Species that contain: Echelus and myrus [ 7 ] records

kefersteini, Leptocephalus Kaup [J. J.] 1860:270, Pl. 3 (fig. A) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 3) v. 6 (no. 34) (art. 36); ref. 2582] Messina, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1860.9.31.3. •Synonym of Echelus myrus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Blache et al. 1973:245 [ref. 7185] in part). •Synonym of Dalophis imberbis (Delaroche 1809) -- (Blache et al. 1973:249 [ref. 7185] in part). Current status: Synonym of Dalophis imberbis (Delaroche 1809). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

longicollis, Muraena Cuvier [G.] 1816:231 [Le Règne Animal; ref. 993] Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:128 [ref. 20810]. Based on Muraena myrus of Lacepède, v. 2, Pl. 3 (fig. 3). •Synonym of Echelus mirus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (P. Parenti, pers. comm.). Current status: Synonym of Echelus myrus (Linnaeus 1758). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

myrus, Muraena Linnaeus [C.] 1758:245 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Mediterranean Sea [original: "in Mari Mediterraneo"]; localities include southern France; Lesbos Island, Greece. Syntypes: NRM 47 (1), 147 (1). Type catalog: Fernholm & Wheeler 1983:211-212 [ref. 20707]. Originally based on at least 16 pre-Linnaean sources including Artedi 1738:24 [ref. 30578] and Artedi 1738:40 [ref. 30349] as Muræna rostro acuto lituris albidis vario, margine pinnæ dorsalis nigro; Rondelet 1554:407 [ref. 30354] as Myrus, Gesner 1558:681 [ref. 30350] as Myrus, Charleton 1668:126 [ref. 30580] as Myrus, Willughby 1686:109 [ref. 30164] and Ray 1713:37 [ref. 30231] as Myrus. Misspelled mirus by Cabrera et al. 1817 [ref. 17319], see Graells 1887:175 [ref. 30438]. •Valid as Echelus myrus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (McCosker 1977:76 [ref. 6836], Blache et al. 1973:245 [ref. 7185], Bauchot in Whitehead et al. 1986:581 [ref. 13676], Leiby 1990:182 [ref. 13652], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:32 [ref. 26753], Golani 2005:17 [ref. 37112], Fricke et al. 2007:24 [ref. 29533], Fricke 2008:15 [ref. 30182], Wirtz et al. 2013:118 [ref. 32972], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:18 [ref. 36649], Goren & Galil 2015:521 [ref. 33910], McCosker 2016:1664 [ref. 34558], Artüz & Fricke 2019:553 [ref. 36612], Carneiro et al. 2019:64 [ref. 37250], Elbaraasi et al. 2019:92 [ref. 36864], Reiner 2019:67 [ref. 38139], Bariche & Fricke 2020:36 [ref. 37515], Kovačić et al. 2020:12 [ref. 37519], Golani 2021:15 [ref. 38303], Kovačić et al. 2021:21 [ref. 39014], Fermon et al. 2022:117 [ref. 39448], Khrema et al. 2023:236 [ref. 40680]). Current status: Valid as Echelus myrus (Linnaeus 1758). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea; Sea of Marmara; eastern Atlantic: Bay of Biscay south to Congo, including Madeira and São Tomé and Principe. Habitat: brackish, marine.

pachyrhynchus, Myrus Vaillant [L. L.] 1888:81, Pl. 5 (fig. 1, 1a-b) [Expéditions scientifiques du "Travailleur" et du "Talisman"; ref. 4496] Off Morocco (depth 1435 meters); Cape Verde Islands (depth 460 meters). Lectotype: MNHN 1884-0432. Paralectotypes: MNHN 1884-0431 (1), 1884-0435 (1), 1884-0438 (1). Type information: Bauchot et al. 1993:108-109, 116 [ref. 20810] with MNHN 1884-431 as holotype. Lectotype selected by Poll 1953:140-143 [?ref. 12713]. •Valid as Echelus pachyrhynchus (Vaillant 1888) -- (McCosker 1977:76 [ref. 6836], Leiby 1990:182 [ref. 13652], McCosker 2016:1664 [ref. 34558], Reiner 2019:68 [ref. 38139], Fermon et al. 2022:117 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Echelus pachyrhynchus (Vaillant 1888). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Morocco south to central Namibia, including Cape Verde Islands and São Tomé and Principe. Habitat: marine.

polyrinus, Echelus Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:69 [Indice d'ittiologia siciliana; ref. 3595] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. No types known. •Synonym of Echelus myrus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Parenti 2019:110 [ref. 37117]), Current status: Synonym of Echelus myrus (Linnaeus 1758). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

punctatus, Echelus Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:65 [Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia; ref. 3594] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Also appeared in Rafinesque 1810:42 [ref. 3595]. •Valid as Echelus punctatus Rafinesque 1810 -- (McCosker 1977:77 [ref. 6836]). •Synonym of Echelus myrus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Leiby 1990:182 [ref. 13652], Parenti 2019:102 [ref. 37117]). Current status: Synonym of Echelus myrus (Linnaeus 1758). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

vulgaris, Muraena Kaup [J. J.] 1856:53 [Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 22 (pt. 1); ref. 2572] New name for Muraena myrus Linnaeus 1758. •Synonym of Echelus myrus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Blache et al. 1973:245 [ref. 7185]). Current status: Synonym of Echelus myrus (Linnaeus 1758). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.