Species that contain: Apterichtus and ansp [ 1 ] records ansp, Verma Böhlke [J. E.] 1968:3, Fig. 1 [Notulae Naturae (Philadelphia) No. 415; ref. 7873] Green Cay, about 1/4 mile north of center of cay, north of Rose Island, vicinity of Nassau, Bahamas, depth 50 feet. Holotype: ANSP 98366. Paratypes: ANSP 98367-69 (4, 4, 2), 111662-63 (1, 5), 111664 (1, c&s), 130692 (1); UF 10304 (1). Type catalog: Gilbert 1974:110 [ref. 21035], Böhlke 1984:132 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Apterichtus ansp (Böhlke 1968) -- (McCosker 1977:66 [ref. 6836], Burgess et al. 1980:75 [ref. 41504], Robins & Ray 1986:64 [ref. 23100], Scott & Scott 1988:85 [ref. 25518], McCosker et al. 1989:319 [ref. 13288], Leiby in Smith 1989:851 [ref. 13285], McAllister 1990:48 [ref. 14674], Machida & Ohta 1994:3 [ref. 21444], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:138 [ref. 25013], 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], McCosker & Hibino 2015:54 [ref. 33725], Hibino et al. 2016:148 [ref. 34475], Fricke et al. 2024:120 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Apterichtus ansp (Böhlke 1968). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Bermuda and Massachusetts (U.S.A.) south to Puerto Rico. IUCN (2015): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.
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