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Ophidiidae Rafinesque, 1810

114094  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:114094)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Actinopterygii (Class)
  6. Ophidiiformes (Order)
  7. Ophidiidae (Family)
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  1. Genus Abyssobrotula Nielsen, 1977
  2. Genus Acanthonus Günther, 1878
  3. Genus Aequalobythites Schwarzhans, 1981 †
  4. Genus Alcockia Goode & Bean, 1896
  5. Genus Apagesoma Carter, 1983
  6. Genus Baobythites Schwarzhans, Stringer & Takeuchi, 2024 †
  7. Genus Barathrites Zugmayer, 1911
  8. Genus Barathrodemus Goode & Bean, 1883
  9. Genus Bassogigas Goode & Bean, 1896
  10. Genus Bassozetus Gill, 1883
  11. Genus Bathyonus Goode & Bean, 1885
  12. Genus Benthocometes Goode & Bean, 1896
  13. Genus Brotula Cuvier, 1829
  14. Genus Brotulotaenia Parr, 1933
  15. Genus Cherublemma Trotter, 1926
  16. Genus Chilara Jordan & Evermann, 1896
  17. Genus Dannevigia Whitley, 1941
  18. Genus Dicrolene Goode & Bean, 1883
  19. Genus Enchelybrotula Smith & Radcliffe in Radcliffe, 1913
  20. Genus Epetriodus Cohen & Nielsen, 1978
  21. Genus Eretmichthys Garman, 1899
  22. Genus Genypterus Philippi, 1857
  23. Genus Glyptophidium Alcock, 1889
  24. Genus Holcomycteronus Garman, 1899
  25. Genus Homostolus Smith & Radcliffe in Radcliffe, 1913
  26. Genus Hoplobrotula Gill, 1863
  27. Genus Hypopleuron Smith & Radcliffe in Radcliffe, 1913
  28. Genus Lamprogrammus Alcock, 1891
  29. Genus Lepophidium Gill, 1895
  30. Genus Leptobrotula Nielsen, 1986
  31. Genus Leucicorus Garman, 1899
  32. Genus Luciobrotula Smith & Radcliffe in Radcliffe, 1913
  33. Genus Mastigopterus Smith & Radcliffe in Radcliffe, 1913
  34. Genus Monomitopus Alcock, 1890
  35. Genus Neobythites Goode & Bean, 1885
  36. Genus Neobythitoides Nielsen & Machida, 2006
  37. Genus Ophidion Linnaeus, 1758
  38. Genus Otophidium Gill, 1885
  39. Genus Parophidion Tortonese, 1954
  40. Genus Pauxillibrotula Schwarzhans, Stringer & Takeuchi, 2024 †
  41. Genus Penopus Goode & Bean, 1896
  42. Genus Petrotyx Heller & Snodgrass, 1903
  43. Genus Porogadus Goode & Bean, 1885
  44. Genus Protobythites Schwarzhans, 2010 †
  45. Genus Pseudaequalobythites Schwarzhans, 2019 †
  46. Genus Pycnocraspedum Alcock, 1889
  47. Genus Raneya Robins, 1961
  48. Genus Selachophidium Gilchrist, 1903
  49. Genus Sirembo Bleeker, 1857
  50. Genus Spectrunculus Jordan & Thompson, 1914
  51. Genus Spottobrotula Cohen & Nielsen, 1978
  52. Genus Tauredophidium Alcock, 1890
  53. Genus Tenuicephalus Schwarzhans & Møller, 2021
  54. Genus Thalassobathia Cohen, 1963
  55. Genus Typhlonus Günther, 1878
  56. Genus Ventichthys Nielsen, Møller & Segonzac, 2006
  57. Genus Xiphiurus Smith, 1847
  58. Genus Xyelacyba Cohen, 1961
  59. Genus Bassobythites Brauer, 1906 accepted as Lamprogrammus Alcock, 1891
  60. Genus Bathynectes Günther, 1878 accepted as Bathyonus Goode & Bean, 1885
  61. Genus Benthocomectes accepted as Benthocometes Goode & Bean, 1896
  62. Genus Brachydicrolene Norman, 1939 accepted as Dicrolene Goode & Bean, 1883
  63. Genus Brotella Kaup, 1858 accepted as Sirembo Bleeker, 1857
  64. Genus Brotulaenia accepted as Brotulotaenia Parr, 1933 (misspelling)
  65. Genus Brotulataenia accepted as Brotulotaenia Parr, 1933 (misspelling)
  66. Genus Brotulateania accepted as Brotulotaenia Parr, 1933 (misspelling)
  67. Genus Brotuloides Robins, 1961 accepted as Cherublemma Trotter, 1926
  68. Genus Celema Goode & Bean, 1896 accepted as Porogadus Goode & Bean, 1885
  69. Genus Dermatorus Alcock, 1890 accepted as Porogadus Goode & Bean, 1885
  70. Genus Dicromita Goode & Bean, 1896 accepted as Monomitopus Alcock, 1890
  71. Genus Geneiates Tickell in Day, 1888 accepted as Brotula Cuvier, 1829
  72. Genus Glytophidium accepted as Glyptophidium Alcock, 1889 (misspelling)
  73. Genus Grimaldichthys Roule, 1913 accepted as Holcomycteronus Garman, 1899
  74. Genus Hoplophycis Kaup, 1858 accepted as Genypterus Philippi, 1857
  75. Genus Hoprobrotula accepted as Hoplobrotula Gill, 1863 (misspelling)
  76. Genus Itatius Matsubara, 1943 accepted as Pycnocraspedum Alcock, 1889
  77. Genus Leptophidium Gill, 1863 accepted as Lepophidium Gill, 1895
  78. Genus Lopophidium accepted as Lepophidium Gill, 1895 (misspelling)
  79. Genus Mixonus Günther, 1887 accepted as Bathyonus Goode & Bean, 1885
  80. Genus Moebia Goode & Bean, 1896 accepted as Porogadus Goode & Bean, 1885
  81. Genus Monomeropus Garman, 1899 accepted as Monomitopus Alcock, 1890
  82. Genus Monomitopsis accepted as Monomitopus Alcock, 1890 (misspelling)
  83. Genus Nematobrotula Gill, 1863 accepted as Brotula Cuvier, 1829
  84. Genus Nematonus Günther, 1887 accepted as Bathyonus Goode & Bean, 1885
  85. Genus Neobythes accepted as Neobythites Goode & Bean, 1885 (misspelling)
  86. Genus Ophidium Linnaeus, 1766 accepted as Ophidion Linnaeus, 1758 (unjustified emendation)
  87. Genus Parabassogigas Nybelin, 1957 accepted as Spectrunculus Jordan & Thompson, 1914
  88. Genus Paradicrolene Alcock, 1889 accepted as Dicrolene Goode & Bean, 1883
  89. Genus Paraphidion accepted as Parophidion Tortonese, 1954 (misspelling)
  90. Genus Pseudobythites Meek & Hildebrand, 1928 accepted as Petrotyx Heller & Snodgrass, 1903
  91. Genus Pterodicromita Fowler, 1925 accepted as Bassozetus Gill, 1883
  92. Genus Pteroidonus Günther, 1887 accepted as Dicrolene Goode & Bean, 1883
  93. Genus Rissola Jordan & Evermann, 1896 accepted as Ophidion Linnaeus, 1758
  94. Genus Tetranematopus Günther, 1887 accepted as Neobythites Goode & Bean, 1885
  95. Genus Umalius Herre & Herald, 1950 accepted as Sirembo Bleeker, 1857
  96. Genus Volcanus Gosline, 1954 accepted as Luciobrotula Smith & Radcliffe in Radcliffe, 1913
  97. Genus Watasea Jordan & Snyder, 1901 accepted as Neobythites Goode & Bean, 1885
  98. Genus Bauzaia Frizzell & Dante, 1965 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  99. Genus Preophidion Frizzell & Dante, 1965 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  100. Genus Signata Frizzell & Dante, 1965 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  101. Genus Pronobythites Schwarzhans & Nielsen, 2023 † (unaccepted > unavailable name, unregistered electronic publication)
marine
recent + fossil
Not documented
IRMNG (2023). Ophidiidae Rafinesque, 1810. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=114094 on 2025-03-08
Date
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2006-09-19 22:00:00Z
created
Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
changed
Rees, Tony
2021-09-04 01:33:03Z
changed
Girard, Jean-Sébastien
2023-05-20 14:33:10Z
changed
Girard, Jean-Sébastien

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details] 

current name source Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version. , available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] 

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] 

habitat flag source FishBase [details] 
Unreviewed
Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Osteichthyes (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Ophidiiformes (Order) > Ophidiidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info From FishBase: Brackish + Marine. FishBase flag: All Marine. [details]
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