World Register of Deep-Sea species - Ophidiidae Rafinesque, 1810

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Ophidiidae Rafinesque, 1810

AphiaID

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

Classification

Status

accepted

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Family

Parent

Ophidiiformes

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Subfamily Brotulotaeniinae Cohen & Nielsen, 1978
1. Genus Brotulotaenia Parr, 1933
2. Genus Brotulataenia Parr, 1933 accepted as Brotulotaenia Parr, 1933 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
Subfamily Neobythitinae Radcliffe, 1913
1. Genus Abyssobrotula Nielsen, 1977
2. Genus Alcockia Goode & Bean, 1896
3. Genus Apagesoma Carter, 1983
4. Genus Barathrites Zugmayer, 1911
5. Genus Barathrodemus Goode & Bean, 1883
6. Genus Bassogigas Goode & Bean, 1896
7. Genus Bassozetus Gill, 1883
8. Genus Bathyonus Goode & Bean, 1885
9. Genus Dannevigia Whitley, 1941
10. Genus Dicrolene Goode & Bean, 1883
11. Genus Enchelybrotula Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
12. Genus Epetriodus Cohen & Nielsen, 1978
13. Genus Eretmichthys Garman, 1899
14. Genus Glyptophidium Alcock, 1889
15. Genus Holcomycteronus Garman, 1899
16. Genus Homostolus Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
17. Genus Hoplobrotula Gill, 1863
18. Genus Lamprogrammus Alcock, 1891
19. Genus Leptobrotula Nielsen, 1986
20. Genus Leucicorus Garman, 1899
21. Genus Luciobrotula Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
22. Genus Mastigopterus Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
23. Genus Monomitopus Alcock, 1890
24. Genus Neobythites Goode & Bean, 1885
25. Genus Penopus Goode & Bean, 1896
26. Genus Porogadus Goode & Bean, 1885
27. Genus Pycnocraspedum Alcock, 1889
28. Genus Selachophidium Gilchrist, 1903
29. Genus Sirembo Bleeker, 1857
30. Genus Spectrunculus Jordan & Thompson, 1914
31. Genus Spottobrotula Cohen & Nielsen, 1978
32. Genus Tenuicephalichthys Schwarzhans & Møller, 2024
33. Genus Thalassobathia Cohen, 1963
34. Genus Typhlonus Günther, 1878
35. Genus Ventichthys Nielsen, Møller & Segonzac, 2006
36. Genus Bassobythites Brauer, 1906 accepted as Lamprogrammus Alcock, 1891
37. Genus Bathynectes Günther, 1878 accepted as Bathyonus Goode & Bean, 1885
38. Genus Dermatorus Alcock, 1890 accepted as Porogadus Goode & Bean, 1885
39. Genus Dicromita Goode & Bean, 1896 accepted as Monomitopus Alcock, 1890
40. Genus Mixonus Günther, 1887 accepted as Bathyonus Goode & Bean, 1885
41. Genus Monomeropus Garman, 1899 accepted as Monomitopus Alcock, 1890
42. Genus Paradicrolene Alcock, 1889 accepted as Dicrolene Goode & Bean, 1883
43. Genus Pteroidonus Günther, 1887 accepted as Dicrolene Goode & Bean, 1883
44. Genus Tenuicephalus Schwarzhans & Møller, 2021 accepted as Tenuicephalichthys Schwarzhans & Møller, 2024 (unaccepted > junior homonym)
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 (unaccepted > junior homonym)
Subfamily Brotulinae Swainson, 1838 accepted as Brotulidae Swainson, 1838 (unaccepted > superseded rank)

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. (2025). FishBase. Ophidiidae Rafinesque, 1810. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125505 on 2026-03-07

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Ophidiidae Rafinesque, 1810. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125505 on 2026-03-07

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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van der Land, Jacob

2015-04-17 08:48:21Z

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Bailly, Nicolas

2025-11-24 17:39:22Z

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Bailly, Nicolas

2025-11-30 20:31:53Z

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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). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]