Traits taxon details
Ophioscion Gill, 1863
- Species Ophioscion adustus (Agassiz, 1831)
- Species Ophioscion costaricensis Caldwell, 1958
- Species Ophioscion imiceps (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
- Species Ophioscion panamensis Schultz, 1945
- Species Ophioscion scierus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1884)
- Species Ophioscion simulus Gilbert, 1898
- Species Ophioscion strabo Gilbert, 1897
- Species Ophioscion typicus Gill, 1863
- Species Ophioscion gomezi Cervigón, 2011 accepted as Stellifer gomezi (Cervigón, 2011) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Ophioscion punctatissimus Meek & Hildebrand, 1925 accepted as Stellifer punctatissimus (Meek & Hildebrand, 1925) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Ophioscion vermicularis (Günther, 1867) accepted as Stellifer vermicularis (Günther, 1867) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Gill, T. N. (1863). Descriptive enumeration of a collection of fishes from the western coast of Central America presented to the Smithsonian Institution by Captain John M. Dow. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> v. 15: 162-174. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Ophioscion Gill, 1863. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=270101 on 2025-04-26
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Ophioscion Gill, 1863. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=270101 on 2025-04-26
original description
Gill, T. N. (1863). Descriptive enumeration of a collection of fishes from the western coast of Central America presented to the Smithsonian Institution by Captain John M. Dow. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> v. 15: 162-174. [details]
taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]



