foresti, Sphagebranchus Cadenat [J.] & Roux [C.] 1964:83, Fig. 1 [Annales de l'Institut Océanographique, Monaco (Nouvelle Série) v. 41; ref. 1450] São Tiago, Cape Verde Islands, 14°53.7'N, 23°30.4'W, Calypso station 14, depth 25-30 meters. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1962-0071. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:112 [ref. 20810]. •Valid, questionably in Apterichtus -- (McCosker 1977:66 [ref. 6836]). •Valid as Microrhynchus foresti (Cadenat & Roux 1964) -- (Leiby 1990:185 [ref. 13652]). •Valid as Ethadophis foresti (Cadenat & Roux 1964) -- (McCosker et al. 1989:342 [ref. 13288], Bauchot et al. 1993:112 [ref. 20810]). •Valid as Phaenomonas foresti (Cadenat & Roux 1964) -- (McCosker 2006:736 [ref. 29103]). •Synonym of Phaenomonus longissima (Cadenat & Marchal 1963) -- (Wirtz et al. 2013:118 [ref. 32972]). Current status: Synonym of Phaenomonas longissima (Cadenat & Marchal 1963). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Cape Verde Islands and coastal eastern Atlantic (if valid). Habitat: marine.