Species that contain: Ophichthus and altipennis [ 3 ] records

altipennis, Microdonophis Kaup [J. J.] 1856:43 [Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 22 (pt. 1); ref. 2572] Makassar, Sulawesi Selatan, Sulawesi Island, Indonesia. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-2151 (1), ?RMNH 3740 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:107-108 [ref. 20810], Hibino & McCosker 2020:329 [ref. 37588]. Also appeared in Kaup 1856:6, Pl. 1 (fig. 3 [not 4]) [ref. 2573] as altipinnis. •Valid as Ophichthus altipennis (Kaup 1856) -- (McCosker 1977:81 [ref. 6836] as altipinnis, Bauchot et al. 1993:107 [ref. 20810], Smith & McCosker 1999:1668 [ref. 24715] as altipinnis, Randall et al. 2002:155 [ref. 26192], McCosker & Randall 2002:798 [ref. 26226], Allen & Adrim 2003:24 [ref. 26830] as altipinnis, Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S95 [ref. 27377], Randall 2005:32 [ref. 28239], McCosker et al. 2006:271 [ref. 29006], Ji & Kim 2011:66 [ref. 31152], Allen & Erdmann 2012:108 [ref. 31980], McCosker et al. 2012:7 [ref. 31982], Larson et al. 2013:27 [ref. 32988], McCosker 2014:339 [ref. 33288], McCosker & Ho 2015:73 [ref. 34123], Ho et al. 2015:171 [ref. 34130], Hibino et al. 2019:302 [ref. 36433], Hibino & McCosker 2020:329 [ref. 37588], Kim et al. 2020:53 [ref. 39118], McCosker et al. 2020:34 [ref. 37376], Ji et al. 2021:243 [ref. 39406], Eudeline 2022:154 [ref. 39191], McCosker 2022:120 [ref. 39686], Kodeeswaran et al. 2023:7 [ref. 40457], Allen & Erdmann 2024:118 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Ophichthus altipennis (Kaup 1856). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: ?Mayotte (France); Maldives and west coast of India east to Marshall Islands and Society Islands (French Polynesia), north to Korea and Japan, south to Western Australia and Queensland (Australia). Habitat: marine.

melanochir, Ophichthys Bleeker [P.] 1864:44 [Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde v. 2; ref. 408] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1867.11.28.283. •Valid as Ophichthus melanochir Bleeker 1864 -- (McCosker 1977:81 [ref. 6836], Allen & Swainston 1988:34 [ref. 25477], Paxton et al. 1989:119 [ref. 12442], Allen 1997:56 [ref. 23977], Smith & McCosker 1999:1669 [ref. 24715], Hutchins 2001:17 [ref. 25847], Myers & Donaldson 2003:612 [ref. 27495]). •Synonym of Ophichthus altipennis (Kaup 1856) -- (Randall et al. 2002:155 [ref. 26192], McCosker & Randall 2002:798 [ref. 26226], Randall 2005:32 [ref. 28239], McCosker et al. 2006:271 [ref. 29006], Hibino et al. 2019:301 [ref. 36433], Hibino & McCosker 2020:329 [ref. 37588]). Current status: Synonym of Ophichthus altipennis (Kaup 1856). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

zophistius, Pisoodonophis Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.] 1901:868, Fig. 15 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 23 (no. 1239); ref. 2508] Outside Bay of Tokyo, near Misaki, Japan. Holotype (unique): CAS 106475 [ex CAS-SU 6475]. Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:50 [ref. 12291], Hibino & McCosker 2020:333 [ref. 37588]. Original genus should have been Pisodonophis. •Valid as Pisodonophis zophistius Jordan & Snyder 1901 -- (McCosker 1977:83 [ref. 6836] as zophistus, Yogo 1997:4 [ref. 24371], Smith & McCosker 1999:1669 [ref. 24715], Nakabo 2000:224 [ref. 25086], Shimizu 2001:20 [ref. 25799], Nakabo 2002:224 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:143, 492 [ref. 26218] as Pisoodonophis, Shinohara et al. 2005:400 [ref. 28370]). •Synonym of Ophichthus altipennis (Kaup 1856) -- (Randall 2005:32 [ref. 28239], Ji & Kim 2011:61 [ref. 31152]). •Valid as Ophichthus zophistius (Jordan & Snyder 1901) -- (Hibino et al. 2019:302 [ref. 36433], Shitamitsu & Sunobe 2019:2 [ref. 36767], Hibino & McCosker 2020:332 [ref. 37588], Sonoyama et al. 2020:18 [ref. 37637]). Current status: Valid as Ophichthus zophistius (Jordan & Snyder 1901). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, and one specimen pelagic in central northwestern Pacific Ocean at 28°21.5’N 135°01.7’E. Habitat: marine.