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Ophidiidae Rafinesque, 1810

125505  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125505)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Gnathostomata (Infraphylum)
  6. Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  7. Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  8. Actinopteri (Superclass)
  9. Teleostei (Class)
  10. Ophidiiformes (Order)
  11. Ophidiidae (Family)
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  1. Subfamily Brotulinae Swainson, 1838
    1. Genus Brotula Cuvier, 1829
  2. Subfamily Brotulotaeniinae Cohen & Nielsen, 1978
    1. Genus Brotulotaenia Parr, 1933
    2. Genus Brotulaenia accepted as Brotulotaenia Parr, 1933 (misspelling)
    3. Genus Brotulataenia accepted as Brotulotaenia Parr, 1933 (misspelling)
    4. Genus Brotulateania accepted as Brotulotaenia Parr, 1933 (misspelling)
  3. Genus Menziesichthys Nalbant & Mayer, 1971
  4. Subfamily Neobythitinae Radcliffe, 1913
    1. Genus Abyssobrotula Nielsen, 1977
    2. Genus Acanthonus Günther, 1878
    3. Genus Alcockia Goode & Bean, 1896
    4. Genus Ampheristus König, 1825 †
    5. Genus Apagesoma Carter, 1983
    6. Genus Barathrites Zugmayer, 1911
    7. Genus Barathrodemus Goode & Bean, 1883
    8. Genus Bassogigas Goode & Bean, 1896
    9. Genus Bassozetus Gill, 1883
    10. Genus Bathyonus Goode & Bean, 1885
    11. Genus Benthocometes Goode & Bean, 1896
    12. Genus Dannevigia Whitley, 1941
    13. Genus Dicrolene Goode & Bean, 1883
    14. Genus Enchelybrotula Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
    15. Genus Epetriodus Cohen & Nielsen, 1978
    16. Genus Eretmichthys Garman, 1899
    17. Genus Glyptophidium Alcock, 1889
    18. Genus Holcomycteronus Garman, 1899
    19. Genus Homostolus Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
    20. Genus Hoplobrotula Gill, 1863
    21. Genus Hypopleuron Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
    22. Genus Lamprogrammus Alcock, 1891
    23. Genus Leptobrotula Nielsen, 1986
    24. Genus Leucicorus Garman, 1899
    25. Genus Luciobrotula Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
    26. Genus Mastigopterus Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
    27. Genus Monomitopus Alcock, 1890
    28. Genus Neobythites Goode & Bean, 1885
    29. Genus Neobythitoides Nielsen & Machida, 2006
    30. Genus Nolfophidion Schwarzhans, 1980 †
    31. Genus Penopus Goode & Bean, 1896
    32. Genus Petrotyx Heller & Snodgrass, 1903
    33. Genus Porogadus Goode & Bean, 1885
    34. Genus Pseudaequalobythites Schwarzhans, 2019 †
    35. Genus Pycnocraspedum Alcock, 1889
    36. Genus Selachophidium Gilchrist, 1903
    37. Genus Sirembo Bleeker, 1857
    38. Genus Spectrunculus Jordan & Thompson, 1914
    39. Genus Spottobrotula Cohen & Nielsen, 1978
    40. Genus Tauredophidium Alcock, 1890
    41. Genus Tenuicephalus Schwarzhans & Møller, 2021
    42. Genus Thalassobathia Cohen, 1963
    43. Genus Typhlonus Günther, 1878
    44. Genus Ventichthys Nielsen, Møller & Segonzac, 2006
    45. Genus Xyelacyba Cohen, 1961
    46. Genus Zonobythites Schwarzhans, 1981 †
    47. Genus Bassobythites Brauer, 1906 accepted as Lamprogrammus Alcock, 1891
    48. Genus Bathynectes Günther, 1878 accepted as Bathyonus Goode & Bean, 1885
    49. Genus Brotella Kaup, 1858 accepted as Sirembo Bleeker, 1857
    50. Genus Celema Goode & Bean, 1896 accepted as Porogadus Goode & Bean, 1885
    51. Genus Dermatorus Alcock, 1890 accepted as Porogadus Goode & Bean, 1885
    52. Genus Dicromita Goode & Bean, 1896 accepted as Monomitopus Alcock, 1890
    53. Genus Glytophidium accepted as Glyptophidium Alcock, 1889 (misspelling)
    54. Genus Grimaldichthys Roule, 1913 accepted as Holcomycteronus Garman, 1899
    55. Genus Hoprobrotula accepted as Hoplobrotula Gill, 1863 (misspelling)
    56. Genus Itatius Matsubara, 1943 accepted as Pycnocraspedum Alcock, 1889
    57. Genus Mixonus Günther, 1887 accepted as Bathyonus Goode & Bean, 1885
    58. Genus Monomeropus Garman, 1899 accepted as Monomitopus Alcock, 1890
    59. Genus Monomitopsis accepted as Monomitopus Alcock, 1890 (misspelling)
    60. Genus Neobythes accepted as Neobythites Goode & Bean, 1885 (misspelling)
    61. Genus Paradicrolene Alcock, 1889 accepted as Dicrolene Goode & Bean, 1883
    62. Genus Poragadus accepted as Porogadus Goode & Bean, 1885 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
    63. Genus Pseudobythites Meek & Hildebrand, 1928 accepted as Petrotyx Heller & Snodgrass, 1903
    64. Genus Pteroidonus Günther, 1887 accepted as Dicrolene Goode & Bean, 1883
    65. Genus Umalius Herre & Herald, 1950 accepted as Sirembo Bleeker, 1857
    66. Genus Volcanus Gosline, 1954 accepted as Luciobrotula Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
    67. Genus Watasea Jordan & Snyder, 1901 accepted as Neobythites Goode & Bean, 1885
  5. Subfamily Ophidiinae Rafinesque, 1810
    1. Genus Cherublemma Trotter, 1926
    2. Genus Chilara Jordan & Evermann, 1896
    3. Genus Genypterus Philippi, 1857
    4. Genus Lepophidium Gill, 1895
    5. Genus Ophidion Linnaeus, 1758
    6. Genus Otophidium Gill, 1885
    7. Genus Parophidion Tortonese, 1954
    8. Genus Raneya Robins, 1961
    9. Genus Xiphiurus Smith, 1847
    10. Genus Brotuloides Robins, 1961 accepted as Cherublemma Trotter, 1926
    11. Genus Hoplophycis Kaup, 1858 accepted as Genypterus Philippi, 1857
    12. Genus Leptophidium Gill, 1863 accepted as Lepophidium Gill, 1895
    13. Genus Lopophidium accepted as Lepophidium Gill, 1895 (misspelling)
    14. Genus Ophidium Linnaeus, 1766 accepted as Ophidion Linnaeus, 1758 (misspelling)
    15. Genus Paraphidion accepted as Parophidion Tortonese, 1954 (misspelling)
    16. Genus Rissola Jordan & Evermann, 1896 accepted as Ophidion Linnaeus, 1758
  6. Genus Sirembinorum †
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Chiefly marine (rarely freshwater). Distribution: Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. Anus and anal fin origin usually...  
Description Chiefly marine (rarely freshwater). Distribution: Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. Anus and anal fin origin usually posterior to pectoral fin tip. Anal fin rays usually of the same length or shorter than opposing dorsal fin rays. Scales present. One or more opercular spines in some. Supramaxillary present. Vexillum lacking in larvae. Pelvics usually present. About 1.5 m maximum length.  [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Ophidiidae Rafinesque, 1810. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125505 on 2024-11-22
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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van der Land, Jacob
2015-04-17 08:48:21Z
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Bailly, Nicolas

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taxonomy source Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details] 

basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details] 

additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
Unreviewed
Description Chiefly marine (rarely freshwater). Distribution: Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. Anus and anal fin origin usually posterior to pectoral fin tip. Anal fin rays usually of the same length or shorter than opposing dorsal fin rays. Scales present. One or more opercular spines in some. Supramaxillary present. Vexillum lacking in larvae. Pelvics usually present. About 1.5 m maximum length.  [details]
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English cusk-eels  [details]
Japanese アシロ科  [details]
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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ophidiidae) 
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To NMNH Extant Collection (Ophidiidae FIN031568 Slide 120 mm) 
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ophidiidae FIN031569 Slide 120 mm) 
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Unreviewed
Black coral diversity
Black coral diversity
Ophidiidae, 1526-1861 m Barracuda Bank, Caribbean. Photograph courtesy of Ocean Exploration Trust. Identification from photograph by A. Quattrini et al. For more information see: Quattrini AM, Demopoulos AWJ, Singer R, Roa-Veron A, Chaytor JD (2017). Demersal fish assemblages on seamounts and other rugged features in the northeastern Caribbean. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers 123: 90-104.
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ophidiidae FIN031568 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ophidiidae FIN031568 Slide 120 mm)
Hosted externally
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ophidiidae FIN031569 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ophidiidae FIN031569 Slide 120 mm)
Hosted externally
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