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596. Ophichthua triserialis (Kaup). 



Pacific coast of tropical America, rather common from Lower Cali- 

 fornia to the Galapagos. 



Muraenopsis triserialis Kaup, Apodal Fishes, 1856, 12, Pacific. 



Herpetoichthijs callisoma Abbott, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., XII, 

 1860, 475, locality unknown. 



Ophisurus californiensis Garrett, Proc. Calif. Acad. Nat. Sci., Ill, 1863, 

 66, Margarita Bay, Lower California. 



Ophichthus rugifer Jordan and Bollman, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., XII, 

 1889, 155, Charles Island, Galapagos; young with longer pectorals. 



597. Ophichthus biserialis (Garman). 



GalapagDS Islands. 



Ophichlhi/s biserialis Garman, Mem. Mus. Comp. Zool., XXIV, 1899, 

 311, Chatham Island. 



598. Ophichthus chamensis Meek and Hildebrand. 



Panama. 



Ophichthus chamensis Meek and Hildebrand, Field Mus. Nat. Hist., 

 Zool., XV, 1923, 155, PI. VIII, fig. 2, Chame Point, Panama. 



Subgenus SCYTALOPHIS Kaup. 



599. Ophichthus gomesii (Castelnau). Sea serpent; Sea eel; Whipsnake eel. 



South Carolina to Rio Janeiro; generally common, especially about 



the Florida Keys and Cuba. 

 Ophisurus gomesii Castelnau, Anim. Amr^r. Sud, 1855, 84, pi. 44, fig. 2; 



Rio Janeiro. 

 Ophisurus chnjsops Poey, Memorias, II, 1861, 321, Habana. 

 Oxydontichthys brachyurus Poey, Synopsis, 1868, 426; and Poe.y, 



Enumeratio, II, 1875, 155, Habana. 

 Oxydontichthys macrurus Poey, Anal. Soc. Espaiiola Hist. Nat., 1880, 



254, Habana 

 Oxydontichthys limbatus Poey, loc. cit., 254, Habana; name a substitute 



for brachyurus. 



600. Ophichthus zophochir (Jordan and Gilbert). 



Pacific Coast of Mexico, Guaymas to Acapulco. 



Ophichthys zophochir Jordan and Gilbert, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., IV, 

 1881, 347. 



601. Ophichthus magnioculus (Kaup). 



West Indies to Brazil; Aspinwall. 



Scytalophis magnioculus Kaup, Apodal Fishes, 1856, 13, fig. 7, St. 

 Croix; Brazil. 



602. Ophichthus parilis (Richardson). 



Cuba to Brazil. 



Ophisurus parilis Richardson, Voy. Erebus and Terror, 1844, 105, West 



Indies. 

 Ophirhthys pauciporus Poey, Repertorlo, II, 1868, 255, pi. 3, fig. 5. 



Genus 227. MYSTRIOPHIS Kaup. 



Mystriophis Kaup, Apodal Fishes, 1856, 10 (Ophisurus rostellatus 



Richardson) . 

 Crotolopsis Kaup, Abhandl. Natur. Verein Hamburg, IV, 1860, 12 



(C. quinctifer Kaup). 

 Echiopsis Kaup, loc. cit., 13, {Ophisurus intertinctus Richardson). 

 Macrodonophis Poey, Repertorio, II, 1867, 251 {M. mordax ophiurut 



Poey) . 



Subgenus ECHIOPSIS Kaup 



603. Mystriophis intertinctus (Richardson). 



West Indies, north to Poiisacola, Fla. 



Ophisurus intertinrtus Richardson, Vov. Erebus and Terror, Fishes, 



1844, 102, West Indies. 

 Ophisurus sugillatus Richardson, loc. cit., 103, probably West Indies. 

 Crolalopsis punctifer Kaup, Abhandl. Natur. Verein Hamburg, IV, 



1860, 2, 12, pi. 1, fig. 3, Puerto Cabello. 

 Conger mordax Poey, Memorias, II, 1861, 319, Cuba. 

 Ophichthys schneideri Steindachner, Ich. Beitr., VIII, 1879, 66, Brazil. 



