Species that contain: Pythonichthys and asodes [ 1 ] records

asodes, Pythonichthys Rosenblatt [R. H.] & Rubinoff [I.] 1972:356, Figs. 1-3 [Bulletin of Marine Science v. 22 (no. 2); ref. 7124] Fort Amador Causeway, entrance to Panama Canal, Panama, depth 17 meters. Holotype: USNM 206183. Paratypes: ANSP 127416-17 (6, 1); ?SIO [ex UMML] (17), ?SIO [ex UMML 23481] (10), SIO 15-98 (1) (ex UCLA W58-278), 15-245 (1) (ex UCLA W58-305), 67-26 (1), 67-27 (1); ?UF 228629 [ex UMML 28629] (3, 1 c&s); USNM 207028 [ex SIO 67-25] (1). Additional material: SIO 73-319 (4, c&s). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:112 [ref. 13621], Smith 1994:13 [ref. 21917]. •Valid as Pythonichthys asodes Rosenblatt & Rubinoff 1972 -- (Smith 1989:52 [ref. 13285], Bussing & López S. 1994:44 [ref. 23101], Nelson et al. 2004:60 [ref. 27807], Smith et al. 2012:491 [ref. 32196], Page et al. 2013:60 [ref. 32708], Page et al. 2023:51 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:112 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Pythonichthys asodes Rosenblatt & Rubinoff 1972. Heterenchelyidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: southern Gulf of California (Mexico) south to Panama. IUCN (2010): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.