Species that contain: Chilara and taylori [ 2 ] records

novaculum, Ophidion Harry [R. R.] 1951:30, Figs. 1-2 [Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin v. 4 (no. 1); ref. 12893] Avalon Bay, Santa Catalina Island, off southern California, U.S.A., depth 18 fathoms. Holotype: CAS-SU 15964. Paratypes: CAS-SU 15965 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:102 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Chilara taylori (Girard 1858) -- (Robins in Nielsen et al. 1999:39 [ref. 24448]). Current status: Synonym of Chilara taylori (Girard 1858). Ophidiidae: Ophidiinae. Habitat: marine.

taylori, Ophidion Girard [C. F.] 1858:138 [General report upon zoology of the several Pacific railroad routes, 1857; ref. 4911] Monterey, California, U.S.A. Syntypes: MCZ 35928 [ex USNM 867] (2), UMMZ 146978 (1), USNM 867 (orig. 6, now 5). •Valid as Chilara taylori (Girard 1858) -- (Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:102 [ref. 9277], Matarese et al. 1989:214 [ref. 26885], Lea 1997:964 [ref. 22978], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:210 [ref. 24023], Lea & Béarez 1999:99 [ref. 23837], Robins in Nielsen et al. 1999:39 [ref. 24448], Nelson et al. 2004:91 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:50 [ref. 37547], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:197 [ref. 28944], Page et al. 2013:94 [ref. 32708], Pietsch & Orr 2015:27 [ref. 34694], Kells et al. 2016:112 [ref. 35888], Burton & Lea 2019:51 [ref. 37205], Love et al. 2021:82 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:108 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Chilara taylori (Girard 1858). Ophidiidae: Ophidiinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Washington (U.S.A.) south to Ecuador, including Gulf of California (Mexico). Habitat: marine.