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Ophidiidae Rafinesque, 1810

AphiaID

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

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Ophidiiformes

Direct children (60)

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Subfamily Brotulotaeniinae Cohen & Nielsen, 1978
1. Genus Brotulotaenia Parr, 1933
Genus Menziesichthys Nalbant & Mayer, 1971
Subfamily Neobythitinae Radcliffe, 1913
1. Genus Abyssobrotula Nielsen, 1977
2. Genus Alcockia Goode & Bean, 1896
3. Genus Ampheristus König, 1825 †
4. Genus Apagesoma Carter, 1983
5. Genus Barathrites Zugmayer, 1911
6. Genus Barathrodemus Goode & Bean, 1883
7. Genus Bassogigas Goode & Bean, 1896
8. Genus Bassozetus Gill, 1883
9. Genus Bathyonus Goode & Bean, 1885
10. Genus Benthocometes Goode & Bean, 1896
11. Genus Dannevigia Whitley, 1941
12. Genus Dicrolene Goode & Bean, 1883
13. Genus Enchelybrotula Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
14. Genus Epetriodus Cohen & Nielsen, 1978
15. Genus Eretmichthys Garman, 1899
16. Genus Glyptophidium Alcock, 1889
17. Genus Holcomycteronus Garman, 1899
18. Genus Homostolus Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
19. Genus Hoplobrotula Gill, 1863
20. Genus Hypopleuron Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
21. Genus Lamprogrammus Alcock, 1891
22. Genus Leptobrotula Nielsen, 1986
23. Genus Leucicorus Garman, 1899
24. Genus Luciobrotula Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
25. Genus Mastigopterus Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
26. Genus Monomitopus Alcock, 1890
27. Genus Neobythites Goode & Bean, 1885
28. Genus Neobythitoides Nielsen & Machida, 2006
29. Genus Nolfophidion Schwarzhans, 1980 †
30. Genus Penopus Goode & Bean, 1896
31. Genus Petrotyx Heller & Snodgrass, 1903
32. Genus Porogadus Goode & Bean, 1885
33. Genus Pseudaequalobythites Schwarzhans, 2019 †
34. Genus Pycnocraspedum Alcock, 1889
35. Genus Selachophidium Gilchrist, 1903
36. Genus Sirembo Bleeker, 1857
37. Genus Spectrunculus Jordan & Thompson, 1914
38. Genus Spottobrotula Cohen & Nielsen, 1978
39. Genus Tauredophidium Alcock, 1890
40. Genus Tenuicephalus Schwarzhans & Møller, 2021
41. Genus Thalassobathia Cohen, 1963
42. Genus Typhlonus Günther, 1878
43. Genus Ventichthys Nielsen, Møller & Segonzac, 2006
44. Genus Zonobythites Schwarzhans, 1981 †
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
Genus Sirembinorum †
Subfamily Brotulinae Swainson, 1838 accepted as Brotulidae Swainson, 1838 (unaccepted > superseded rank)

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Ophidiidae Rafinesque, 1810. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125505 on 2025-04-30

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Ophidiidae Rafinesque, 1810. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125505 on 2025-04-30

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2015-04-17 08:48:21Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

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

context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. 2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao. 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, 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 Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]