WoRMS taxon details
Opisthoproctidae Schmidt, 1918
- Genus Bathylychnops Cohen, 1958
- Genus Dolichopteroides Parin, Belyanina & Evseenko, 2009
- Genus Dolichopteryx Brauer, 1901
- Genus Ioichthys Parin, 2004
- Genus Macropinna Chapman, 1939
- Genus Monacoa Whitley, 1943
- Genus Opisthoproctus Vaillant, 1888
- Genus Rhynchohyalus Barnard, 1925
- Genus Winteria Brauer, 1901
- Genus Grimaldia Chapman, 1942 accepted as Opisthoproctus Vaillant, 1888 (unaccepted > junior homonym)
- Genus Hyalorhynchus Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924 accepted as Rhynchohyalus Barnard, 1925 (unaccepted > junior homonym)
- Genus Ophthalmopelton Maul, 1946 accepted as Rhynchohyalus Barnard, 1925 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Rhynchoyalus Barnard, 1925 accepted as Rhynchohyalus Barnard, 1925 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Wintera Brauer, 1901 accepted as Winteria Brauer, 1901 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Opisthoproctidae Schmidt, 1918. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125512 on 2026-01-24
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Nomenclature
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]
Taxonomy
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 
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additional source
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
