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Ophidiidae Rafinesque, 1810

AphiaID

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

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Ophidiiformes

Direct children (88)

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Subfamily Brotulinae Swainson, 1838
1. Genus Brotula Cuvier, 1829
Subfamily Brotulotaeniinae Cohen & Nielsen, 1978
1. Genus Brotulotaenia Parr, 1933
2. Genus Brotulaenia accepted as Brotulotaenia Parr, 1933 (misspelling)
3. Genus Brotulataenia accepted as Brotulotaenia Parr, 1933 (misspelling)
4. Genus Brotulateania accepted as Brotulotaenia Parr, 1933 (misspelling)
Genus Menziesichthys Nalbant & Mayer, 1971
Subfamily Neobythitinae Radcliffe, 1913
1. Genus Abyssobrotula Nielsen, 1977
2. Genus Acanthonus Günther, 1878
3. Genus Alcockia Goode & Bean, 1896
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 Penopus Goode & Bean, 1896
30. Genus Petrotyx Heller & Snodgrass, 1903
31. Genus Porogadus Goode & Bean, 1885
32. Genus Pycnocraspedum Alcock, 1889
33. Genus Selachophidium Gilchrist, 1903
34. Genus Sirembo Bleeker, 1857
35. Genus Spectrunculus Jordan & Thompson, 1914
36. Genus Spottobrotula Cohen & Nielsen, 1978
37. Genus Tauredophidium Alcock, 1890
38. Genus Tenuicephalus Schwarzhans & Møller, 2021
39. Genus Thalassobathia Cohen, 1963
40. Genus Typhlonus Günther, 1878
41. Genus Ventichthys Nielsen, Møller & Segonzac, 2006
42. Genus Xyelacyba Cohen, 1961
43. Genus Bassobythites Brauer, 1906 accepted as Lamprogrammus Alcock, 1891
44. Genus Bathynectes Günther, 1878 accepted as Bathyonus Goode & Bean, 1885
45. Genus Brotella Kaup, 1858 accepted as Sirembo Bleeker, 1857
46. Genus Celema Goode & Bean, 1896 accepted as Porogadus Goode & Bean, 1885
47. Genus Dermatorus Alcock, 1890 accepted as Porogadus Goode & Bean, 1885
48. Genus Dicromita Goode & Bean, 1896 accepted as Monomitopus Alcock, 1890
49. Genus Grimaldichthys Roule, 1913 accepted as Holcomycteronus Garman, 1899
50. Genus Hoprobrotula accepted as Hoplobrotula Gill, 1863 (misspelling)
51. Genus Itatius Matsubara, 1943 accepted as Pycnocraspedum Alcock, 1889
52. Genus Mixonus Günther, 1887 accepted as Bathyonus Goode & Bean, 1885
53. Genus Monomeropus Garman, 1899 accepted as Monomitopus Alcock, 1890
54. Genus Monomitopsis accepted as Monomitopus Alcock, 1890 (misspelling)
55. Genus Neobythes accepted as Neobythites Goode & Bean, 1885 (misspelling)
56. Genus Paradicrolene Alcock, 1889 accepted as Dicrolene Goode & Bean, 1883
57. Genus Poragadus accepted as Porogadus Goode & Bean, 1885 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
58. Genus Pseudobythites Meek & Hildebrand, 1928 accepted as Petrotyx Heller & Snodgrass, 1903
59. Genus Pteroidonus Günther, 1887 accepted as Dicrolene Goode & Bean, 1883
60. Genus Umalius Herre & Herald, 1950 accepted as Sirembo Bleeker, 1857
61. Genus Volcanus Gosline, 1954 accepted as Luciobrotula Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
62. Genus Watasea Jordan & Snyder, 1901 accepted as Neobythites Goode & Bean, 1885
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
10. Genus Brotuloides Robins, 1961 accepted as Cherublemma Trotter, 1926
11. Genus Hoplophycis Kaup, 1858 accepted as Genypterus Philippi, 1857
12. Genus Leptophidium Gill, 1863 accepted as Lepophidium Gill, 1895
13. Genus Lopophidium accepted as Lepophidium Gill, 1895 (misspelling)
14. Genus Ophidium Linnaeus, 1766 accepted as Ophidion Linnaeus, 1758 (misspelling)
15. Genus Paraphidion accepted as Parophidion Tortonese, 1954 (misspelling)
16. Genus Rissola Jordan & Evermann, 1896 accepted as Ophidion Linnaeus, 1758

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Not documented

Descriptive notes

Description Chiefly marine (rarely freshwater). Distribution: Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. Anus and anal fin origin usually...

Description Chiefly marine (rarely freshwater). Distribution: Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. Anus and anal fin origin usually posterior to pectoral fin tip. Anal fin rays usually of the same length or shorter than opposing dorsal fin rays. Scales present. One or more opercular spines in some. Supramaxillary present. Vexillum lacking in larvae. Pelvics usually present. About 1.5 m maximum length. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Ophidiidae Rafinesque, 1810. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125505 on 2024-11-21

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

Licensing

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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

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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). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]