Ophichthus machidai McCosker, Ide & Endo 2012

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Ophichthus machidai McCosker, Ide & Endo 2012:8, figs. 4–6 (type locality: Tosa Bay, Saga fish market (33°04.48'N, 133°06.80'E), Kuroshio-chu, Kochi Prefecture, Japan). Chiu et al., 2013:204; McCosker & Ho, 2015:73.

Remarks. Previous records of O. apicalis may include misidentification of this species. It is common in bycatch of bottom trawls.