WoRMS taxon details
Opisthocentrus ocellatus (Tilesius, 1811)
281916 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:281916)
accepted
Species
Blenniophidium petropauli Boulenger, 1893 · unaccepted
Centronotus apus Günther, 1861 · unaccepted
Centronotus quinquemaculatus Kner, 1868 · unaccepted
Gunnellus apos Valenciennes, 1836 · unaccepted
Ophidium ocellatum Tilesius, 1811 · unaccepted
Opisthocentrus ochotensis Ueno, 1954 · unaccepted
Opisthocentrus reticulatus Steindachner, 1881 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Ophidium ocellatum Tilesius, 1811) Tilesius, W.G. von. (1811). Piscium Camtschaticorum descriptiones et icones. <em>Mem. Acad. Imp. Sci. St. Petersb.</em> 3: 225-285, Pls. 8-13.
page(s): 237, Pl. 8 (fig. 2) [details]
page(s): 237, Pl. 8 (fig. 2) [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Opisthocentrus ocellatus (Tilesius, 1811). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=281916 on 2026-05-01
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Centronotus apus Günther, 1861) Günther, A. (1861). Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the acanthopterygian fishes in the collection of the British Museum. Gobiidae, Discoboli, Pediculati, Blenniidae, Labyrinthici, Mugilidae, Notacanthi. <em>London.</em> v. 3: i-xxv + 1-586 + i-x. [details]
original description (of Opisthocentrus ochotensis Ueno, 1954) Ueno, T. (1954). Studies on the deepwater fishes from off Hokkaido and adjacent regions. [With subtitles I and II]. <em>Japanese Journal of Ichthyology.</em> v. 3 (nos. 2 & 3-5): 79-82, 102-106. [details]
original description (of Opisthocentrus reticulatus Steindachner, 1881) Steindachner, F. (1881). Ichthyologische Beiträge (X). <em>Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe.</em> v. 83 (1. Abth.): 179-219, Pls. 1-8. [Also as separate, pp. 1-41, Pls. 1-8]. [details]
original description (of Blenniophidium petropauli Boulenger, 1893) Boulenger, G. A. (1893). Description of a new blennioid fish from Kamtschatka. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1892 (pt 4) (art. 2): 583-585.
page(s): 584, Fig. [details]
original description (of Gunnellus apos Valenciennes, 1836) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1836). Histoire naturelle des poissons. <em>Tome onzième. Livre treizième. De la famille des Mugiloïdes. Livre quatorzième. De la famille des Gobioïdes.</em> v. 11: i-xx + 1-506 + 2 pp., Pls. 307-343. [details]
original description (of Ophidium ocellatum Tilesius, 1811) Tilesius, W.G. von. (1811). Piscium Camtschaticorum descriptiones et icones. <em>Mem. Acad. Imp. Sci. St. Petersb.</em> 3: 225-285, Pls. 8-13.
page(s): 237, Pl. 8 (fig. 2) [details]
original description (of Opisthocentrus ochotensis Ueno, 1954) Ueno, T. (1954). Studies on the deepwater fishes from off Hokkaido and adjacent regions. [With subtitles I and II]. <em>Japanese Journal of Ichthyology.</em> v. 3 (nos. 2 & 3-5): 79-82, 102-106. [details]
original description (of Opisthocentrus reticulatus Steindachner, 1881) Steindachner, F. (1881). Ichthyologische Beiträge (X). <em>Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe.</em> v. 83 (1. Abth.): 179-219, Pls. 1-8. [Also as separate, pp. 1-41, Pls. 1-8]. [details]
original description (of Blenniophidium petropauli Boulenger, 1893) Boulenger, G. A. (1893). Description of a new blennioid fish from Kamtschatka. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1892 (pt 4) (art. 2): 583-585.
page(s): 584, Fig. [details]
original description (of Gunnellus apos Valenciennes, 1836) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1836). Histoire naturelle des poissons. <em>Tome onzième. Livre treizième. De la famille des Mugiloïdes. Livre quatorzième. De la famille des Gobioïdes.</em> v. 11: i-xx + 1-506 + 2 pp., Pls. 307-343. [details]
original description (of Ophidium ocellatum Tilesius, 1811) Tilesius, W.G. von. (1811). Piscium Camtschaticorum descriptiones et icones. <em>Mem. Acad. Imp. Sci. St. Petersb.</em> 3: 225-285, Pls. 8-13.
page(s): 237, Pl. 8 (fig. 2) [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
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Ocellated blenny | [details] |
| Japanese | ガジ | [details] |
| Russian | Глазчатый опистоцентр | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (37 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Opisthocentrus ochotensis Ueno, 1954)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Ophidium ocellatum Tilesius, 1811)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Centronotus quinquemaculatus Kner, 1868)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Opisthocentrus reticulatus Steindachner, 1881)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Centronotus apus Günther, 1861)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Gunnellus apos Valenciennes, 1836)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Blenniophidium petropauli Boulenger, 1893)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Opisthocentrus ocellatus)
To FishBase (from synonym Centronotus apus Günther, 1861)
To FishBase (from synonym Centronotus quinquemaculatus Kner, 1868)
To FishBase (from synonym Opisthocentrus ochotensis Ueno, 1954)
To FishBase (from synonym Blenniophidium petropauli Boulenger, 1893)
To FishBase (from synonym Opisthocentrus reticulatus Steindachner, 1881)
To FishBase (from synonym Gunnellus apos Valenciennes, 1836)
To FishBase (from synonym Ophidium ocellatum Tilesius, 1811)
To FishBase
To GenBank (53 nucleotides; 81 proteins) (from synonym Ophidium ocellatum Tilesius, 1811)
To GenBank (53 nucleotides; 81 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Opisthocentrus ocellatus RAD107615-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Opisthocentrus ocellatus RAD107615-001)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Opisthocentrus ochotensis Ueno, 1954)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Ophidium ocellatum Tilesius, 1811)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Centronotus quinquemaculatus Kner, 1868)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Opisthocentrus reticulatus Steindachner, 1881)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Centronotus apus Günther, 1861)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Gunnellus apos Valenciennes, 1836)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Blenniophidium petropauli Boulenger, 1893)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Opisthocentrus ocellatus)
To FishBase (from synonym Centronotus apus Günther, 1861)
To FishBase (from synonym Centronotus quinquemaculatus Kner, 1868)
To FishBase (from synonym Opisthocentrus ochotensis Ueno, 1954)
To FishBase (from synonym Blenniophidium petropauli Boulenger, 1893)
To FishBase (from synonym Opisthocentrus reticulatus Steindachner, 1881)
To FishBase (from synonym Gunnellus apos Valenciennes, 1836)
To FishBase (from synonym Ophidium ocellatum Tilesius, 1811)
To FishBase
To GenBank (53 nucleotides; 81 proteins) (from synonym Ophidium ocellatum Tilesius, 1811)
To GenBank (53 nucleotides; 81 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Opisthocentrus ocellatus RAD107615-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Opisthocentrus ocellatus RAD107615-001)
To ITIS
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