Ophichthus altipennis (Kaup, 1856)

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Microdonophis altipennis Kaup, 1856a:43 (type locality: Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia). Pisoodonophis zophistius Jordan & Snyder, 1901: Chen et al.,2010:28.

Ophichthus altipennis (Kaup, 1856) . McCosker & Ho, 2015:73.

Remarks. Chen et al. (2010) firstly provided underwater photographs identified as Pisoodonophis zophistius, which is a junior synonym of this species. McCosker & Randall (2002) discussed the nomenclatural confusion about this species and established the validity of Ophichthus altipennis . Two voucher specimens were found (NTUM 1793 and NTUM 50567) in the collection by YH.