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Ophisurus Lacepède, 1800

1319518  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1319518)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Actinopterygii (Class)
  6. Anguilliformes (Order)
  7. Ophichthidae (Family)
  8. Ophisurus (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Ophiurus Agassiz, 1846 · unaccepted (misspelling)

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  1. Species Ophisurus macrorhynchos Bleeker, 1853
  2. Species Ophisurus serpens (Linnaeus, 1758)
  3. Species Ophisurus alternans Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 accepted as Myrichthys colubrinus (Boddaert, 1781)
  4. Species Ophisurus apicalis Anonymous [Bennett], 1830 accepted as Ophichthus apicalis (Anonymous [Bennett], 1830)
  5. Species Ophisurus baccidens Cantor, 1849 accepted as Pisodonophis boro (Hamilton, 1822)
  6. Species Ophisurus bangko Bleeker, 1853 accepted as Ophichthus apicalis (Anonymous [Bennett], 1830)
  7. Species Ophisurus boro Hamilton, 1822 accepted as Pisodonophis boro (Hamilton, 1822)
  8. Species Ophisurus brachysoma Bleeker, 1853 accepted as Pisodonophis boro (Hamilton, 1822)
  9. Species Ophisurus breviceps Richardson, 1848 accepted as Myrichthys breviceps (Richardson, 1848)
  10. Species Ophisurus Broekmeijeri Bleeker, 1856 accepted as Ophichthus celebicus (Bleeker, 1856)
  11. Species Ophisurus broekmeyeri Bleeker, 1856 accepted as Ophichthus celebicus (Bleeker, 1856)
  12. Species Ophisurus californiensis Garrett, 1863 accepted as Ophichthus triserialis (Kaup, 1856)
  13. Species Ophisurus cancrivomer Richardson, 1848 accepted as Pisodonophis cancrivorus (Richardson, 1848)
  14. Species Ophisurus cancrivorus Richardson, 1848 accepted as Pisodonophis cancrivorus (Richardson, 1848)
  15. Species Ophisurus caudatus McClelland, 1844 accepted as Pisodonophis boro (Hamilton, 1822)
  16. Species Ophisurus celebicus Bleeker, 1856 accepted as Ophichthus celebicus (Bleeker, 1856)
  17. Species Ophisurus cheilopogon Bleeker, 1860 accepted as Cirrhimuraena cheilopogon (Bleeker, 1860)
  18. Species Ophisurus chrysops Poey, 1860 accepted as Ophichthus gomesii (Castelnau, 1855)
  19. Species Ophisurus cirrocheilos Bleeker, 1857 accepted as Brachysomophis cirrocheilos (Bleeker, 1857)
  20. Species Ophisurus compar Richardson, 1844 accepted as Ophichthus apicalis (Anonymous [Bennett], 1830)
  21. Species Ophisurus crocodilinus Bennett, 1833 accepted as Brachysomophis crocodilinus (Bennett, 1833)
  22. Species Ophisurus dicellurus Richardson, 1845 accepted as Ophichthus remiger (Valenciennes, 1837)
  23. Species Ophisurus diepenhorsti Bleeker, 1860 accepted as Ophichthus apicalis (Anonymous [Bennett], 1830)
  24. Species Ophisurus fasciatus Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Myrichthys colubrinus (Boddaert, 1781)
  25. Species Ophisurus gomesii Castelnau, 1855 accepted as Ophichthus gomesii (Castelnau, 1855)
  26. Species Ophisurus grandoculis Cantor, 1849 accepted as Ophichthus grandoculis (Cantor, 1849)
  27. Species Ophisurus guineensis Blache, 1975 accepted as Xyrias guineensis (Blache, 1975)
  28. Species Ophisurus guttatus Cuvier, 1816 accepted as Ophichthus ophis (Linnaeus, 1758)
  29. Species Ophisurus harancha Hamilton, 1822 accepted as Pisodonophis boro (Hamilton, 1822)
  30. Species Ophisurus havanensis (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) accepted as Ophichthus ophis (Linnaeus, 1758)
  31. Species Ophisurus hijala Hamilton, 1822 accepted as Pisodonophis hijala (Hamilton, 1822)
  32. Species Ophisurus hispanus Bellotti, 1858 accepted as Ophichthus rufus (Rafinesque, 1810)
  33. Species Ophisurus hoevenii Bleeker, 1853 accepted as Pisodonophis hoeveni (Bleeker, 1853)
  34. Species Ophisurus hypselopterus Bleeker, 1851 accepted as Pisodonophis hypselopterus (Bleeker, 1851)
  35. Species Ophisurus intertinctus Richardson, 1848 accepted as Echiophis intertinctus (Richardson, 1848)
  36. Species Ophisurus latemaculatus Poey, 1867 accepted as Myrichthys ocellatus (Lesueur, 1825)
  37. Species Ophisurus longus Poey, 1867 accepted as Myrichthys breviceps (Richardson, 1848)
  38. Species Ophisurus lumbricoides Bleeker, 1853 accepted as Yirrkala lumbricoides (Bleeker, 1864)
  39. Species Ophisurus macrochir Bleeker, 1853 accepted as Ophichthus macrochir (Bleeker, 1853)
  40. Species Ophisurus macrorhynchus Bleeker, 1853 accepted as Ophisurus macrorhynchos Bleeker, 1853
  41. Species Ophisurus multiserialis (Norman, 1939) accepted as Xyrias multiserialis (Norman, 1939)
  42. Species Ophisurus nigrepinnis Liénard, 1842 accepted as Pisodonophis cancrivorus (Richardson, 1848)
  43. Species Ophisurus pardalis Valenciennes, 1839 accepted as Myrichthys pardalis (Valenciennes, 1839)
  44. Species Ophisurus parilis Richardson, 1848 accepted as Ophichthus parilis (Richardson, 1848)
  45. Species Ophisurus polyodon Bleeker, 1860 accepted as Cirrhimuraena chinensis Kaup, 1856
  46. Species Ophisurus porphyreus Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 accepted as Brachysomophis porphyreus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
  47. Species Ophisurus potamophilus Bleeker, 1854 accepted as Pisodonophis boro (Hamilton, 1822)
  48. Species Ophisurus ramiger Valenciennes, 1837 accepted as Ophichthus remiger (Valenciennes, 1837)
  49. Species Ophisurus regius Richardson, 1848 accepted as Ophichthus regius (Richardson, 1848)
  50. Species Ophisurus remiger Valenciennes, 1837 accepted as Ophichthus remiger (Valenciennes, 1837)
  51. Species Ophisurus rostellatus Richardson, 1848 accepted as Mystriophis rostellatus (Richardson, 1848)
  52. Species Ophisurus rutidoderma Bleeker, 1853 accepted as Ophichthus rutidoderma (Bleeker, 1853)
  53. Species Ophisurus rutidodermatoides Bleeker, 1853 accepted as Ophichthus rutidodermatoides (Bleeker, 1853)
  54. Species Ophisurus schaapi Bleeker, 1853 accepted as Pisodonophis boro (Hamilton, 1822)
  55. Species Ophisurus schaapii Bleeker, 1853 accepted as Pisodonophis boro (Hamilton, 1822)
  56. Species Ophisurus semicinctus Lay & Bennett, 1839 accepted as Leiuranus semicinctus (Lay & Bennett, 1839)
  57. Species Ophisurus semicinctus Richardson, 1848 accepted as Pisodonophis semicinctus (Richardson, 1848)
  58. Species Ophisurus sinensis Richardson, 1848 accepted as Pisodonophis boro (Hamilton, 1822)
  59. Species Ophisurus spadiceus Richardson, 1846 accepted as Ophichthus apicalis (Anonymous [Bennett], 1830)
  60. Species Ophisurus versicolor Richardson, 1848 accepted as Elapsopis versicolor (Richardson, 1848)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Hist. Nat. Poiss., 2
page(s): 195 [details] 
Taxonomic remark Authority cited elsewhere as Lacépède, 1800.  
Taxonomic remark Authority cited elsewhere as Lacépède, 1800. [details]
IRMNG (2021). Ophisurus Lacepède, 1800. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1319518 on 2024-12-21
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2006-09-20 22:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2016-11-22 11:10:04Z
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Decock, Wim

original description Hist. Nat. Poiss., 2
page(s): 195 [details] 

basis of record SN2000/Eschmeyer, 1998 [details] 

basis of record Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details] 

verified source for family WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details] 

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

name verified source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [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] 

current name source WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details] 

extant flag source Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 363, 1-560. [details] 

habitat flag source FishBase [details] 

original description (of Ophiurus Agassiz, 1846) Agassiz, L. (1846). Nomenclatoris zoologici index universalis. Jent & Gassman. viii + 393 pp. [1847]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33664307 [details] 

original description (of Anepistomon Gistel, 1848) Gistel, J. (1848). Naturgeschichte des Thierreichs: Für höhere Schulen. Hoffmann, Stuttgart.. xvi+216 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/175526 [details] 

original description (of Leptognathus Swainson, 1838) N. H. Fishes, etc., 2, 196
page(s): 334 [details] 

original description (of Leptorhynchus Smith, 1840) Ill. Zool. S. Afr. (Pisc.), pl. vi. [details] 
Unreviewed
Descriptive info From FishBase: Brackish + Marine. FishBase flag: All Marine. [details]

Subfamily Ophichthinae [details]

Taxonomic remark Authority cited elsewhere as Lacépède, 1800. [details]

Type species as cited Muraena serpens Linnaeus 1758 [details]
To WoRMS (from synonym Leptorhynchus Smith, 1840)
To WoRMS (from synonym Ophiurus Agassiz, 1846)
To WoRMS 
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