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Species in the genus Skythrenchelys: [ 3 ] records

lentiginosa, Skythrenchelys Castle [P. H. J.] & McCosker [J. E.] 1999:119, Figs. 1D-F, 2B [Records of the Australian Museum v. 51 (nos 2-3); ref. 24075] Port Sudan Harbour, Sudan, Red Sea, 19°38'N, 37°07'E, depth 25 meters. Holotype (unique): BPBM 29320. •Synonym of Skythrenchelys macrostomus (Bleeker 1864) -- (Hibino et al. 2013:[1] [ref. 32505], Golani & Fricke 2018:29 [ref. 36273]). Current status: Synonym of Skythrenchelys macrostomus (Bleeker 1864). Ophichthidae: Myrophinae. Habitat: marine.

macrostomus, Muraenichthys Bleeker [P.] 1864:38 [Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde v. 2; ref. 408] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1867.11.28.313. •Valid as Muraenichthys macrostomus Bleeker 1864 -- (McCosker 1970:508 [ref. 2931], McCosker 1977:59 [ref. 6836], Castle & McCosker 1999:121 [ref. 24075], Smith & McCosker 1999:1667 [ref. 24715]). •Valid as Skythrenchelys macrostoma (Bleeker 1864) -- (McCosker 2022:132 [ref. 39686]). •Valid as Skythrenchelys macrostomus (Bleeker 1864) -- (Hibino et al. 2013:[1] [ref. 32505], McCosker 2014:339 [ref. 33288], Hibino et al. 2015:47 [ref. 34119], Golani & Fricke 2018:29 [ref. 36273]). Current status: Valid as Skythrenchelys macrostomus (Bleeker 1864). Ophichthidae: Myrophinae. Distribution: Red Sea; western Pacific: Maluku (Indonesia) and Philippines east to Samoa. Habitat: marine.

zabra, Skythrenchelys Castle [P. H. J.] & McCosker [J. E.] 1999:116, Figs. 1A-C, 2A [Records of the Australian Museum v. 51 (nos 2-3); ref. 24075] Thevara, Ernakulam, southern India, 10°00'N, 76°16'E, shallow turbid water. Holotype: NMNZ 35152. Paratypes: AMS 38844-001 (1); BPBM 38404 (1); CAS 99802 (2, 1 c&s); MNHN 1998-0681 (1); NMNZ 35153 (2); NTM S.10031-004 (1); USNM 148574 (1), 193227 (1). •Valid as Skythrenchelys zabra Castle & McCosker 1999 -- (McCosker in Randall & Lim 2000:586 [ref. 25122], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S95 [ref. 27377], McCosker et al. 2006:277 [ref. 29006], Hibino et al. 2013:[4] [ref. 32505], Larson et al. 2013:28 [ref. 32988], McCosker 2014:339 [ref. 33288], Hibino et al. 2015:47 [ref. 34119], Ho et al. 2015:176 [ref. 34130], Motomura et al. 2017:34 [ref. 35490], Hibino in Kimura et al. 2018:27 [ref. 36460], Mohapatra et al. 2019:414 [ref. 36693], McCosker 2022:133 [ref. 39686]). Current status: Valid as Skythrenchelys zabra Castle & McCosker 1999. Ophichthidae: Myrophinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: southern and eastern India east to Taiwan, south to northern Australia. Habitat: marine.