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Species related to Ophichthus rugifer: [ 1 ] record

rugifer, Ophichthus Jordan [D. S.] & Bollman [C. H.] 1890:155 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 12 (no. 770); ref. 2433] Santa María Island [Charles Island], Galápagos Islands. Holotype (unique): USNM 41428. Type catalog: Smith 1994:34 [ref. 21917]. •Synonym of Ophichthus triserialis (Kaup 1856) -- (authors). •Valid as Ophichthus rugifer Jordan & Bollman 1890 -- (McCosker & Rosenblatt 1998:415 [ref. 23645], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:188 [ref. 30957], McCosker et al. 2012:11 [ref. 31982], Sánchez-Jiménez et al. 2018:6 [ref. 36248]). Current status: Valid as Ophichthus rugifer Jordan & Bollman 1890. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Galápagos Islands and Cocos Island. Habitat: marine.