. H.] 1952:72, Fig. 9 [Fieldiana Zoology v. 34 (no. 7); ref. 12780] Cooper's Island and St. Davids, Bermuda. Holotype: FMNH 48973. Paratypes: FMNH 48974 (now 0); USNM 157363 [ex FMNH 48974] (1). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:19 [ref. 12367], Smith 1994:29 [ref. 21917]. •Mention -- (McCosker 1977:63 [ref. 6836]). •Valid as Callechelys bilinearis Kanazawa 1952 -- (Edwards & Glass 1987:627 [ref. 9166], McCosker et al. 1989:304 [ref. 13288], Leiby in Smith 1989:890 [ref. 13285], Cervigón 1991:52 [ref. 24472], McCosker 1998:188 [ref. 23298], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:138 [ref. 25013], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:149 [ref. 27754], McCosker 2003:732 [ref. 26993], Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:34 [ref. 27192], Nelson et al. 2004:62 [ref. 27807], Page et al. 2013:62 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:25 [ref. 33341], Wirtz et al. 2014:3 [ref. 33516], McCosker 2016:1662 [ref. 34558], Brown et al. 2019:156 [ref. 36444], Page et al. 2023:53 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Callechelys bilinearis Kanazawa 1952. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago; southern central Atlantic: Ascension and Saint Helena islands. Habitat: marine.

bitaeniatus, Ophichthys Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1877:556, Unnumbered plate (figs. 2-2a) [Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1877; ref. 13950] Mombasa, Kenya. Holotype (unique): ZMB 10052. •Valid as Callechelys bitaeniata (Peters 1877) -- (McCosker 1998:189 [ref. 23298], Smith & McCosker 1999:1668 [ref. 24715], Fricke et al. 2018:43 [ref. 35805], McCosker 2022:109 [ref. 39686]). Current status: Valid as Callechelys bitaeniata (Peters 1877). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Kenya south to Mozambique, east to Aldabra (Seychelles), Seychelles and Madagascar. Habitat: marine.

canaliculatus, Callechelys Smith [J. L. B.] 1958:836, Pl. 27 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 12) v. 10 (no. 119); ref. 12118] Pinda, Mozambique, western Indian Ocean. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 103. Paratypes: (4) not researched. •Synonym of Callechelys bitaeniata (Peters 1877) -- (McCosker 1998:189 [ref. 23298]). Current status: Synonym of Callechelys bitaeniata (Peters 1877). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

caribbaeus, Leptocephalus Fowler [H. W.] 1944:130, Fig. 49 [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 6; ref. 1448] Old Providence Key [Providencia Island], Caribbean Sea. Holotype: ANSP 70121. Paratypes: ANSP 70122-26 (5), 70127 (1, missing), 70128-30 (3). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:120 [ref. 13621]. •Questionably the same as Callechelys bilinearis Kanazawa 1952 -- (Leiby in Smith 1989:890 [ref. 13285]). Current status: Uncertain as Callechelys bilinearis Kanazawa 1952. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

catostomus, Sphagebranchus Schneider [J. G.] (ex Forster) in Bloch & Schneider 1801:536 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Moorea, lagoon between Papetaoi and Paopao bays, Tahiti, Society Islands, French Polynesia, South Pacific, depth 0-1.3 meters. Neotype: CAS 91793. Based on Forster manuscript; Forster painting of type reproduced in Randall & Wheeler 1991:761 [ref. 15994]. Neotype designated by McCosker 1998:195 [ref. 23298]. Callechelys is feminine so catostoma is apparently correct. •Valid as Callechelys catostomus (Schneider 1801) -- (Randall et al. 1990:44 [ref. 15987], Randall & Wheeler 1991:761 [ref. 15994], Francis 1993:157 [ref. 25479], Allen 1997:58 [ref. 23977], Myers 1999:56 [ref. 23965], Nakabo 2000:225 [ref. 25086], Hutchins 2001:17 [ref. 25847]). •Valid as Callechelys catostoma (Schneider 1801) -- (Randall et al. 1997:44 [ref. 25919], McCosker 1998:190 [ref. 23298], Smith & McCosker 1999:1668 [ref. 24715], McCosker 2002:25 [ref. 25848], Nakabo 2002:225 [ref. 26001], Allen & Adrim 2003:23 [ref. 26830] with author as Forster, Myers & Donaldson 2003:612 [ref. 27495], Randall et al. 2004:6 [ref. 27624] with author as Forster, Randall 2005:31 [ref. 28239] with author as Forster, Mundy 2005:132 [ref. 28379], McCosker et al. 2006:267 [ref. 29006], Randall 2007:64 [ref. 30952], Golani & Bogorodsky 2010:60 [ref. 35264], Fricke et al. 2011:351 [ref. 31242], McCosker et al. 2011:275 [ref. 31452], Allen & Erdmann 2012:104 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2018:43 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:27 [ref. 36273], McCosker 2022:109 [ref. 39686], Allen & Erdmann 2024:114 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Callechelys catostoma (Schneider 1801). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Aldabra (Seychelles), Madagascar and Mascarenes (Mauritius) east to Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.) and Austral Islands (French Polynesia), north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan), south to Western Australia and Lord Howe Island (Australia). Habitat: marine.

cliffi, Callechelys Böhlke [J. E.] & Briggs [J. C.] 1954:275, Figs. 1-2 [Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin v. 4 (no. 4); ref. 12335] Fraile Bay, south of Los Frailes, Baja California, Mexico, 23°22'20"N, 109°24'40"W, at surface over 8 fathoms. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 47521. •Mention -- (McCosker 1977:63 [ref. 6836]). •Valid as Callechelys cliffi Böhlke & Briggs 1954 -- (Allen & Robertson 1994:52 [ref. 22193], McCosker & Rosenblatt in Fischer et al. 1995:1333 [ref. 22830], McCosker 1998:196 [ref. 23298], Nelson et al. 2004:62 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:19 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:62 [ref. 32708], Love et al. 2021:35 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:53 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Callechelys cliffi Böhlke & Briggs 1954. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: southern tip of Baja California and Gulf of California (Mexico) south to Panama. Habitat: marine.

eristigmus, Callechelys McCosker [J. E.] & Rosenblatt [R. H.] 1972:16, Figs. 1, 2a, 5 [Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History v. 17 (no. 2); ref. 7629] Isla San José, 24°52'15"N, 110°37'00"W, Gulf of California, Baja California Sur, Mexico, depth 20-25 meters. Holotype: SIO 65-263. Paratypes: ANSP 119170 [ex SIO 65-299] (2); BMNH 1980.9.5.37 (1); CAS 15050 [ex SIO 65-270] (1); SIO 15-917 (1) (ex UCLA W59-249), 15-1025 (2) (ex UCLA W59-251), 59-13 (1) (ex UCLA W58-378), 61-239 (1), 61-252 (2), 61-256 (1), 61-277 (1), 61-279 (1), 65-185 (3), 65-260 (1), 65-263 (1), 65-270 (1), 65-277 (1), 65-299 (2), 65-321 (3) (ex UCLA W65-77), 65-377 (2), 65-342 (2), 65-354 (1 + 1 c&s), 70-136 (2), 70-140 (2); UCR 423-126 (5 of 6); USNM 201124 [ex SIO 61-256] (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:133 [ref. 13621], Angulo et al. 2015:371 [ref. 35212].. •Mention -- (McCosker 1977:63 [ref. 6836]). •Valid as Callechelys eristigma McCosker & Rosenblatt 1972 -- (McCosker & Rosenblatt in Fischer et al. 1995:1333 [ref. 22830], Nelson et al. 2004:62 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:19 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:62 [ref. 32708], Love et al. 2021:35 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:53 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Callechelys eristigma McCosker & Rosenblatt 1972. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: southern tip of Baja California Sur (Mexico) south to Costa Rica, including Gulf of California (Mexico). Habitat: marine.

galapagensis, Callechelys McCosker [J. E.] & Rosenblatt [R. H.] 1972:18, Figs. 2b, 3, 5 [Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History v. 17 (no. 2); ref. 7629] Small cove off north shore of Santa Cruz Island, Galápagos Islands, depth 10 meters. Holotype: SIO 72-1. Paratypes: SIO 64-1018 (1) (ex UCLA W64-40), 15-554 (1) (ex UCLA W67-33); USNM 89728 (1). Type catalog: Smith 1994:29 [ref. 21917]. •Mention -- (McCosker 1977:63 [ref. 6836]). •Valid as Callechelys galapagensis McCosker & Rosenblatt 1972 -- (Grove & Lavenberg 1997:168 [ref. 24023], McCosker 1998:198 [ref. 23298], Randall 2007:65 [ref. 30952], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:188 [ref. 30957]). Current status: Valid as Callechelys galapagensis McCosker & Rosenblatt 1972. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Galápagos Islands endemic. Habitat: marine.

guichenoti, Callechelys Kaup [J. J.] 1856:52 [Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 22 (pt. 1); ref. 2572] Tahiti, Society Islands. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-2126. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:106 [ref. 20810]. Also in Kaup 1856:28, Pl. 3 (fig. 13) [ref. 2573]. •Synonym of Callechelys marmorata (Bleeker 1853) -- (McCosker 1977:63 [ref. 6836], McCosker et al. 2006:268 [ref. 29006]). Current status: Synonym of Callechelys marmorata (Bleeker 1854). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

guineensis, Ophichthys (Sphagebranchus) Osório [B.] 1893:179 [Jornal de Sciências Mathemáticas, Physicas e Naturaes, Lisboa (Ser. 2) v. 3 (no. 11); ref. 20571] Near Dakar, Senegal, 13°50'N, depth 35 meters. Neotype: MNHN B-1635. Neotype designated in Blache et al. 1979:97 [ref. 20632]. Original locality: São Tomé Island, eastern Atlantic. •Synonym of Myrichthys pardalis (Valenciennes 1839) -- (Leiby 1990:186 [ref. 13652]). •Valid as Callechelys guineensis (Osório 1893) -- (McCosker et al. 1989:308 [ref. 13288], Leiby in Smith 1989:892 [ref. 13285], McCosker 1998:198 [ref. 23298], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:261 [ref. 23897], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:149 [ref. 27754], Nelson et al. 2004:62 [ref. 27807], Wirtz et al. 2007:25 [ref. 30263], Page et al. 2013:62 [ref. 32708], McCosker 2016:1662 [ref. 34558], Reiner 2019:66 [ref. 38139], Page et al. 2023:53 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Callechelys guineensis (Osório 1893). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: northeastern Florida (U.S.A.) south to Venezuela, including eastern and southern Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea; eastern Atlantic: Senegal south to Gulf of Guinea, including Cape Verde Islands (Peter Wirtz, pers. comm., Sept. 2021) and São Tomé and Principe. IUCN (2015): Least concern. Habitat: marine.

holochroma, Cryptopterygium Ginsburg [I.] 1951:482, Fig. 15 [Texas Journal of Science v. 3 (no. 3); ref. 1804] Off Cape Fear, North Carolina, U.S.A., 33°30'N, 78°13'30"W, depth 12 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 154994. Type catalog: Smith 1994:29 [ref. 21917]. •Synonym of Callechelys springeri (Ginsburg 1951) -- (McCosker et al. 1989:311 [ref. 13288], McCosker 1998:208 [ref. 23298]). Current status: Synonym of Callechelys springeri (Ginsburg 1951). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

kuro, Aphthalmichthys Kuroda [N.] 1947:27 [Seibutu, Supple. No. 1; ref. 29505] Tosa Bay, Japan, between 33°28.04'N, 133°32.12'E and 33°27.74'N, 133°31.41'E, depth 16-18 meters [Original locality: Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Suruga Bay, Japan]. Neotype: BSKU 81516. Holotype apparently lost; neotype selected by McCosker et al. 2011:273 [ref. 31452]. •Valid as Sphagebranchus kuro (Kuroda 1947) -- (Nakabo 2000:218 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:218 [ref. 26001]). •Valid as Callechelys kuro (Kuroda 1947) -- (McCosker et al. 2011:272 [ref. 31452], Ho et al. 2015:167 [ref. 34130], Sonoyama et al. 2020:17 [ref. 37637]). Current status: Valid as Callechelys kuro (Kuroda 1947). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Taiwan to Japan. Habitat: marine.

leucoptera, Caecula Cadenat [J.] 1954:241, Fig. 2 [Bulletin de l'Institut Français d'Afrique Noire (Sér A) Sciences Naturelles v. 16 (no. 1); ref. 12640] Beach at Gorée, Senegal. Lectotype: MNHN 1964-527. Paralectotypes: MNHN 1974-0061 [ex IFAN 806, 1950-1043, 1952-1, 1952-59, 1953-111] (5), MNHN 1964-0151 [ex IFAN 1950-1235] (1), 1964-0523 [ex IFAN 1951-723] (1). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:105 [ref. 20810]. Lectotype established by Blache & Cadenat 1971:192 [ref. 13696]. •Valid as Callechelys leucoptera (Cadenat 1954) -- (McCosker et al. 1989:304 [ref. 13288], Leiby 1990:180 [ref. 13652], McCosker 1998:198 [ref. 23298], McCosker et al. 2011:275 [ref. 31452], McCosker 2016:1662 [ref. 34558], Fermon et al. 2022:117 [ref. 39448] with question). Current status: Valid as Callechelys leucoptera (Cadenat 1954). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Senegal south to Ivory Coast. Habitat: marine.

luteus, Callechelys Snyder [J. O.] 1904:517, Pl. 3 (fig. 5) [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 22 [1902]; ref. 4149] South coast of Molokai Island, Hawaiian Islands, Albatross station 3821, surface at night. Holotype (unique): USNM 50864. Type catalog: Smith 1994:29 [ref. 21917]. •Mention -- (McCosker 1977:63 [ref. 6836]). •Valid as Callechelys lutea Snyder 1904 -- (McCosker 1998:199 [ref. 23298], McCosker 2002:25 [ref. 25848], Randall 2005:31 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:132 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:64 [ref. 30952]). Current status: Valid as Callechelys lutea Snyder 1904. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Hawaiian Islands (Midway Atoll to Hawai'i Island), Johnston Atoll. Habitat: marine.

maculatus, Callechelys Chu [Y.-T.], Wu [H.-L.] & Jin [X.-B.] 1981:22 [English p. 26], Fig. 2 [Journal of Fisheries of China v. 5 (no. 1); ref. 21250] Pingtan Island, Fujian Province, China. Holotype: SFC A01293. Paratypes: SFC A01318 (1). Original spelling should have been maculata. If placed in Yirrkala this is a secondary homonym of Caecula maculata Klausewitz 1964 when both are in Yirrkala. •Valid as Yirrkala? maculatus [should be maculata] (Chu, Wu & Jin 1981) -- (McCosker 1998:196 [ref. 23298]). •Valid as Callechelys maculatus Chu, Wu & Jin 1981 -- (Tang & Zhang 2004:22 [ref. 27889], Zhang et al. 2010:376 [ref. 31511]). Current status: Valid as Callechelys maculatus Chu, Wu & Jin 1981. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Taiwan Strait, China and Taiwan. Habitat: marine.

marmorata, Dalophis Bleeker [P.] 1854:247 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 5 (no. 3); ref. 16901] Sibogha, western Sumatra [Sibolga, Sumatera Utara, Indonesia, eastern Indian Ocean]. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1867.11.28.260. Appeared as above with name and fin formula. Also appeared in Bleeker 1853:37 [ref. 339]. •Valid as Callechelys marmoratus (Bleeker 1854) -- (Klausewitz 1969:39 [ref. 39500], Allen & Swainston 1988:34 [ref. 25477], Paxton et al. 1989:116 [ref. 12442], Winterbottom et al. 1989:12 [ref. 13251], Francis 1993:157 [ref. 25479], Allen 1997:56 [ref. 23977], Kishimoto 1997:18 [ref. 24967], Nakabo 2000:225 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:225 [ref. 26001]). •Valid as Callechelys marmorata (Bleeker 1854) -- (Dor 1984:35 [ref. 29757], McCosker & Castle 1986:178 [ref. 5690], Randall et al. 1990:44 [ref. 15987], Goren & Dor 1994:8 [ref. 25356], Randall et al. 1997:44 [ref. 25919], McCosker 1998:202 [ref. 23298], Myers 1999:56 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:62 [ref. 24106], Chen et al. 1999:114 [ref. 38834], Smith & McCosker 1999:1668 [ref. 24715], Allen 2000:84 [ref. 37268], McCosker in Randall & Lim 2000:586 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:17 [ref. 25847], Allen & Adrim 2003:24 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S95 [ref. 27377], Myers & Donaldson 2003:612 [ref. 27495], Randall et al. 2004:6 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:31 [ref. 28239], McCosker et al. 2006:267 [ref. 29006], Randall 2007:65 [ref. 30952], Fricke et al. 2009:19 [ref. 30213], Fricke et al. 2011:352 [ref. 31342], McCosker et al. 2011:275 [ref. 31452], Allen & Erdmann 2012:104 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2015:64 [ref. 33895], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:4 [ref. 33988], Ho et al. 2015:167 [ref. 34130], Fricke et al. 2018:43 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:27 [ref. 36273], Eudeline 2022:152 [ref. 39191], McCosker 2022:109 [ref. 39686], Allen & Erdmann 2024:114 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Callechelys marmorata (Bleeker 1854). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Aldabra (Seychelles), Seychelles, Comoros, Mayotte (France), Madagascar and western Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius) east to Society Islands and Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia), north to Taiwan, south to New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

melanotaenia, Callechelys Bleeker [P.] 1864:66 [Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Néêrlandaises v. 4; ref. 4860] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Holotype: RMNH 7180. Bleeker specimens: BMNH 1867.11.28.291 (1) Ambon. Apparently dates to Dec. 1864 [accompanying Pl. 193 to 1865]. Also appeared in Bleeker 1865:213 [ref. 4860]. •Mention -- (McCosker 1977:63 [ref. 6836]). •Valid as Callechelys melanotaenia Bleeker 1864 -- (Asano in Masuda et al. 1984:30 [ref. 6441], Paxton et al. 1989:116 [ref. 12442], Hutchins 2001:17 [ref. 25847] as melanotaenius). •Synonym of Callechelys catostoma (Schneider 1801) -- (Randall et al. 1990:44 [ref. 15987], McCosker 1998:190 [ref. 23298] with author as Forster, McCosker 2002:27 [ref. 25848], Fricke & Kulbicki 2006:318 [ref. 28867] with author as Forster, McCosker et al. 2006:267 [ref. 29006] with author as Forster, Randall 2007:64 [ref. 30952], McCosker et al. 2011:272 [ref. 31452], Golani & Fricke 2018:27 [ref. 36273]). Current status: Synonym of Callechelys catostoma (Schneider 1801). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

muraena, Callechelys Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1887:466 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 9 (no. 586); ref. 2441] Snapper banks, between Pensacola and Tampa Bay, Florida, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): USNM 37996. Type catalog: Smith 1994:29 [ref. 21917]. •Mention -- (McCosker 1977:63 [ref. 6836]). •Valid as Callechelys muraena Jordan & Evermann 1887 -- (Robins & Ray 1986:61 [ref. 23100], Scott & Scott 1988:85 [ref. 25518], McCosker et al. 1989:310 [ref. 13288], Leiby in Smith 1989:894 [ref. 13285], McAllister 1990:48 [ref. 14674], Boschung 1992:34 [ref. 23239], McCosker 1998:203 [ref. 23298], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:260 [ref. 23897], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:149 [ref. 27754], McCosker 2003:732 [ref. 26993], Nelson et al. 2004:62 [ref. 27807], McCosker et al. 2011:275 [ref. 31452], Page et al. 2013:62 [ref. 32708], Page et al. 2023:53 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Callechelys muraena Jordan & Evermann 1887. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

pantherina, Caecula Cadenat [J.] 1956:1267, Figs. 1-2 [Bulletin de l'Institut Français d'Afrique Noire (Sér A) Sciences Naturelles v. 18 (no. 4); ref. 12052] Near Dakar, Senegal, 13°50'N, depth 35 meters. Holotype (unique): MNHN B-1635 [ex IFAN 1956-140]. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:105 [ref. 20810]. The holotype of this species is also the neotype of Ophichthys guineensis. •Synonym of Callechelys perryae Storey 1939 -- (Leiby 1990:180 [ref. 13652]). •Objective synonym of Callechelys guineensis (Osório 1893) -- (McCosker et al. 1989:308 [ref. 13288], Bauchot et al. 1993:105 [ref. 20810], McCosker 1998:198 [ref. 23298]). Current status: Synonym of Callechelys guineensis (Osório 1893). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

papulosa, Callechelys McCosker [J. E.] 1998:203, Figs. 11, 12b [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences v. 50 (no. 7); ref. 23298] West of Make-is Pt., Buname Bay, Normanby Island, D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Papua New Guinea. Holotype (unique): BPBM 36290. •Valid as Callechelys papulosa McCosker 1998 -- (Smith & McCosker 1999:1668 [ref. 24715], McCosker et al. 2011:275 [ref. 31452], Allen & Erdmann 2012:104 [ref. 31980], Allen & Erdmann 2024:114 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Callechelys papulosa McCosker 1998. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: D'Entrecasteaux Islands (Papua New Guinea). Habitat: marine.

perryae, Callechelys Storey [M. H.] 1939:71, Figs. 2, 4 [Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin v. 1 (no. 3); ref. 12333] 1 mile off southern shore of Sanibel Island, Florida, U.S.A., Gulf of Mexico, 26°25'-26'N, 82°01'-03'W, depth 2-3 fathoms. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 33027. Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:49 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Callechels perryae Storey 1939 -- (Robins & Ray 1986:62 [ref. 23100], Leiby 1990:180 [ref. 13652], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:98 [ref. 24550]). •Synonym of Callechelys guineensis (Osório 1893) -- (McCosker et al. 1989:308 [ref. 13288], McCosker 1998:198 [ref. 23298]). Current status: Synonym of Callechelys guineensis (Osório 1893). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

pinnaceps, Leptenchelys Schultz [L. P.] in Schultz et al. 1953:79, Fig. 16 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 202, v. 1; ref. 3975] Ocean reef at Romuk Island, Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands, western Pacific. Holotype: USNM 141691. Paratypes: USNM 202543 (1). Type catalog: Smith 1994:30 [ref. 21917]. •Synonym of Callechelys melanotaenia Bleeker 1864 -- (McCosker 1970:506 [ref. 2931]). •Synonym of Callechelys catostoma (Schneider 1801) -- (Smith 1994:30 [ref. 21917] as catastomus, McCosker 1998:190 [ref. 23298], Myers 1999:56 [ref. 23965] as catostomus). Current status: Synonym of Callechelys catostoma (Schneider 1801). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

randalli, Callechelys McCosker [J. E.] 1998:206, Figs. 12A, 13 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences v. 50 (no. 7); ref. 23298] Off point at north end of Hanauu Bay, Fatu Hiva, Marquesas Islands, central Pacific. Holotype: BPBM 11844. Paratypes: CAS 91839 (1). •Valid as Callechelys randalli McCosker 1998 -- (Smith & McCosker 1999:1668 [ref. 24715], Randall & Earle 2000:8 [ref. 25806], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:4 [ref. 33988]). Current status: Valid as Callechelys randalli McCosker 1998. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Marquesas Islands. Habitat: marine.

springeri, Gordiichthys Ginsburg [I.] 1951:484, Fig. 16 [Texas Journal of Science v. 3 (no. 3); ref. 1804] Off Salerno, Florida, U.S.A., depth 18 fathoms (stomach content). Holotype (unique): USNM 121604. Type catalog: Smith 1994:30 [ref. 21917]. •Valid as Callechelys springeri (Ginsburg 1951) -- (McCosker 1977:72 [ref. 6836], Robins & Ray 1986:62 [ref. 23100], McCosker et al. 1989:311 [ref. 13288], McCosker 1998:208 [ref. 23298], McCosker 2003:732 [ref. 26993], Nelson et al. 2004:62 [ref. 27807], Page et al. 2013:62 [ref. 32708], Page et al. 2023:53 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Callechelys springeri (Ginsburg 1951). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Northwestern Atlantic: east coast of Florida (U.S.A.). Habitat: marine.

striatus, Callechelys Smith [J. L. B.] 1958:838, Pl. 27 (fig. C) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 12) v. 10 (no. 119); ref. 12118] Baixo Pinda, Mozambique, western Indian Ocean. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 96. Paratypes: (3) not researched. •Valid as Callechelys striata Smith 1958 -- (Goren & Dor 1994:8 [ref. 25356], Smith & McCosker 1999:1668 [ref. 24715]). •Synonym of Callechelys catostoma (Schneider 1801) -- (McCosker 1998:190 [ref. 23298], McCosker 2002:27 [ref. 25848], Randall 2007:64 [ref. 30952], Golani & Bogorodsky 2010:60 [ref. 35264]). Current status: Synonym of Callechelys catostoma (Schneider 1801). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.