Species that contain: Caecula and mindora [ 2 ] records

mindora, Caecula Jordan [D. S.] & Richardson [R. E.] 1908:239, Fig. 4 [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 27(Doc. 640) (for 1907); ref. 2492] Mindoro Island, Philippines. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 20209. Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:49 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Lamnostoma mindora (Jordan & Richardson 1908) -- (McCosker 1977:69 [ref. 6836], Séret & Dingerkus 1992:169 [ref. 22389], Kottelat et al. 1993:12 [ref. 23448], Smith & McCosker 1999:1668 [ref. 24715], Zhang et al. 2010:369 [ref. 31511], McCosker 2014:339 [ref. 33288] as ? from Philippines, Ho et al. 2015:168 [ref. 34130], Miesen et al. 2016:81 [ref. 34492], Chiu et al. 2018:20 [ref. 36033], Jamandre 2023:160 [ref. 40455]). Current status: Valid as Lamnostoma mindora (Jordan & Richardson 1908). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Philippines, Java (Indonesia), eastern and southwestern Taiwan. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

taylori, Caecula Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1923:183, Pl. 6 (fig. 2) [Philippine Journal of Science v. 23 (no. 2); ref. 2117] Cabatoan River, near Iba, Zambales, Philippines. Holotype (unique): BSMP (presumed destroyed). •Synonym of Lamnostoma mindora (Jordan & Richardson 1908) -- (Chiu et al. 2018:22 [ref. 36033]). •Valid as Lamnostoma taylori (Herre 1923) -- (McCosker 1977:69 [ref. 6836], Séret & Dingerkus 1992:169 [ref. 22389], Smith & McCosker 1999:1668 [ref. 24715], Kottelat 2013:45 [ref. 32989], McCosker 2014:339 [ref. 33288], Jamandre 2023:160 [ref. 40455]). Current status: Valid as Lamnostoma taylori (Herre 1923). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Philippines. Habitat: freshwater.