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Ophidion (fish)

Topic: Biology

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Ophidion
Ophidion barbatum (Stefano Guerrieri) 1.jpg
Snake Blenny (O. barbatum)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Ophidiidae
Subfamily: Ophidiinae
Genus: Ophidion
Linnaeus, 1758
Type species
Ophidion barbatum
Linnaeus 1758[1]
Synonyms

Rissola Jordan & Evermann, 1896

Ophidion is a genus of cusk-eels.

Species

There are currently 29 recognized species in this genus:[2]

  • Ophidion antipholus R. N. Lea & C. R. Robins, 2003 (Longnose cusk-eel)
  • Ophidion asiro (D. S. Jordan & Fowler, 1902)
  • Ophidion barbatum Linnaeus, 1758 (Snake blenny)
  • Ophidion dromio R. N. Lea & C. R. Robins, 2003 (Shorthead cusk-eel)
  • Ophidion exul C. R. Robins, 1991
  • Ophidion fulvum (Hildebrand & F. O. Barton, 1949) (Earspot cusk-eel)
  • Ophidion galeoides (C. H. Gilbert, 1890) (Striped cusk-eel)
  • Ophidion genyopus (J. D. Ogilby, 1897) (Ravenous cusk)
  • Ophidion grayi (Fowler, 1948) (Blotched cusk-eel)
  • Ophidion guianense R. N. Lea & C. R. Robins, 2003 (Guianan cusk-eel)
  • Ophidion holbrookii Putnam, 1874 (Band cusk-eel)
  • Ophidion imitator R. N. Lea, 1997 (Mimic cusk-eel)
  • Ophidion iris Breder, 1936 (Rainbow cusk-eel)
  • Ophidion josephi Girard, 1858
  • Ophidion lagochila (J. E. Böhlke & C. R. Robins, 1959) (Harelip cusk)
  • Ophidion lozanoi Matallanas, 1990
  • Ophidion marginatum DeKay, 1842 (Striped cusk-eel)
  • Ophidion metoecus C. R. Robins, 1991
  • Ophidion muraenolepis Günther, 1880 (Blackedge cusk)
  • Ophidion nocomis C. R. Robins & J. E. Böhlke, 1959 (Letter opener)
  • Ophidion puck R. N. Lea & C. R. Robins, 2003 (Pallid cusk-eel)
  • Ophidion robinsi Fahay, 1992 (Colonial cusk-eel)
  • Ophidion rochei J. P. Müller, 1845 (Roche's snake blenny)
  • Ophidion saldanhai Matallanas & Brito, 1999
  • Ophidion scrippsae (C. L. Hubbs, 1916) (Basketweave cusk-eel)
  • Ophidion selenops C. R. Robins & J. E. Böhlke, 1959 (Mooneye cusk-eel)
  • Ophidion smithi (Fowler, 1934)
  • Ophidion welshi (Nichols & Breder, 1922) (Crested cusk-eel)
  • Ophidion zavalai Rotundo, Caires, Oliveira, Kuranaka, Figueiredo-Filho & Marceniuk 2023 (Island cusk-eel)[3]

References

  1. ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Ophidion". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=126. 
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Ophidion in FishBase. June 2012 version.
  3. ↑ Rotundo, Matheus Marcos; Caires, Rodrigo Antunes; Oliveira, Claudio; Kuranaka, Mariana; Figueiredo-Filho, Jessé Miranda De; Marceniuk, Alexandre Pires (2023-07-19). "Taxonomic revision of the Ophidion holbrookii Putnam, 1874 (Ophidiiformes: Ophidiidae) species complex, with description of a new species from Brazil" (in en). Zootaxa 5318 (2): 237–252. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5318.2.4. ISSN 1175-5334. https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5318.2.4. 

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