rochei, Ophidion Müller [J.] 1845:152 [44] [Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1843; ref. 18466] Mediterranean Sea. Holotype (unique): ZMB 2335. On p. 44 of separate. •Valid as Ophidion rochei Müller 1845 -- (Nielsen 1973:553 [ref. 6885], Nielsen 1973:553 [ref. 6885], Nielsen in Whitehead et al. 1986:1164 [ref. 13677], Matallanas 1990:452 [ref. 20154], Robins in Nielsen et al. 1999:40 [ref. 24448], Matallanas & Brito 1999:935 [ref. 24923], Dulĉić 2001:289 [ref. 25710], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:54 [ref. 26753], Lea & Robins 2003:6 [ref. 27029], Vassilev & Pehlivanov 2005:181 [ref. 28369], Fricke et al. 2007:66 [ref. 29533], Vasil'eva 2007:53 [ref. 30517], Ninua & Japoshvili 2008:173 [ref. 31251], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:31 [ref. 36649], Parin et al. 2014:183 [ref. 33547], Artüz & Fricke 2019:554 [ref. 36612], Elbaraasi et al. 2019:94 [ref. 36864], Bariche & Fricke 2020:52 [ref. 37515], Diripasko et al. 2020: 337 [ref. 38106], Kovačić et al. 2020:21 [ref. 37519], Othman et al. 2020:49 [ref. 37912], Abliazov et al. 2021:8 [ref. 38576], Kovačić et al. 2021:33 [ref. 39014], Niță et al. 2022:123 [ref. 40471], Ergüden et al. 2024:71 [ref. 41261]). Current status: Valid as Ophidion rochei Müller 1845. Ophidiidae: Ophidiinae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea; Sea of Marmara; Black Sea; Sea of Azov. Habitat: brackish, marine.