Parophidion Tortonese [E.] 1954:376 Neut. Ophidium vassali Risso 1810. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Parophidion Tortonese 1954 -- (Nielsen 1973:554 [ref. 6885], Cohen & Nielsen 1978:17 [ref. 881], Nielsen in Whitehead et al. 1986:1165 [ref. 13677], Robins in Nielsen et al. 1999:28, 43 [ref. 24448], Nielsen & Robins 2003:967 [ref. 27008], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:31 [ref. 36649], Carnevale & Johnson 2015:778 [ref. 34391]). Current status: Valid as Parophidion Tortonese 1954. Ophidiidae: Ophidiinae.