| Citation | Hibino, Y., J.E. McCosker and F. Tashiro, 2019, Four new deepwater Ophichthus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from Japan with a redescription of Ophichthus pallens (Richardson 1848).. Ichthyological Research 66(2):289-306. |
| Ref. | 131479 Hibino, Y., J.E. McCosker and F. Tashiro, 2019 |
| Page | 10;fig.9-10 |
| Named Used as Valid | Ophichthus pallens |
| Comment | max length; |
| Locality | China (detail unknown), BMNH 2015.8.25.1. |
| Distribution | Northwest Pacific: China and Japan. |
| Quote | China Ophichthus pallens, 29.6 cm TL; Japan Ophichthus stenopterus, 33.3 and 33.6 cm TL; |