Species that contain: Ophichthus and remiger [ 9 ] records

ater, Ophichthys (Herpetoichthys) Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1866:525 [Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1866; ref. 3439] Chile. Holotype (unique): ZMB 3978. •Valid as Ophichthus ater Peters 1866 -- (McCosker 1977:81 [ref. 6836], Pequeño 1989:25 [ref. 14125]). •Synonym of Ophichthus remiger (Valenciennes 1837) -- (McCosker & Rosenblatt 1998:413 [ref. 23645]). Current status: Synonym of Ophichthus remiger (Valenciennes 1837). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

biserialis, Ophichthys Garman [S.] 1899:311 [Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 24; ref. 1540] San Cristóbal Island [Chatham Island], Galápagos Islands. Holotype (unique): MCZ 28454. •Synonym of Ophichthus remiger (Valenciennes 1837) -- (McCosker & Rosenblatt 1998:415 [ref. 23645]). Current status: Synonym of Ophichthus remiger (Valenciennes 1837). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

callaensis, Ophichthys Günther [A.] 1873:92 [12] [Journal des Museum Godeffroy v. 1 (no. 4); ref. 6424] Callao, Peru. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1873.6.23.7 [ex MGH 21]. On p. 12 of separate. •Valid as Ophichthus callaensis Günther 1873 -- (McCosker 1977:81 [ref. 6836] as callensis, Pequeño 1989:25 [ref. 14125], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:121 [ref. 24555]). •Synonym of Ophichthus remiger (Valenciennes 1837) -- (McCosker & Rosenblatt 1998:413 [ref. 23645]). Current status: Synonym of Ophichthus remiger (Valenciennes 1837). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

dicellurus, Ophisurus Richardson [J.] 1845:no p., Pl. 48 (figs. 2-4) [Ichthyology.--Part 2. The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Sulphur; ref. 20574] Chang Jiang [Yangtze River] apparently in error, probably eastern Pacific. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1848.3.18.94. Available from plate. Text in Richardson 1845:106 [ref. 20275]. •Valid as Ophichthus dicellurus Richardson 1845 -- (Pequeño 1989:25 [ref. 14125]). •Synonym of Ophichthus remiger (Valenciennes 1837) -- (McCosker & Rosenblatt 1998:413 [ref. 23645] with remarks on locality). Current status: Synonym of Ophichthus remiger (Valenciennes 1837). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

exilis, Ophichthys Seale [A.] 1917:86 [Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 61 (no. 4); ref. 4001] Market in Santiago, Chile. Holotype: MCZ 28401. Paratypes: USNM 153611 [ex MCZ 28401] (1). Type catalog: Smith 1994:34 [ref. 21917]. •Probably a synonym of Ophichthus ramiger (Valenciennes 1847) -- (McCosker in Smith 1994:34 [ref. 21917]). •Synonym of Ophichthus remiger (Valenciennes 1837) -- (McCosker & Rosenblatt 1998:413 [ref. 23645]). Current status: Synonym of Ophichthus remiger (Valenciennes 1837). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

pacifici, Ophichthys Günther [A.] 1870:76 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 8; ref. 1995] Chile. Lectotype: BMNH 1866.12.27.5. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1868.1.11.16-18 (3). Lectotype selected by McCosker & Rosenblatt 1998:415 [ref. 23645]. •Valid as Ophichthus pacifici Günther 1870 -- (McCosker 1977:81 [ref. 6836], Pequeño 1989:25 [ref. 14125], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:121 [ref. 24555]). •Synonym of Ophichthus remiger (Valenciennes 1837) -- (McCosker & Rosenblatt 1998:413 [ref. 23645]). Current status: Synonym of Ophichthus remiger (Valenciennes 1837). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

ramiger, Ophisurus Valenciennes [A.] 1847:11 [Voyage dans l'Amérique méridionale v. 5 (art. 2); ref. 5010] Eastern Pacific. Technically dates to plate that was published in 1837; the name was spelled remiger. The spelling ramiger is the synonym of Ophichthys remiger. •Valid as Ophichthys ramiger (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Bussing & López S. 1994:42 [ref. 23101]). •Valid as Ophichthus ramiger (Valenciennes 1837) -- (McCosker & Rosenblatt in Fischer et al. 1995:1338 [ref. 22830], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:120 [ref. 24555]). •Synonym of Ophichthus remiger (Valenciennes 1837). Current status: Synonym of Ophichthus remiger (Valenciennes 1837). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

remiger, Ophisurus Valenciennes [A.] 1837:Pl. 12 (fig. 2) [Voyage dans l'Amérique méridionale; ref. 20720] Valparaíso, Chile. Lectotype: MNHN B-2748 (largest of 3). Paralectotypes: MNHN B-2748 (2 of 3). Valenciennes specimens: BMNH 1866.12.27.5 (1), MNHN A-9955 (3). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:111 [ref. 20810]. Name available from plate as remiger, description in Valenciennes 1847:11 [ref. 5010] as Ophisurus ramiger. The spelling remiger should be used. The figured specimen cannot be identified as the holotype so McCosker & Rosenblatt 1998:414-415 [ref. 23645] selected a lectotype from 3 "syntypes" in the Paris collection collected by d'Orbigny. Plate 12 published in 1837. •Valid as Ophichthus remiger (Valenciennes 1837) -- (McCosker 1977:81 [ref. 6836], Pequeño 1989:25 [ref. 14125], McCosker & Rosenblatt 1998:413 [ref. 23645], Tang & Zhang 2002:855 [ref. 26492], Barriga Salazar 2014:104 [ref. 35745], Robertson et al. 2017:35 [ref. 35676], Siccha-Ramirez et al. 2023:103 [ref. 40816]). Current status: Valid as Ophichthus remiger (Valenciennes 1837). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Nicaragua south to Chile. Habitat: marine.

uniserialis, Ophichthys Cope [E. D.] 1877:47 [31] [Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society v. 17; ref. 18033] Peru (probably Pacasmayo Bay). Holotype (unique): ANSP 21152. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:134 [ref. 13621]. On p. 31 of separate. •Synonym of Ophichthus remiger (Valenciennes 1837) -- (McCosker & Rosenblatt 1998:413 [ref. 23645]). Current status: Synonym of Ophichthus remiger (Valenciennes 1837). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.