maculatum, Ophidium Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:38 [Indice d'ittiologia siciliana; ref. 3595] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Unneeded new name for Ophidium barbatum Linnaeus 1758. Original genus should have been spelled Ophidion, •Synonym of Ophidion barbatum Linnaeus 1758 -- (Robins in Nielsen et al. 1999:40 [ref. 24448], Parenti 2019:103 [ref. 37117]). Current status: Synonym of Ophidion barbatum Linnaeus 1758. Ophidiidae: Ophidiinae. Habitat: marine.