Ophidion (fish)

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Ophidion is a genus of cusk-eels.[1][2]

Ophidion
Snake blenny (O. barbatum)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

Species

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

References

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  1. ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Ophidion". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Ophidion". 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". Zootaxa. 5318 (2): 237–252. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5318.2.4.