| Citation | McCosker, J.E. and J.E. Randall, 2002, Ophichthys melanochir Bleeker, 1865, a junior synonym of the highfin snake eel Ophichthus altipennis (Kaup, 1856).. Copeia 2002(3):798-799. |
| Ref. | 43769 McCosker, J.E. and J.E. Randall, 2002 |
| Page | 798-9;fig.1-3 |
| Named Used as Valid | Ophichthus altipennis |
| Comment | depth range; max length; |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | Western Pacific |
| Quote | 10-15 m; 103.2 cm TL; |