WoRMS taxon details
Ophichthus rufus (Rafinesque, 1810)
126316 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126316)
accepted
Species
Centrurophis remicaudus Kaup, 1856 · unaccepted
Echelus rufus Rafinesque, 1810 · unaccepted
Ophichthus remicaudus (Kaup, 1856) · unaccepted
Ophisurus hispanus Bellotti, 1858 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Echelus rufus Rafinesque, 1810) Rafinesque, C. S. (1810). Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della sicilia, con varie osservazioni sopra i medisimi. <em>Per le stampe di Sanfilippo: Palermo, Italy.</em> Part 1 involves fishes, pp. [i-iv] 3-69 [70 blank], Part 2 with slightly different title, pp. ia-iva + 71-105 [106 blank]). Pls. 1-20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47825964
page(s): 65, Pl. 16 (fig. 2) [details]
page(s): 65, Pl. 16 (fig. 2) [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Ophichthus rufus (Rafinesque, 1810). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126316 on 2026-07-10
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Echelus rufus Rafinesque, 1810) Rafinesque, C. S. (1810). Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della sicilia, con varie osservazioni sopra i medisimi. <em>Per le stampe di Sanfilippo: Palermo, Italy.</em> Part 1 involves fishes, pp. [i-iv] 3-69 [70 blank], Part 2 with slightly different title, pp. ia-iva + 71-105 [106 blank]). Pls. 1-20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47825964
page(s): 65, Pl. 16 (fig. 2) [details]
original description (of Ophisurus hispanus Bellotti, 1858) Masserotti, V.; Cantù, I. (1858). Estratto dal processo verbale della terza seduta del 23 dicembre 1857. <em>Atti dell'Accademia Fisio-Medico-Statistica di Milano.</em> v. 3 (no. 1): 55-58. [Pages 55-56 contain the lecture and species description by Cristoforo Bellotti.]. [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]
page(s): 65, Pl. 16 (fig. 2) [details]
original description (of Ophisurus hispanus Bellotti, 1858) Masserotti, V.; Cantù, I. (1858). Estratto dal processo verbale della terza seduta del 23 dicembre 1857. <em>Atti dell'Accademia Fisio-Medico-Statistica di Milano.</em> v. 3 (no. 1): 55-58. [Pages 55-56 contain the lecture and species description by Cristoforo Bellotti.]. [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]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Census of Marine Life (2012). SYNDEEP: Towards a first global synthesis of biodiversity, biogeography and ecosystem function in the deep sea. Unpublished data (datasetID: 30), available online at http://www.comlsecretariat.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/SYNDEEP-Towards-a-first-global-synthesis-of-biodiversity-biogeography-and-ecosystem-function-in-the-deep-sea-Eva-Ramirez-Llodra-et-al..pdf [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | אפעון צהבהב | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Κόκκινο φιδόχειλο | [details] |
| Turkish | yilan kurdu baligi | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Ophichthus remicaudus (Kaup, 1856))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Echelus rufus Rafinesque, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Centrurophis remicaudus Kaup, 1856)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Ophisurus hispanus Bellotti, 1858)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ophichthus rufus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Echelus rufus Rafinesque, 1810)
To FishBase (from synonym Centrurophis remicaudus Kaup, 1856)
To FishBase (from synonym Ophichthus remicaudus (Kaup, 1856))
To FishBase (from synonym Ophisurus hispanus Bellotti, 1858)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Echelus rufus Rafinesque, 1810)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Ophichthus remicaudus (Kaup, 1856))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Echelus rufus Rafinesque, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Centrurophis remicaudus Kaup, 1856)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Ophisurus hispanus Bellotti, 1858)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ophichthus rufus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Echelus rufus Rafinesque, 1810)
To FishBase (from synonym Centrurophis remicaudus Kaup, 1856)
To FishBase (from synonym Ophichthus remicaudus (Kaup, 1856))
To FishBase (from synonym Ophisurus hispanus Bellotti, 1858)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Echelus rufus Rafinesque, 1810)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
