Ophichthus macrochir (Bleeker, 1853)

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Ophisurus macrochir Bleeker, 1853a:26 (type locality: Jakarta, Java, Indonesia).

Ophichthus macrochir (Bleeker, 1853a): Shen et al., 1993:113; Shao et al., 2008:238; Chen, 2004:30; Ho et al., 2010:19, table 1; McCosker & Ho, 2015:72.

Ophichthys macrochir (Bleeker, 1853a): Chen & Weng, 1967:73; Chen, 1969:137; Shen 1984a:118; Chen & Yu, 1986:259.

Remarks. Most specimens examined have 207–218 total vertebrae. However, one specimen with 186 total vertebrae is possibly a different species or has a damaged tail.