Ophidion (fish)
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''Ophidion'' is a
genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
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 diverged from other ray-finned fi ...
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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 ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné,#Blunt, Blunt (2004), p. 171. was a Swedish biologist and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming o ...
, 1758
(Snake blenny) * '' Ophidion dromio'' R. N. Lea & C. R. Robins, 2003 (Shorthead cusk-eel) * '' Ophidion exul'' C. R. Robins, 1991 * '' Ophidion fulvum'' (
Hildebrand Hildebrand is a character from Germanic heroic legend. ''Hildebrand'' is the modern German form of the name: in Old High German it is ''Hiltibrant'' and in Old Norse ''Hildibrandr''. The word ''hild'' means "battle" and ''brand'' means "sword" ...
& F. O. Barton, 1949)
(Earspot cusk-eel) * '' Ophidion galapagensis'' * '' 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


References

Ophidiidae Ray-finned fish genera Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Ophidiidae-stub