derbyensis, Ophichthus Whitley [G. P.] 1941:14, Fig. 10 [Australian Zoologist v. 10 (pt 1); ref. 4701] Derby, Western Australia. Holotype (unique): AMS I.840. •Synonym of Ophichthus rutidodermatoides (Bleeker 1853) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:120 [ref. 12442]). •Synonym of Ophichthus rutidoderma (Bleeker 1852) -- (McCosker et al. 2006:272 [ref. 29006], McCosker 2007:6 [ref. 29192], Kottelat 2013:46 [ref. 32989], Vo et al. 2019:9 [ref. 37206]). •Valid as Ophichthus derbyensis Whitley 1941 -- (McCosker 1977:81 [ref. 6836] as derbeyensis, Vo et al. 2025:326 [ref. 41966] with question). Current status: Uncertain as Ophichthus derbyensis Whitley 1941. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Western Australia [if valid]. Habitat: brackish, marine.