''Ophidion'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
cusk-eel
The cusk-eel family, Ophidiidae, is a group of marine bony fishes in the Ophidiiformes order. The scientific name is from the Greek ''ophis'' meaning "snake", and refers to their eel-like appearance. True eels, however, diverged from other ra ...
s.
Species
There are currently 29 recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Ophidion antipholus''
R. N. Lea & C. R. Robins, 2003 (Longnose cusk-eel)
* ''
Ophidion asiro''
( D. S. Jordan & Fowler, 1902)
* ''
Ophidion barbatum''
Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, t ...
, 1758 (Snake blenny)
* ''
Ophidion dromio''
R. N. Lea & C. R. Robins, 2003 (Shorthead cusk-eel)
* ''
Ophidion exul''
C. R. Robins, 1991
* ''
Ophidion fulvum''
(Hildebrand
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& F. O. Barton, 1949) (Earspot cusk-eel)
* ''
Ophidion galeoides''
( C. H. Gilbert, 1890) (Striped cusk-eel)
* ''
Ophidion genyopus Ophidion may refer to:
* ''Ophidion'' (plant), a genus of orchids
* ''Ophidion'' (fish), a genus of cusk-eels
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( 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
The band cusk-eel (''Ophidion holbrookii'') is a fish species in the family Ophidiidae. Widespread in the Western Atlantic from North Carolina, United States, and northern Gulf of Mexico to southeastern Brazil. Absent from The Bahamas. Ma ...
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* Putnam, Alabama
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, 1874 (Band cusk-eel)
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Ophidion imitator Ophidion may refer to:
* ''Ophidion'' (plant), a genus of orchids
* ''Ophidion'' (fish), a genus of cusk-eels
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R. N. Lea, 1997 (Mimic cusk-eel)
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Ophidion iris
The brighteye cusk-eel (''Ophidion iris'') or rainbow cusk eel, is a fish species in the family Ophidiidae. Widespread in the Gulf of California and adjacent offshores along the coast of Mexico to Banderas Bay. Marine subtropical demersal fis ...
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Breder, 1936 (Rainbow cusk-eel)
* ''
Ophidion josephi
''Ophidion josephi'' is a fish species in the family Ophidiidae. Widespread in the Western Atlantic from Georgia to Florida, also in the Gulf of Mexico. Marine tropical demersal fish. The specific name Specific name may refer to:
* in Data ...
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Girard, 1858
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Ophidion lagochila Ophidion may refer to:
* ''Ophidion'' (plant), a genus of orchids
* ''Ophidion'' (fish), a genus of cusk-eels
{{Genus disambiguation ...
''
( J. E. Böhlke & C. R. Robins, 1959) (Harelip cusk)
* ''
Ophidion lozanoi Ophidion may refer to:
* ''Ophidion'' (plant), a genus of orchids
* ''Ophidion'' (fish), a genus of cusk-eels
{{Genus disambiguation ...
''
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 Nichols may refer to:
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* N ...
& Breder, 1922) (Crested cusk-eel)
* ''
Ophidion zavalai''
Rotundo, Caires, Oliveira, Kuranaka, Figueiredo-Filho & Marceniuk 2023 (Island cusk-eel)
References
Ophidiidae
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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