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WoRMS taxon details
Ophidiidae AphiaID: 125505
| Status | | accepted |
Record
status | | Checked by Taxonomic Editor |
| Rank | | Family |
| Parent | | Ophidiiformes |
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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: Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
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Vernacular
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English |
cusk-eels |
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Direct child
taxa
[show all] | | Subfamily Brotulinae
Subfamily Brotulotaeniinae
Subfamily Neobythitinae
| | » Genus Abyssobrotula Nielsen, 1977
» Genus Acanthonus Günther, 1878
» Genus Alcockia Goode & Bean, 1895
» Genus Apagesoma Carter, 1983
» Genus Barathrites Zugmayer, 1911
» Genus Barathrodemus Goode & Bean, 1883
» Genus Bassogigas Goode & Bean, 1896
» Genus Bassozetus Gill, 1883
» Genus Bathyonus Goode & Bean, 1885
» Genus Benthocometes Goode & Bean, 1896
» Genus Dannevigia
» Genus Dicrolene Goode & Bean, 1883
» Genus Enchelybrotula
» Genus Epetriodus
» Genus Eretmichthys
» Genus Glyptophidium Alcock, 1889
» Genus Holcomycteronus Garman, 1899
» Genus Homostolus
» Genus Hoplobrotula Gill, 1864
» Genus Hypopleuron
» Genus Lamprogrammus Alcock, 1891
» Genus Leptobrotula Nielson, 1986
» Genus Leucicorus
» Genus Luciobrotula Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
» Genus Mastigopterus Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
» Genus Monomitopus Alcock, 1890
» Genus Neobythites Goode & Bean, 1885
» Genus Neobythitoides
» Genus Penopus Goode & Bean, 1896
» Genus Petrotyx
» Genus Porogadus Goode & Bean, 1885
» Genus Pycnocraspedum Alcock, 1889
» Genus Selachophidium
» Genus Sirembo
» Genus Spectrunculus
» Genus Spottobrotula
» Genus Tauredophidium
» Genus Typhlonus Günther, 1878
» Genus Ventichthys
» Genus Xyelacyba Cohen, 1961
» Genus Bassobythites accepted as Lamprogrammus Alcock, 1891
» Genus Bathynectes Günther, 1878 accepted as Bathyonus Goode & Bean, 1885
» Genus Brotella accepted as Sirembo
» Genus Celema accepted as Porogadus Goode & Bean, 1885
» Genus Dermatorus accepted as Porogadus Goode & Bean, 1885
» Genus Dicromita accepted as Monomitopus Alcock, 1890
» Genus Grimaldichthys accepted as Holcomycteronus Garman, 1899
» Genus Hoprobrotula accepted as Hoplobrotula Gill, 1864
» Genus Itatius accepted as Pycnocraspedum Alcock, 1889
» Genus Mixonus accepted as Bathyonus Goode & Bean, 1885
» Genus Monomeropus accepted as Monomitopus Alcock, 1890
» Genus Monomitopsis accepted as Monomitopus Alcock, 1890
» Genus Neobythes accepted as Neobythites Goode & Bean, 1885
» Genus Paradicrolene accepted as Dicrolene Goode & Bean, 1883
» Genus Pseudobythites accepted as Petrotyx
» Genus Pteroidonus accepted as Dicrolene Goode & Bean, 1883
» Genus Umalius accepted as Sirembo
» Genus Volcanus accepted as Luciobrotula Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
» Genus Watasea accepted as Neobythites Goode & Bean, 1885
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Subfamily Ophidiinae
| | » Genus Cherublemma
» Genus Chilara
» Genus Genypterus Philippi, 1857
» Genus Lepophidium Gill, 1895
» Genus Ophidion Linnaeus, 1758
» Genus Otophidium Gill, 1885
» Genus Parophidion Tortonese, 1954
» Genus Raneya
» Genus Xiphiurus Smith, 1847
» Genus Hoplophycis accepted as Genypterus Philippi, 1857
» Genus Leptophidium accepted as Lepophidium Gill, 1895
» Genus Lopophidium accepted as Lepophidium Gill, 1895
» Genus Paraphidion accepted as Parophidion Tortonese, 1954
» Genus Rissola accepted as Ophidion Linnaeus, 1758
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Genus Glytophidium accepted as Glyptophidium Alcock, 1889
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| Environment | | marine, fresh |
| Links | | To GenBank
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| Note | |
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]
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Black coral diversity
added on 2013-01-10 - author: Johnsen S, Frank TM, Haddock SHD, Widder EA, Messing CG
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| LSID | | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125505 |
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| | | Citation: WoRMS (2013). Ophidiidae. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125505 on 2013-05-22 |
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