rostellatus, Ophisurus Richardson [J.] 1848:105 [Ichthyology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror v. 2 (2); ref. 3740] Senegal. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1982.5.7.5. •Valid as Mystriophis rostellatus (Richardson 1848) -- (McCosker 1977:79 [ref. 6836], McCosker & Castle 1986:182 [ref. 5690], Leiby 1990:187 [ref. 13652], Bianchi & Carpenter in Bianchi et al. 1993:136 [ref. 25472], McCosker & Randall 2001:4 [ref. 25635], Wirtz et al. 2013:118 [ref. 32972], McCosker 2016:1663 [ref. 34558], Reiner 2019:70 [ref. 38139], Fermon et al. 2022:118 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Mystriophis rostellatus (Richardson 1848). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Mauritania south to Namibia, including São Tomé and Principe. Habitat: marine.