''Ophiocara'' is a
genus
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of fishes in the family
Butidae
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native to
tropical
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waters of
Indo-Pacific
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.
Species
The recognized species in this genus are:
* ''
Ophiocara gigas''
Kobayashi
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Arts
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*, Japanese actress and voice a ...
and Sato, 2023
* ''
Ophiocara macrolepidota''
(Bloch
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*Albert Bloch (1882–1961), American painter
*Alexandre Bloch (1857–1919), French painter
*Alfred Bloch ( ...
, 1792)
* ''
Ophiocara macrostoma''
Kobayashi
Kobayashi (Japanese language, Japanese: , 'small woods') is the 8th most common Japanese surname. A less common variant is . Notable people with the surname include:
Arts
Film, television, theater and music
*, Japanese actress and voice a ...
and Sato, 2023
* ''
Ophiocara porocephala''
(Valenciennes
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It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced ...
, 1837) (northern mud gudgeon)
* ''
Ophiocara ophicephalus''
(Valenciennes
Valenciennes (, also , , ; ; or ; ) is a communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department, Hauts-de-France, France.
It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced ...
, 1837) (spangled gudgeon, bumblebee, mullet gudgeon)
References
Butidae
{{Gobiiformes-stub