Ophichthus apicalis (Bennett, 1830)

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Ophisurus apicalis Bennett, 1830:692 (type locality: Sumatra, Indonesia).

Ophichthus apicalis (Bennett, 1830):?Shen et al., 1993:113;?Shao et al., 2008:238;?Ho et al., 2010:table 1;?Chiu et al. 2013:206; McCosker & Ho, 2015:73.

Ophichthys apicalis (Bennett, 1830):?Chen & Weng. 1967:72;?Chen, 1969:137;?Shen 1984a:118;?Chen & Yu, 1986:259.

Remarks. This name has been applied to more than one species. Several recently described species, including O. machidai, O. obtusus and O. shaoi from Taiwan have all previously been misidentified as this species. As the type was lost, no details are available for this species. Chiu et al. (2013) recognized this species but without providing any voucher for it. McCosker & Ho (2015) recognized three specimens as the present species.