alternans, Ophisurus Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1824:243, Pl. 45 (fig. 2) [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 3574] Guam, Mariana Islands, western Pacific. Holotype: MNHN A-8676. Paratypes: MNHN B-2739 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:110 [ref. 20810]. •Synonym of Myrichthys colubrinus (Boddaert 1781) -- (Bauchot et al. 1993:110 [ref. 20810], McCosker & Rosenblatt 1993:157 [ref. 21180]). Current status: Synonym of Myrichthys colubrinus (Boddaert 1781). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.