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Species in the genus Myrichthys: [ 41 ] records

acuminata, Muraena Gronow [L. T.] in Gray 1854:21 [Catalogue of fish collected and described by Laurence Theodore Gronow; ref. 1911] America. No types known. •Valid as Myrichthys acuminatus (Gronow 1854) -- (McCosker 1977:78 [ref. 6836], Robins & Ray 1986:63 [ref. 23100], Dennis & Bright 1988:3 [ref. 39782], McAllister 1990:48 [ref. 14674], Cervigón 1991:56 [ref. 24472], Cervigón 1992:373 [ref. 23827]). •Synonym of Myrichthys breviceps (Richardson 1848) -- (McCosker et al. 1989:374 [ref. 13288], McCosker & Rosenblatt 1993:156 [ref. 21180], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:139 [ref. 25013]). Current status: Synonym of Myrichthys breviceps (Richardson 1848). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

aki, Myrichthys Tanaka [S.] 1917:458, Pl. 128 (figs. 358-360) [Figures and descriptions of the fishes of Japan v. 26; ref. 14910] Aki, Kochi Prefecture, Japan. Holotype (unique): ZUMT 7612. Type catalog: Aizawa et al. 2022:147 [ref. 39647]. •Valid as Myrichthys aki Tanaka 1917 -- (Asano in Masuda et al. 1984:31 [ref. 6441], Nakabo 2000:221 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:220 [ref. 26001], Tang & Zhang 2004:22 [ref. 27889]). •Synonym of Myrichthys maculosus (Cuvier 1816) -- (McCosker & Rosenblatt 1993:161 [ref. 21180], McCosker in Randall & Lim 2000:586 [ref. 25122], Motomura et al. 2010:74 [ref. 31256], Zhang et al. 2010:368 [ref. 31511]). Current status: Synonym of Myrichthys maculosus (Cuvier 1816). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

alternans, Ophisurus Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1824:243, Pl. 45 (fig. 2) [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 3574] Guam, Mariana Islands, western Pacific. Holotype: MNHN A-8676. Paratypes: MNHN B-2739 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:110 [ref. 20810]. •Synonym of Myrichthys colubrinus (Boddaert 1781) -- (Bauchot et al. 1993:110 [ref. 20810], McCosker & Rosenblatt 1993:157 [ref. 21180]). Current status: Synonym of Myrichthys colubrinus (Boddaert 1781). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

annulata, Muraena Ahl [J. N.] 1789:8, Pl. 1 (left fig) [Specimen ichthyologicum de Muraena et Ophichtho; ref. 80] In Indiæ Orientalis [Indonesia]. No types known. •Synonym of Myrichthys colubrinus (Boddaert 1781) -- (McCosker & Rosenblatt 1993:157 [ref. 21180]). Current status: Synonym of Myrichthys colubrinus (Boddaert 1781). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

aspetocheiros, Myrichthys McCosker [J. E.] & Rosenblatt [R. H.] 1993:155, Figs. 1-2 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences v. 48 (no. 8); ref. 21180] Gulf of Tehuantepec, 16°03.6'N, 95°19'W, Mexico, depth 24 fathoms. Holotype: SIO 65-166. Paratypes: ANSP 169606 (1); CAS 33299 (1); SIO 64-357 (1), 64-371 (1), 65-166 (1), 73-229 (1), 73-296 (1), 73-298 (1); UCR 4-8 (1); UF 226710 [ex UMML 26710] (1), 267901 [ex UMML 26901] (3); USNM 323889 [ex UMML 29145] (1). Type catalog: Smith 1994:32 [ref. 21917], Angulo et al. 2015:378 [ref. 35212]. •Valid as Myrichthys aspetocheiros McCosker & Rosenblatt 1993 -- (McCosker & Rosenblatt in Fischer et al. 1995:1336 [ref. 22830], Nelson et al. 2004:63 [ref. 27807], McCosker & Allen 2012:39 [ref. 31763], Page et al. 2013:63 [ref. 32708], González-Murcia et al. 2019:289 [ref. 36544], Page et al. 2023:54 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Myrichthys aspetocheiros McCosker & Rosenblatt 1993. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

bleekeri, Myrichthys Gosline [W. A.] 1951:314 [Pacific Science v. 5 (no. 4); ref. 1858] Seas of Indian Archipelago; said also to inhabit Indian and Polynesian Ocean. No types known. Replacement name for Ophisurus fasciatus semicincta [semicinctus] Bleeker 1864, preoccupied by Ophisurus semicinctus Lay & Bennett 1839. •Valid as Myrichthys bleekeri Gosline 1951 -- (McCosker 1977:78 [ref. 6836], Paxton et al. 1989:118 [ref. 12442]). •Synonym of Myrichthys colubrinus (Boddaert 1781) -- (McCosker & Rosenblatt 1993:158 [ref. 21180], McCosker 2002:27 [ref. 25848], Randall 2005:32 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:134 [ref. 28379], McCosker et al. 2006:270 [ref. 29006]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Myrichthys colubrinus (Boddaert 1781). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

breviceps, Ophisurus Richardson [J.] 1848:99 [Ichthyology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror v. 2 (2); ref. 3740] Unknown locality. Holotype (unique): BMNH 2015.1.8.1[ex Royal Coll. Surgeons]. •Valid as Myrichthys breviceps (Richardson 1848) -- (McCosker et al. 1989:374 [ref. 13288], Leiby in Smith 1989:827 [ref. 13285], Paulin et al. 1989:73 [ref. 24556], McCosker & Rosenblatt 1993:156 [ref. 21180], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:271 [ref. 23897], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:139 [ref. 25013], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:149 [ref. 27754], Gasparini & Floeter 2001:1643 [ref. 25634], McCosker 2003:732 [ref. 26993], Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:35 [ref. 27192], Smith et al. 2003:7 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:63 [ref. 27807], McCosker & Allen 2012:39 [ref. 31763], Page et al. 2013:63 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:25 [ref. 33341], Pinheiro et al. 2015:6 [ref. 34324], Spier et al. 2018:6 [ref. 36103], Robertson et al. 2020:159 [ref. 38098], Bennema & van Moorsel 2022:74 [ref. 39585], Carvalho-Filho 2023:59 [ref. 40480], Hoff et al. 2023:7 [ref. 40463], Page et al. 2023:54 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Myrichthys breviceps (Richardson 1848). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Bermuda and Florida (U.S.A.) south to Santa Catarina (Brazil), including Gulf of Mexico. Habitat: marine.

breviceps, Ophiurus Cantor [T. E.] 1849:1308 [326], Pl. 5 (fig. 4) [Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 18 (pt 2); ref. 715] Sea of Penang, Malaysia. BMNH 1860.3.19.521 (skin). On p. 326 of separate. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

colubrina, Muraena Boddaert [P.] 1781:56, Pl. 2 (fig. 3) [Neue Nordische Beyträge zur physikalischen und geographischen Erd- und Völkerbeschreibung, Naturgeschichte und Oekonomie. St. Petersburg & Leipzig v. 2; ref. 16975] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. No types known. Neotype designation by Fricke 1999:65 [ref. 24106] is invalid; see Fricke 2000:639 [ref. 24537]. Gymnothorax colubrinus Suckow 1799 was a new combination, not original (Suckow 1799:181 [ref. 18858]). •Valid as Myrichthys colubrinus (Boddaert 1781) -- (McCosker 1977:78 [ref. 6836], Dor 1984:35 [ref. 29757], Asano in Masuda et al. 1984:31 [ref. 6441], McCosker & Castle 1986:181 [ref. 5690], Allen & Swainston 1988:34 [ref. 25477], Paxton et al. 1989:119 [ref. 12442], Winterbottom et al. 1989:12 [ref. 13251], Randall et al. 1990:45 [ref. 15987], McCosker & Rosenblatt 1993:157 [ref. 21180], Goren & Dor 1994:9 [ref. 25356], Quéro & Saldanha 1995:75 [ref. 22017], Randall 1995:62 [ref. 22896], Allen 1997:56 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:26 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:45 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:57 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:64 [ref. 24106], Smith & McCosker 1999:1668 [ref. 24715], Nakabo 2000:221 [ref. 25086], McCosker in Randall & Lim 2000:586 [ref. 25122], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:117 [ref. 25191], Hutchins 2001:17 [ref. 25847], McCosker 2002:25 [ref. 25848], Nakabo 2002:221 [ref. 26001], Allen & Adrim 2003:24 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S95 [ref. 27377], Myers & Donaldson 2003:612 [ref. 27495], Lobel & Lobel 2004:68 [ref. 27576], Randall et al. 2004:6 [ref. 27624], Tang & Zhang 2004:22 [ref. 27889] as colubrnus, Randall 2005:32 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:134 [ref. 28379], McCosker et al. 2006:270 [ref. 29006], Randall 2007:58 [ref. 30952], Fricke et al. 2009:19 [ref. 30213], Motomura et al. 2010:74 [ref. 31256], Zhang et al. 2010:366 [ref. 31511], Fricke et al. 2011:352 [ref. 31342], McCosker & Allen 2012:39 [ref. 31763], Allen & Erdmann 2012:107 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2013:251 [ref. 32706], Larson et al. 2013:27 [ref. 32988], Fricke et al. 2014:22 [ref. 33932], McCosker 2014:339 [ref. 33288], Fricke et al. 2015:64 [ref. 33895], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:4 [ref. 33988], Ho et al. 2015:169 [ref. 34130], Fricke et al. 2018:44 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:27 [ref. 36273], Dalleau-Coudert et al. 2019:118 [ref. 40104], Eagderi et al. 2019:19 [ref. 37020], Fricke et al. 2019:53 [ref. 36673], Randall et al. 2019:29 [ref. 36852], Eudeline 2022:153 [ref. 39191], McCosker 2022:116 [ref. 39686], Allen & Erdmann 2024:117 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Myrichthys colubrinus (Boddaert 1781). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Persian Gulf, Seychelles, Comoros, Mayotte (France), Madagascar and western Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius) east to Johnston Atoll, Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.) and Tuamotu Archipelago (French Polynesia), north to Ryukyu Islands and Ogasawara Islands (Japan), south to Western Australia, Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

coronata, Pisoodonophis Kaup [J. J.] 1859:14, Pl. 2 (fig. 1) [Abhandlungen aus dem Gebiete der Naturwissenschaften herausgegeben von dem Naturwissenschaftlichen Verein in Hamburg v. 4 (no. 2); ref. 2586] St. Thomas. Holotype (unique): ZMH H391. Type catalog: Ladiges et al. 1958:160 [ref. 19181], Wilkens & Dohse 1993:404 [ref. 21161]. Original genus should have been Pisodonophis. •Synonym of Myrichthys breviceps (Richardson 1848) -- (McCosker et al. 1989:374 [ref. 13288], McCosker & Rosenblatt 1993:156 [ref. 21180]). Current status: Synonym of Myrichthys breviceps (Richardson 1848). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

dromicus, Ophichthys Günther [A.] 1870:80 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 8; ref. 1995] West Africa. Holotype (unique): BMNH 2012.1.31.1. •Valid as Pisodonophis dromicus (Günther 1870) -- (McCosker 1977:83 [ref. 6836]). •Synonym of Myrichthys maculosus (Cuvier 1816) -- (McCosker & Rosenblatt 1993:161 [ref. 21180]). Current status: Synonym of Myrichthys maculosus (Cuvier 1816). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

elaps, Chlevastes Fowler [H. W.] 1912:13, Fig. 3 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 64; ref. 1385] Philippines. Holotype (unique): ANSP 1001. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:133 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Myrichthys colubrinus (Boddaert 1781) -- (McCosker & Rosenblatt 1993:158 [ref. 21180], Randall 2005:32 [ref. 28239]). Current status: Synonym of Myrichthys colubrinus (Boddaert 1781). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

elapsoides, Ophichthys Castelnau [F. L.] 1875:47 [Official Record, containing Introduction, Catalogues, Official Awards of the Commissioners, Report and Recommendations of the Experts, and Essays and Statistics on the Social and Economic Resources of the Colony of Victoria.; ref. 768] Cape York, Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): not at MNHN. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:129 [ref. 20810]. •Possibly a synonym of Myrichthys colubrinus (Boddaert 1789) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:121 [ref. 12442]). •Synonym of Myrichthys colubrinus (Boddaert 1781) -- (McCosker & Rosenblatt 1993:158 [ref. 21180], McCosker et al. 2006:270 [ref. 29006]). Current status: Synonym of Myrichthys colubrinus (Boddaert 1781). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

fasciata, Muraena Ahl [J. N.] 1789:9, Pl. 2 (left fig.) [Specimen ichthyologicum de Muraena et Ophichtho; ref. 80] East Indies. No types known. •Synonym of Myrichthys colubrinus (Boddaert 1781) -- (McCosker & Rosenblatt 1993:157 [ref. 21180]). Current status: Synonym of Myrichthys colubrinus (Boddaert 1781). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

fasciatus, Ophisurus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1802:686, 687 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 4; ref. 4929] No locality. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:129 [ref. 20810]. Also appeared in Sonnini 1803:12 (vol. 6) [ref. 30473]. •Synonym of Myrichthys colubrinus (Boddaert 1781) -- (Bauchot et al. 1993:129 [ref. 20810]). Current status: Synonym of Myrichthys colubrinus (Boddaert 1781). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

guttulatus, Pisodonophis Kaup [J. J.] 1856:49 [Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 22 (pt. 1); ref. 2572] Martinique Island, West Indies. Syntypes: MNHN B-2693 (1), B-2694 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:111 [ref. 20810]. Also in Kaup 1856:21, Pl. 2 (fig. 10) [ref. 2573]. •Synonym of Myrichthys breviceps (Richardson 1848) -- (McCosker et al. 1989:374 [ref. 13288], Bauchot et al. 1993:111 [ref. 20810], McCosker & Rosenblatt 1993:156 [ref. 21180]). Current status: Synonym of Myrichthys breviceps (Richardson 1848). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

keckii, Myrichthys Silvester [C. F.] 1915:214 [Carnegie Institution of Washington Year Book No. 14; ref. 4027] Mud flats near mangrove island west of Guanica Harbor, Puerto Rico. Holotype (unique): PU 3082 (apparently lost). Also published and figured as new in Silvester 1918:20, Pl. 2 (fig. 2) [ref. 15257]. •Synonym of Myrichthys ocellatus (Lesueur 1825) -- (McCosker et al. 1989:377 [ref. 13288], McCosker & Rosenblatt 1993:163 [ref. 21180]). Current status: Synonym of Myrichthys ocellatus (Lesueur 1825). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

latemaculatus, Ophisurus Poey [F.] 1867:252, Pl. 3 (fig. 1) [Repertorio Fisico-Natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 14079] Matanzas, Cuba. Holotype (unique): MCZ 27223. Type catalog: Howell Rivero 1938:173-174 [ref. 22926]. •Synonym of Myrichthys ocellatus (Lesueur 1825) -- (McCosker et al. 1989:377 [ref. 13288], McCosker & Rosenblatt 1993:163 [ref. 21180]). Current status: Synonym of Myrichthys ocellatus (Lesueur 1825). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

latifasciata, Ophisurus fasciatus var. Bleeker [P.] 1864:64 [Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Néêrlandaises v. 4; ref. 4860] East Indies. No types known. •Synonym of Myrichthys colubrinus (Boddaert 1781) -- (McCosker & Rosenblatt 1993:157 [ref. 21180]). Current status: Synonym of Myrichthys colubrinus (Boddaert 1781). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

longus, Ophisurus Poey [F.] 1867:254 [Repertorio Fisico-Natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 14079] Cuba. Holotype (unique): MCZ 9155. Type catalog: Howell Rivero 1938:174 [ref. 22926]. •Synonym of Myrichthys breviceps (Richardson 1848) -- (McCosker et al. 1989:374 [ref. 13288], McCosker & Rosenblatt 1993:157 [ref. 21180], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:139 [ref. 25013]). Current status: Synonym of Myrichthys breviceps (Richardson 1848). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

maculatus, Pisodonophis Kaup [J. J.] 1856:48 [Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 22 (pt. 1); ref. 2572] Canary Islands. Unneeded new name for Ophisurus pardalis of Valenciennes 1837-44:90, Pl. 16 (fig. 2) [ref. 6471]. •Synonym of Myrichthys pardalis (Valenciennes 1839). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Myrichthys pardalis (Valenciennes 1839). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

maculosa, Muraena Cuvier [G.] (ex Lister in Ray) 1816:232 [Le Règne Animal; ref. 993] No locality (is probably Indonesia). Holotype (unique): MNHN B-2730. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:108 [ref. 20810]. Based in part on Ophisurus ophis (non Linnaeus 1758) of Lacepède 1800: 195, 196, Pl. 6 (fig. 2) [ref. 2709], which was based on the ‘Serpens marinus maculosus’ of Ray 1713:37 [ref. 30231] citing a manuscript by M. Lister. •Valid as Myrichthys maculosus (Cuvier 1816) -- (McCosker 1977:78 [ref. 6836], Dor 1984:36 [ref. 29757], Asano in Masuda et al. 1984:31 [ref. 6441], McCosker & Castle 1986:181 [ref. 5690], Paxton et al. 1989:119 [ref. 12442], McCosker et al. 1989:373 [ref. 13288], Winterbottom et al. 1989:12 [ref. 13251], Randall et al. 1990:45 [ref. 15987], McCosker & Rosenblatt 1993:161 [ref. 21180], Francis 1993:158 [ref. 25479], Allen & Robertson 1994:53 [ref. 22193], Goren & Dor 1994:9 [ref. 25356], Quéro & Saldanha 1995:75 [ref. 22017], Randall 1995:62 [ref. 22896], Allen 1997:58 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:26 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:45 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:57 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:65 [ref. 24106], Smith & McCosker 1999:1668 [ref. 24715], Randall 1999:6 [ref. 25829], Allen 2000:84 [ref. 37268], Nakabo 2000:221 [ref. 25086], McCosker in Randall & Lim 2000:586 [ref. 25122], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:117 [ref. 25191], Randall & Earle 2000:8 [ref. 25806], Hutchins 2001:17 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:221 [ref. 26001], Allen & Adrim 2003:24 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S95 [ref. 27377], Myers & Donaldson 2003:612 [ref. 27495], Lobel & Lobel 2004:68 [ref. 27576], Randall et al. 2004:6 [ref. 27624], Tang & Zhang 2004:22 [ref. 27889], Heemstra et al. 2004:3316 [ref. 27945], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:105 [ref. 28072], Randall 2005:32 [ref. 28239], McCosker & Stewart 2006:93 [ref. 28702], McCosker et al. 2006:270 [ref. 29006], Randall 2007:67 [ref. 30952], Fricke et al. 2009:19 [ref. 30213], Motomura et al. 2010:74 [ref. 31256], Zhang et al. 2010:367 [ref. 31511], Caratini & Soriano 2011:56 [ref. 39915], Fricke et al. 2011:352 [ref. 31342], McCosker & Allen 2012:39 [ref. 31763], Allen & Erdmann 2012:107 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2013:251 [ref. 32706], McCosker 2014:339 [ref. 33288], Fricke et al. 2015:64 [ref. 33895], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:4 [ref. 33988], Duffy & Ahyong 2015:108 [ref. 36167], Ho et al. 2015:169 [ref. 34130], McCosker & Stewart 2015:253 [ref. 34235], Motomura et al. 2015:14 [ref. 34709], Koeda et al. 2016:9 [ref. 35333], Fricke et al. 2018:44 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:27 [ref. 36273], Arndt & Fricke 2019:24 [ref. 36883], Dalleau-Coudert et al. 2019:118 [ref. 40104], Zajonz et al. 2019:62 [ref. 36871], Akaike et al. 2021:19 [ref. 38809], Eudeline 2022:154 [ref. 39191], McCosker 2022:116 [ref. 39686], Murase et al. 2023:38 [ref. 40935], Allen & Erdmann 2024:117 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Myrichthys maculosus (Cuvier 1816). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Socotra (Yemen), Aldabra (Seychelles), Comoros, Mayotte (France), Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Marshall Islands and French Polynesia, north to southern Japan, Ogasawara Islands and Midway Atoll, south to Western Australia, Queensland (Australia), Lord Howe Island and Kermadec Islands. IUCN (2021): Not Assessed. Habitat: marine.

magnifica, Pisoodonophis Abbott [C. C.] 1860:476 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 12; ref. 15619] Hawaiian Islands and Johnston Island [central Pacific]. Holotype: ANSP 1013. Paratypes: ANSP 1014 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:133 [ref. 13621]. Original genus should have been Pisodonophis. •Valid as Myrichthys magnificus (Abbott 1860) -- (McCosker & Rosenblatt 1993:163 [ref. 21180], Randall 1995:62 [ref. 22896], Myers 1999:57 [ref. 23965], McCosker 2002:25 [ref. 25848], Randall 2005:32 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:134 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:67 [ref. 30952] datred 1861, McCosker & Allen 2012:39 [ref. 31763]). Current status: Valid as Myrichthys magnificus (Abbott 1860). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Hawaiian, Leeward islands and Johnston Atoll. Habitat: marine.

miyamotonis, Ophichthus Tanaka [S.] 1913:195, Pl. 52 (figs. 199-201) [Figures and descriptions of the fishes of Japan v. 11; ref. 14902] Oshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Holotype (unique): ZUMT 2923. Type catalog: Aizawa et al. 2022:148 [ref. 39647]. •Synonym of Myrichthys maculosus (Cuvier 1816) -- (McCosker & Rosenblatt 1993:161 [ref. 21180]). Current status: Synonym of Myrichthys maculosus (Cuvier 1816). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

naja, Ophicthys De Vis [C. W.] 1884:455 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 8 (pt 4); ref. 1089] South Sea islands. Holotype (unique): QM I.864. Original genus should have been Ophichthys. •Synonym of Myrichthys colubrinus (Boddaert 1781) -- (McCosker & Rosenblatt 1993:158 [ref. 21180]). Current status: Synonym of Myrichthys colubrinus (Boddaert 1781). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

ocellata, Muraenophis Lesueur [C. A.] 1825:108, Pl. 4 (fig. 3) [Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia v. 5 (pt 1); ref. 17523] Martinique Island, 15°23'N, 61°26'W, West Indies, Oregon station 5983, depth 15 meters. Neotype: ANSP 107304. Neotype designated by McCosker et al. 1989:377 [ref. 13288]. •Valid as Ophichthus ocellatus (Lesueur 1825) -- (Robins & Ray 1986:65 [ref. 23100], Scott & Scott 1988:87 [ref. 25518], Leiby in Smith 1989:829 [ref. 13285], McAllister 1990:49 [ref. 14674], Cervigón 1991:57 [ref. 24472], Cervigón 1992:373 [ref. 23827], Aguilera 1998:46 [ref. 24221]). •Valid as Myrichthys ocellatus (Lesueur 1825) -- (McCosker et al. 1989:377 [ref. 13288], McCosker & Rosenblatt 1993:163 [ref. 21180], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:139 [ref. 25013], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:149 [ref. 27754], Rocha & Rosa 2001:989 [ref. 25909], McCosker 2003:732 [ref. 26993], Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:35 [ref. 27192], Smith et al. 2003:7 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:63 [ref. 27807], McCosker & Allen 2012:39 [ref. 31763], Page et al. 2013:63 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:25 [ref. 33341], Robertson et al. 2020:159 [ref. 38098], Escobar-Sierra et al. 2021:74 [ref. 38844], Carvalho-Filho 2023:59 [ref. 40480], Hoff et al. 2023:7 [ref. 40463], Page et al. 2023:54 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Myrichthys ocellatus (Lesueur 1825). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Bermuda and Bahamas south to Santa Catarina (Brazil), including Caribbean Sea; ?eastern Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

oculata, Ophisurus fasciatus var. Bleeker [P.] 1864:64 [Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Néêrlandaises v. 4; ref. 4860] East Indies. No types known. •Synonym of Myrichthys colubrinus (Boddaert 1781) -- (McCosker & Rosenblatt 1993:157 [ref. 21180]). Current status: Synonym of Myrichthys colubrinus (Boddaert 1781). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

oculatus, Pisodonophis Kaup [J. J.] 1856:49 [Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 22 (pt. 1); ref. 2572] Curaçao. No types known. •Valid as Myrichthys oculatus (Kaup 1856) -- (McCosker 1977:78 [ref. 6836], Robins & Ray 1986:63 [ref. 23100], Cervigón 1991:55 [ref. 24472], Cervigón 1992:373 [ref. 23827], Aguilera 1998:47 [ref. 24221]). •Synonym of Myrichthys ocellatus (Lesueur 1825) -- (McCosker et al. 1989:377 [ref. 13288], McCosker & Rosenblatt 1993:163 [ref. 21180]). Current status: Synonym of Myrichthys ocellatus (Lesueur 1825). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

paleracio, Myrichthys McCosker [J. E.] & Allen [G. R.] 2012:36, Figs. 1-3a + front cover [aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology v. 18 (no. 1); ref. 31763] Layag Layag, 13.688°N, 120.841°E. Luzon Island, Batangas Province, Philippines. Holotype: CAS 233313. Paratypes: WAM 33154-001 (1). •Valid as Myrichthys paleracio McCosker & Allen 2012.-- (Allen & Erdmann 2012:107 [ref. 31980], McCosker 2014:339 [ref. 33288], Allen & Erdmann 2024:118 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Myrichthys paleracio McCosker & Allen 2012. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines; Ryukyu Islands (Japan). Habitat: marine.

pantostigmius, Myrichthys Jordan [D. S.] & McGregor [E. A.] in Jordan & Evermann 1898:2802 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 47; ref. 2445] Clarion Island, Revillagigedo Islands, off western Mexico. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 5710. Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:50 [ref. 12291]. Also in Jordan and McGregor 1899:274 [ref. 2488]. •Valid as Myrichthys pantostigmius Jordan & McGregor 1898 -- (McCosker & Rosenblatt 1993:164 [ref. 21180], Nelson et al. 2004:63 [ref. 27807], Béarez & Séret 2009:146 [ref. 36646], McCosker & Allen 2012:39 [ref. 31763], Page et al. 2013:63 [ref. 32708], Fourriére et al. 2016:441 [ref. 34668], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:606 [ref. 34923], Page et al. 2023:54 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Myrichthys pantostigmius Jordan & McGregor 1898. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Revillagigedo Islands (Mexico) and Clipperton Island (France). Habitat: marine.

pardalis, Ophisurus Valenciennes [A.] 1839:[90], Pl. 16 (fig. 2) [Ichthyologie des îles Canaries v. 2 (pt 2); ref. 4502] Canary Islands. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-2130. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:110-111 [ref. 20810]. Dates to Pl. 16 in 1839, p. 90 published in 1843. •Valid as Myrichthys pardalis (Valenciennes 1839) -- (McCosker 1977:79 [ref. 6836], McCosker et al. 1989:374 [ref. 13288], Leiby 1990:185 [ref. 13652], McCosker & Rosenblatt 1993:164 [ref. 21180], Afonso et al. 1999:69 [ref. 25466], Wirtz et al. 2007:25 [ref. 30263], McCosker & Allen 2012:39 [ref. 31763], Wirtz et al. 2013:118 [ref. 32972], McCosker 2016:1663 [ref. 34558], Carneiro et al. 2019:64 [ref. 37250], Reiner 2019:69 [ref. 38139], Fermon et al. 2022:118 [ref. 39448] possible). Current status: Valid as Myrichthys pardalis (Valenciennes 1839). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Canary Islands, Abbobón Island, São Tomé and Principe. Habitat: marine.

peninsulae, Callechelys Gilbert [C. H.] 1892:548 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 14 (no. 880); ref. 1626] La Paz Bay, Baja California, Mexico, Gulf of California. Holotype (unique): USNM 44297. Type catalog: Smith 1994:29 [ref. 21917]. •Valid as Myrichthys peninsulae (Gilbert 1892) -- (De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:242 [ref. 24545]). •Synonym of Myrichthys tigrinus Girard 1859 -- (McCosker & Rosenblatt 1993:165 [ref. 21180]). •Synonym of Myrichthys xysturus (Jordan & Gilbert 1882) -- (McCosker 1998:196 [ref. 23298]). Current status: Synonym of Myrichthys xysturus (Jordan & Gilbert 1882). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

pisavarius, Ophichthys Poey [F.] 1876:196? [Anales de la Sociedad Española de Historia Natural, Madrid v. 5 (for 5 Apr. 1876); ref. 3510] Cuba. No types known. Original not seen; may date to Poey 1880. •Synonym of Myrichthys breviceps (Richardson 1848) -- (McCosker et al. 1989:374 [ref. 13288], McCosker & Rosenblatt 1993:157 [ref. 21180]). Current status: Synonym of Myrichthys breviceps (Richardson 1848). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

quincunciatus, Ophichthys Günther [A.] 1870:83 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 8; ref. 1995] No locality. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1864.12.12.32. •Synonym of Myrichthys tigrinus Girard 1859 -- (McCosker & Rosenblatt 1993:165 [ref. 21180]). •Synonym of Myrichthys xysturus (Jordan & Gilbert 1882). Current status: Synonym of Myrichthys xysturus (Jordan & Gilbert 1882). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

rupestris, Myrichthys Snyder [J. O.] 1912:490 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 42 (no. 1913); ref. 14871] Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Holotype (unique): USNM 74048. Type catalog: Smith 1994:32 [ref. 21917]. •Synonym of Myrichthys maculosus (Cuvier 1816) -- (McCosker & Rosenblatt 1993:161 [ref. 21180]). Current status: Synonym of Myrichthys maculosus (Cuvier 1816). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

semicincta, Ophisurus fasciatus var. Bleeker [P.] 1864:64 [Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Néêrlandaises v. 4; ref. 4860] Seas of Indian Archipelago; said also to inhabit Indian and Polynesian Ocean. No types known. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Ophisurus semicinctus Lay & Bennett 1839; replaced by Myrichthys bleekeri Gosline 1951. •Objective synonym of Myrichthys bleekeri Gosline 1951 -- (McCosker 1977:78 [ref. 6836], Paxton et al. 1989:118 [ref. 12442]). •Synonym of Myrichthys colubrinus (Boddaert 1781) -- (McCosker & Rosenblatt 1993:157 [ref. 21180], McCosker 2002:27 [ref. 25848], McCosker et al. 2006:270 [ref. 29006]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Myrichthys colubrinus (Boddaert 1781). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

stypurus, Ophichthys Smith [R.] & Swain [J.] 1882:120 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 5 (no. 272); ref. 14298] Johnston Island, Pacific. Holotype (unique): USNM 26817. Type catalog: Smith 1994:35 [ref. 21917]. Original genus should have been spelled Ophichthus. •Synonym of Myrichthys magnificus (Abbott 1860) -- (McCosker & Rosenblatt 1993:163 [ref. 21180], Mundy 2005:134 [ref. 28379]). Current status: Synonym of Myrichthys magnificus (Abbott 1860). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

tigrina, Muraena Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1830:118, Pl. 30 (fig. 2) [Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Africa. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3843] Al Muwaylih, Tabuk Province, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea. Holotype (unique): SMF 3526. •Synonym of Myrichthys maculosus (Cuvier 1816) -- (McCosker 1977:79 [ref. 6836], Dor 1984:36 [ref. 29757], McCosker & Rosenblatt 1993:161 [ref. 21180], Golani & Fricke 2018:27 [ref. 36273]). Current status: Synonym of Myrichthys maculosus (Cuvier 1816). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

tigrinus, Myrichthys Girard [C. F.] 1859:58 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 11; ref. 1821] Adair Bay, Sonora, Mexico [not Oregon]. Holotype: USNM 1150 [= USNM 8810]. Type catalog: Smith 1994:33 [ref. 21917]. Subjectively invalid; secondarily preoccupied in Myrichthys by Muraena tigrina Rüppell 1830. •Treated as valid as Uropterygius tigrinus by Allen & Robertson 1994:303 [ref. 22193] [but it is not this species or family]. •Valid as Myrichthys tigrinus Girard 1859 -- (McCosker & Rosenblatt 1993:165 [ref. 21180], McCosker & Rosenblatt in Fischer et al. 1995:1337 [ref. 22830], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:170 [ref. 24023], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:118 [ref. 24555], Thomson et al. 2000:292 [ref. 25640], Nelson et al. 2004:63 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:20 [ref. 37547] as tiginus, McCosker & Allen 2012:39 [ref. 31763], Page et al. 2013:63 [ref. 32708], Galván-Villa et al. 2016:144 [ref. 34871], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:606 [ref. 34923], González-Murcia et al. 2019:289 [ref. 36544], Love et al. 2021:36 [ref. 39279]). •Synonym of Myrichthys xysturus (Jordan & Gilbert 1882) -- when both xysturus and tigrinus are in Myrichthys. 2°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Myrichthys xysturus (Jordan & Gilbert 1882). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

undulatus, Leptocephalus Strömman [P. H.] 1896:27, Pl. 2 (figs. 4-6) [Leptocephalids in the University Zoological Museum at Upsala; ref. 4294] Coast of Georgia, U.S.A., 29°N, 72°W. Holotype (unique): ZMUU 695. Type catalog: Wallin 1996:62 [ref. 32133] •Synonym of Myrichthys breviceps (Richardson 1848) -- (McCosker et al. 1989:374 [ref. 13288], Leiby in Smith 1989:827 [ref. 13285], McCosker & Rosenblatt 1993:157 [ref. 21180]). Current status: Synonym of Myrichthys breviceps (Richardson 1848). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

xysturus, Ophichthys Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] 1882:346 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 4 (no. 237); ref. 2470] Mazatlán, Sinaloa, western Mexico. Syntypes: USNM 28142 (1, not found in 1980), 28247 (1), 29642 (1). Type catalog: Smith 1994:35 [ref. 21917]. •Synonym of Myrichthys tigrinus Girard 1859 -- (McCosker & Rosenblatt 1993:165 [ref. 21180]). •Valid as Myrichthys xysturus (Jordan & Gilbert 1882) -- (McCosker 1977:79 [ref. 6836], McCosker 1998:196 [ref. 23298], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:188 [ref. 30957], Page et al. 2023:54 [ref. 40505], Vela-Espinosa et al. 2023:6 [ref. 40981]). Current status: Valid as Myrichthys xysturus (Jordan & Gilbert 1882). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.