Species that contain: Callechelys and perryae [ 2 ] records

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.

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.