retrodorsalis, Ophichthus Liu [D.], Tang [W.] & Zhang [C.] 2010:332 [417], Fig. 191 [ ref. 31081] Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, China, 26˚05'N, 119˚18'E. Holotype (unique): ASIZB [now NZMC] 50929. Type catalog: Ye et al. 2015:13 [ref. 33808]. Original description in Chinese; English translation on p. 417. •Valid as Ophichthus retrodorsalis Liu, Tang & Zhang 2010 -- (Ye et al. 2015:13 [ref. 33808], Ho et al. 2018:14 [ref. 36050]). •Valid as Pisodonophis retrodorsalis (Liu, Tang & Zhang 2010) -- (Hibino et al. 2024:76 [ref. 41704]). Current status: Valid as Pisodonophis retrodorsalis (Liu, Tang & Zhang 2010). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Taiwan Strait, China and Taiwan. Habitat: marine.