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Ophidion Linnaeus, 1758 
AphiaID: 125863

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Ophidiiformes (Order) > Ophidiidae (Family) > Ophidiinae (Subfamily)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Genus
Typetaxon Ophidion barbatum Linnaeus, 1758
Parent Ophidiinae
Synonymised
taxa
  Ophidium
Rissola
Sources  original description: Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. ii, 824 pp., available online at http://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/no_cache/dms/load/toc/?IDDOC=265100
page(s): 259 [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, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS[details]

additional source: FishBase, version october 2012 [details]

additional source: Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

from synonym: FishBase, version december 2007, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details] [view taxon]

Direct child
taxa

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 Species Ophidion antipholus Lea & Robins, 2003
Species Ophidion asiro (Jordan & Fowler, 1902)
Species Ophidion barbatum Linnaeus, 1758
Species Ophidion beani Jordan & Gilbert, 1883
Species Ophidion dromio Lea & Robins, 2003
Species Ophidion exul Robins, 1991
Species Ophidion fulvum (Hildebrand & Barton, 1949)
Species Ophidion galeoides (Gilbert, 1890)
Species Ophidion genyopus (Ogilby, 1897)
Species Ophidion grayi (Fowler, 1948)
Species Ophidion guianense Lea & Robins, 2003
Species Ophidion holbrookii Putnam, 1874
Species Ophidion imitator Lea, 1997
Species Ophidion iris Breder, 1936
Species Ophidion josephi Girard, 1858
Species Ophidion lagochila (Böhlke & Robins, 1959)
Species Ophidion lozanoi Matallanas, 1990
Species Ophidion marginatum DeKay, 1842
Species Ophidion metoecus Robins, 1991
Species Ophidion muraenolepis Günther, 1880
Species Ophidion nocomis Robins & Böhlke, 1959
Species Ophidion puck Lea & Robins, 2003
Species Ophidion robinsi Fahay, 1992
Species Ophidion rochei Müller, 1845
Species Ophidion saldanhai Matallanas & Brito, 1999
Species Ophidion scrippsae (Hubbs, 1916)
Species Ophidion selenops Robins & Böhlke, 1959
Species Ophidion smithi (Fowler, 1934)
Species Ophidion welshi (Nichols & Breder, 1922)

Species Ophidion barbatus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Ophidion barbatum Linnaeus, 1758
Species Ophidion beanii Jordan & Gilbert, 1883 accepted as Ophidion beani Jordan & Gilbert, 1883
Species Ophidion broussoneti Müller, 1845 accepted as Ophidion rochei Müller, 1845
Species Ophidion congrus Gronow, 1854 accepted as Ophidion barbatum Linnaeus, 1758
Species Ophidion elongatus (Smith & Radcliffe, 1913) accepted as Bassozetus elongatus Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
Species Ophidion holbrooki Putnam, 1874 accepted as Ophidion holbrookii Putnam, 1874
Species Ophidion imberbe Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Pholis gunnellus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Ophidion lagocheila (Böhlke & Robins, 1959) accepted as Ophidion lagochila (Böhlke & Robins, 1959)
Species Ophidion macrophthalma Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Cepola macrophthalma (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Ophidion macrophthalmum Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Cepola macrophthalma (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Ophidion maculatum Rafinesque, 1810 accepted as Ophidion barbatum Linnaeus, 1758
Species Ophidion nigracauda Breder, 1936 accepted as Ophidion iris Breder, 1936
Species Ophidion nigricauda Breder, 1936 accepted as Ophidion iris Breder, 1936
Species Ophidion novaculum Harry, 1951 accepted as Chilara taylori (Girard, 1858)
Species Ophidion taylori Girard, 1858 accepted as Chilara taylori (Girard, 1858)
Environment marine
Host of  Acanthochondria ophidii (Krøyer, 1863) (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Link To ITIS
Images 
Ophidion barbatum
[image from typetaxon]
Ophidion barbatum
added on 2012-10-19 - author: Pillon, Roberto ()
qualitystatus: not checked

Ophidion barbatum
[image from typetaxon]
Ophidion barbatum
added on 2012-10-19 - author: Pillon, Roberto ()
qualitystatus: not checked
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125863
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  van der Land, Jacob
2006-09-26 06:56:50Z  changed  Martinez, Olga
2006-12-18 14:33:13Z  changed  Vanden Berghe, Edward
2013-01-04 15:09:25Z  changed  Bailly, Nicolas
  
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  Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Ophidion Linnaeus, 1758. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125863 on 2013-05-25
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