Register of Antarctic Marine Species (RAMS) - Ophidiidae Rafinesque, 1810

Deep-Sea taxon details

Ophidiidae Rafinesque, 1810

AphiaID

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

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Ophidiiformes

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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 Brotulataenia accepted as Brotulotaenia Parr, 1933 (misspelling)
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 Dannevigia Whitley, 1941
11. Genus Dicrolene Goode & Bean, 1883
12. Genus Enchelybrotula Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
13. Genus Epetriodus Cohen & Nielsen, 1978
14. Genus Eretmichthys Garman, 1899
15. Genus Glyptophidium Alcock, 1889
16. Genus Holcomycteronus Garman, 1899
17. Genus Homostolus Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
18. Genus Hoplobrotula Gill, 1863
19. Genus Lamprogrammus Alcock, 1891
20. Genus Leptobrotula Nielsen, 1986
21. Genus Leucicorus Garman, 1899
22. Genus Luciobrotula Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
23. Genus Mastigopterus Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
24. Genus Monomitopus Alcock, 1890
25. Genus Neobythites Goode & Bean, 1885
26. Genus Penopus Goode & Bean, 1896
27. Genus Porogadus Goode & Bean, 1885
28. Genus Pycnocraspedum Alcock, 1889
29. Genus Selachophidium Gilchrist, 1903
30. Genus Sirembo Bleeker, 1857
31. Genus Spectrunculus Jordan & Thompson, 1914
32. Genus Spottobrotula Cohen & Nielsen, 1978
33. Genus Tauredophidium Alcock, 1890
34. Genus Tenuicephalus Schwarzhans & Møller, 2021
35. Genus Thalassobathia Cohen, 1963
36. Genus Typhlonus Günther, 1878
37. Genus Ventichthys Nielsen, Møller & Segonzac, 2006
38. Genus Xyelacyba Cohen, 1961
39. Genus Bassobythites Brauer, 1906 accepted as Lamprogrammus Alcock, 1891
40. Genus Bathynectes Günther, 1878 accepted as Bathyonus Goode & Bean, 1885
41. Genus Dermatorus Alcock, 1890 accepted as Porogadus Goode & Bean, 1885
42. Genus Dicromita Goode & Bean, 1896 accepted as Monomitopus Alcock, 1890
43. Genus Mixonus Günther, 1887 accepted as Bathyonus Goode & Bean, 1885
44. Genus Monomeropus Garman, 1899 accepted as Monomitopus Alcock, 1890
45. Genus Paradicrolene Alcock, 1889 accepted as Dicrolene Goode & Bean, 1883
46. Genus Pteroidonus Günther, 1887 accepted as Dicrolene Goode & Bean, 1883
Subfamily Ophidiinae Rafinesque, 1810
1. Genus Cherublemma Trotter, 1926
2. Genus Genypterus Philippi, 1857
3. Genus Lepophidium Gill, 1895
4. Genus Ophidion Linnaeus, 1758
5. Genus Xiphiurus Smith, 1847
6. Genus Leptophidium Gill, 1863 accepted as Lepophidium Gill, 1895

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: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125505 on 2024-05-08

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Ophidiidae Rafinesque, 1810. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125505 on 2024-05-08

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). (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]