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Species in the genus Ophidion: [ 36 ] records

antipholus, Ophidion Lea [R. N.] & Robins [C. R.] 2003:2, Figs. 1A, 2A [University of Kansas Museum of Natural History, Scientific Papers No. 31; ref. 27029] Florida, U.S.A., Atlantic coast, 30°03'N, 81°12'W, depth 13 meters. Holotype: UF 232138. Paratypes: Numerous, in ANSP, CAS, FMNH, KU, MCZ, UF, USNM. •Valid as Ophidion antipholus Lea & Robins 2003 -- (Nelson et al. 2004:91 [ref. 27807], Garrido-Linares & Acero P. 2006:292 [ref. 28946], Page et al. 2013:95 [ref. 32708]). Current status: Valid as Ophidion antipholus Lea & Robins 2003. Ophidiidae: Ophidiinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

asiro, Otophidium Jordan [D. S.] & Fowler [H. W.] 1902:752, Fig. 4 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 25 (no. 1303); ref. 2459] Misaki, Japan. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 7123. Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:103 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Otophidium asiro Jordan & Fowler 1902 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:192 [ref. 7348], Nakabo 2000:438 [ref. 25086]). •Synonym of Ophidion muraenolepis Günther 1880 -- (Robins in Nielsen et al. 1999:40 [ref. 24448]). •Possibly a synonym of Ophidion muraenolepis(Günther 1880) -- (see Randall 2007:118 [ref. 30952]). •Valid as Ophidion asiro (Jordan & Fowler 1902) -- (Machida in Masuda et al. 1984:99 [ref. 6441], Chen & Shao 1991:12 [ref. 16679], Nielsen in Randall & Lim 2000:596 [ref. 25122], Shinohara et al. 2001:307 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:438 [ref. 26001], Shinohara et al. 2005:414 [ref. 28370], Shinohara et al. 2014:241 [ref. 33330], Sonoyama et al. 2020:30 [ref. 37637]). Current status: Valid as Ophidion asiro (Jordan & Fowler 1902). Ophidiidae: Ophidiinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Taiwan and China north to Korea and Japan. Habitat: marine.

barbatum, Ophidion Linnaeus [C.] 1758:259 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Southern Europe. No types known. •Valid as Ophidium barbatum Linnaeus 1758 -- (Herrera 1896:67 [ref. 39336]). •Valid as Ophidion barbatum Linnaeus 1758 -- (Nielsen 1973:553 [ref. 6885], Nielsen in Whitehead et al. 1986:1164 [ref. 13677], Nielsen 1990:571 [ref. 16246], 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], Goren & Galil 2002:150 [ref. 28414], Lea & Robins 2003:6 [ref. 27029], Golani 2005:26 [ref. 37112], Fricke et al. 2007:65 [ref. 29533], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:31 [ref. 36649], Goren & Galil 2015:517 [ref. 33910], Nielsen 2016:1950 [ref. 34583], Artüz & Fricke 2019:554 [ref. 36612], Carneiro et al. 2019:158 [ref. 37250], Elbaraasi et al. 2019:94 [ref. 36864], Bariche & Fricke 2020:52 [ref. 37515], Kovačić et al. 2020:21 [ref. 37519] as Ophidium barbatum, Bañón & Maño 2021:61 [ref. 38883], Golani 2021:29 [ref. 38303], Kovačić et al. 2021:33 [ref. 39014], Fermon et al. 2022:205 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Ophidion barbatum Linnaeus 1758. Ophidiidae: Ophidiinae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea; Sea of Marmara; Black Sea; eastern Atlantic: southern England south to Gabon, including Madeira. Habitat: marine.

beani, Ophidium Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] 1883:143 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 6 (no. 355); ref. 18350] Snapper banks off Pensacola, Florida, U.S.A. Syntypes: USNM 30868 (2, now 1?). Original genus should have been Ophidion. •Valid as Ophidion beani Jordan & Gilbert 1883 -- (Robins & Ray 1986:98 [ref. 23100], Boschung 1992:76, 77 [ref. 23239], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:728 [ref. 23897], Robins in Nielsen et al. 1999:41 [ref. 24448]). •Synonym of Ophidion holbrookii Putnam 1874 -- (Nielsen & Robins 2003:969 [ref. 27008], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:18 [ref. 28815], Rotundo et al. 2023:240 [ref. 40301]). Current status: Synonym of Ophidion holbrookii Putnam 1874. Ophidiidae: Ophidiinae. Habitat: marine.

broussoneti, Ophidion Müller [J.] 1845:152 [44] [Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1843; ref. 18466] Mediterranean Sea. Holotype: ?ZMB 22288. On p. 44 of separate. •Valid as Ophidion broussoneti Müller 1845 -- (Nielsen 1973:553 [ref. 6885], Nielsen 1973:553 [ref. 6885], Nielsen in Whitehead et al. 1986:1164 [ref. 13677]). •Synonym of Ophidion rochei Müller 1845 -- (Robins in Nielsen et al. 1999:40 [ref. 24448]). Current status: Synonym of Ophidion rochei Müller 1845. Ophidiidae: Ophidiinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

congrus, Ophidion Gronow [L. T.] in Gray 1854:164 [Catalogue of fish collected and described by Laurence Theodore Gronow; ref. 1911] Mediterranean Sea. Syntypes: BMNH 1853.11.12.124 [Gronovius coll.] (1, skin). Type catalog: Wheeler 1958:235 [ref. 13434] but as holotype. •Synonym of Ophidion barbatum Linnaeus 1758 -- (Wheeler 1958:235 [ref. 13434]). Current status: Synonym of Ophidion barbatum Linnaeus 1758. Ophidiidae: Ophidiinae. Habitat: marine.

dromio, Ophidion Lea [R. N.] & Robins [C. R.] 2003:5, Figs. 1D, 2D [University of Kansas Museum of Natural History, Scientific Papers No. 31; ref. 27029] South Carolina, U.S.A., 32°04'N, 79°14'W, depth 77-82 meters. Holotype: UF 232221. Paratypes: CAS 216611 [UF 215404] (1), 216612 (1); FMNH 69274-76 (1, 1, 1); KU 29982 [ex UF 204970] (2), 29983 [ex UMML 32740] (3, 2 c&s), 29984 [ex UF 232222] (1); MCZ 52738 (5); SIO 02-101 [ex UF 216301] (2); UF 12249 (9), 203981 (1), 210247 (1), 210807 (2), 72158 (2), 72161 (1), 72258 (1), 72272 (1). •Valid as Ophidion dromio Lea & Robins 2003 -- (Nelson et al. 2004:91 [ref. 27807], Garrido-Linares & Acero P. 2006:292, 297 [ref. 28946], Page et al. 2013:95 [ref. 32708]). Current status: Valid as Ophidion dromio Lea & Robins 2003. Ophidiidae: Ophidiinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

exul, Ophidion Robins [C. R.] 1991:3, Fig. 1 [Contributions in Science (Los Angeles) No. 427; ref. 20178] Off Hanga Roa, Easter Island, 27°08'37"S, 109°26'10"W, depth 1-5 meters. Holotype: NMC 74-524 [ex BC 65-451]. Paratypes: BC 65-428 (1), 65-458 (1); BPBM 6765-66 (5, 9), 30546-47 (1, 1); LACM 6560-2 (9); NMC 74-525 (4); UF 232674 [ex UMML 32674] (orig. 3, now 2); USNM 213841 [ex BC 65-453] (2); plus non-type material. •Valid as Ophidion exul Robins 1991 -- (Pequeño 1997:81 [ref. 23536] as exsul, Robins in Nielsen et al. 1999:40 [ref. 24448], Randall & Earle 2000:8 [ref. 25806], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:5 [ref. 33988]). Current status: Valid as Ophidion exul Robins 1991. Ophidiidae: Ophidiinae. Distribution: Pacific. Habitat: marine.

fulvum, Otophidium Hildebrand [S. F.] & Barton [O.] 1949:32, Fig. 9 [Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections v. 111 (no. 10); ref. 13015] Talara, Peru. Holotype (unique): USNM 144257. •Valid as Ophidion fulvum (Hildebrand & Barton 1949) -- (Lea in Fischer et al. 1995:1347 [ref. 22830], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:228 [ref. 24555], Robins in Nielsen et al. 1999:40 [ref. 24448], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:198 [ref. 28944]). Current status: Valid as Ophidion fulvum (Hildebrand & Barton 1949). Ophidiidae: Ophidiinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

galeoides, Otophidium Gilbert [C. H.] 1890:110 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 13 (no. 797); ref. 1623] Off Baja California, Mexico, 31°21'15"N, 113°59'00"W, Albatross station 3025, depth 9.5 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 44381. •Valid as Ophidion galeoides (Gilbert 1890) -- (Allen & Robertson 1994:74 [ref. 22193], Bussing & López S. 1994:76 [ref. 23101], Lea in Fischer et al. 1995:1347 [ref. 22830], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:228 [ref. 24555], Robins in Nielsen et al. 1999:40 [ref. 24448], Nelson et al. 2004:91 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:51 [ref. 37547], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:198 [ref. 28944], Page et al. 2013:95 [ref. 32708], Love et al. 2021:83 [ref. 39279]). Current status: Valid as Ophidion galeoides (Gilbert 1890). Ophidiidae: Ophidiinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Pacific coast of central Baja California (Mexico) south to Peru, including Gulf of Calfiornia (Mexico). Habitat: marine.

genyopus, Otophidium Ogilby [J. D.] 1897:93 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 22 (pt 1); ref. 3272] Maroubra Beach, New South Wales, Australia. Holotype (unique): AMS I.3660. •Status uncertain -- (Paxton et al. 1989:314 [ref. 12442]). •Valid as Ophidion genyopus (Ogilby 1897) -- (Robins in Nielsen et al. 1999:40 [ref. 24448], Nielsen 1999:1980 [ref. 24753], Hoese et al. 2006:564 [ref. 29051]). Current status: Valid as Ophidion genyopus (Ogilby 1897). Ophidiidae: Ophidiinae. Distribution: New South Wales, Australia. Habitat: marine.

grayi, Otophidium Fowler [H. W.] 1948:2, Fig. 1 [Notulae Naturae (Philadelphia) No. 204; ref. 13050] Marineland, Florida, U.S.A., depth about 7 fathoms. Holotype (unique): ANSP 71737. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:134 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Ophidion grayi (Fowler 1948) -- (Robins & Ray 1986:99 [ref. 23100], Boschung 1992:76 [ref. 23239], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:7290 [ref. 23897], Robins in Nielsen et al. 1999:41 [ref. 24448], Nielsen & Robins 2003:968 [ref. 27008], Lea & Robins 2003:6 [ref. 27029], Nelson et al. 2004:91 [ref. 27807], Garrido-Linares & Acero P. 2006:292 [ref. 28946], Page et al. 2013:95 [ref. 32708]). Current status: Valid as Ophidion grayi (Fowler 1948). Ophidiidae: Ophidiinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

guianense, Ophidion Lea [R. N.] & Robins [C. R.] 2003:5, Fig. 1G [University of Kansas Museum of Natural History, Scientific Papers No. 31; ref. 27029] Suriname, 6°53'N, 55°59'W, depth 43 meters. Holotype: UF 204008. Paratypes: CAS 216610 [ex UF 229556] (1); KU 30051 (3); UF 232225 (1), 229557 (17). •Valid as Ophidion guianense Lea & Robins 2003. Current status: Valid as Ophidion guianense Lea & Robins 2003. Ophidiidae: Ophidiinae. Distribution: Eastern and southern Caribbean Sea. Habitat: marine.

holbrookii, Ophidium Putnam [F. W.] 1874:340, Fig. [Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History v. 16 (for 1873-1874); ref. 18579] Key West, Florida, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): MCZ 34010 [ex BSNH 1117]. •Valid as Ophidion holbrookii Putnam 1874 -- (Robins & Ray 1986:99 [ref. 23100], Cervigón 1991:171 [ref. 24472], Boschung 1992:76 [ref. 23239], Cervigón 1992:376 [ref. 23827], Andreata & Séret 1996:583 [ref. 16204], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:730 [ref. 23897], Aguilera 1998:47 [ref. 24221] in Ophidium, Robins in Nielsen et al. 1999:41 [ref. 24448], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:164 [ref. 24550], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:152 [ref. 27754], Collette et al. 2003:100 [ref. 26784] in Ophidium, Nielsen & Robins 2003:972 [ref. 27008], Lea & Robins 2003:7 [ref. 27029], Menezes & Figueiredo in Menezes et al. 2003:59 [ref. 27192] as holbrooki, Nelson et al. 2004:91 [ref. 27807], Dennis et al. 2004:72 [ref. 31601], Garrido-Linares & Acero P. 2006:292, 297 [ref. 28946], Page et al. 2013:95 [ref. 32708], Caires in Marceniuk et al. 2021:198 [ref. 38945] as holbrooki, Carvalho-Filho 2023:78 [ref. 40480] as aff. holbrookii, Rotundo et al. 2023:240 [ref. 40301]). Current status: Valid as Ophidion holbrookii Putnam 1874. Ophidiidae: Ophidiinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: east coast of the U.S.A. to Suriname, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. Records from Brazil and Uruguay based on an undescribed species (Carvalho-Filho 2023:78 [ref. 40480]). Habitat: marine.

imitator, Ophidion Lea [R. N.] 1997:960, Figs. 1-2 [Bulletin of Marine Science v. 60 (no. 3); ref. 22978] Southwest of Corinto, Nicaragua, 12°09'N, 87°32'W, depth 112 meters. Holotype: SIO 73-279 [not 73-297]. Paratypes: CAS 30872 (1); GCRL 13959 (3); LACM 9812-5 (7), 30757-1 (1); SIO 59-150 (1), 62-77 (32), 63-510 (1), 63-513 to 514 (9, 2), 63-518 (6), 63-526 (6), 63-983 (1), 65-165 to 167 (7, 6, 1), 70-160 to 161 (4, 1), 73-248 (2), 73-272 (2), 73-275 (4), 73-279 (9, with holotype), 79-11 (13), 91-98 (1); UCR 337-15 (3), 687-5 (1); UF 226022 (1), 226030 (1), 226038 (1), 226059 (2), 226074 (2), 226129 (1), 226137 (1), 226142 (1), 226236 (4); UP 587 (1), 679 (2). Type catalog: Angulo et al. 2015:379 [ref. 35212]. •Valid as Ophidion imitator Lea 1997 -- (Robins in Nielsen et al. 1999:41 [ref. 24448], Nelson et al. 2004:91 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:51 [ref. 37547], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:198 [ref. 28944], Page et al. 2013:95 [ref. 32708], Love et al. 2021:83 [ref. 39279], Lea et al. 2023:95 [ref. 39909]). Current status: Valid as Ophidion imitator Lea 1997. Ophidiidae: Ophidiinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: southern tip of Baja California Sur (Mexico) south to Panama. Habitat: marine.

iris, Ophidion Breder [C. M., Jr.] 1936:44, Fig. 16 [Bulletin of the Bingham Oceanographic Collection Yale University v. 2 (art. 3); ref. 634] Gonzago Bay, northern Gulf of California, Mexico. Holotype (unique): YPM 981. Type catalog: Moore & Boardman 1991:23 [ref. 16741]. •Valid as Ophidion iris Breder 1936 -- (Lea in Fischer et al. 1995:1347 [ref. 22830], Robins in Nielsen et al. 1999:41 [ref. 24448], Nelson et al. 2004:91 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:51 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:95 [ref. 32708], Love et al. 2021:83 [ref. 39279]). Current status: Valid as Ophidion iris Breder 1936. Ophidiidae: Ophidiinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: southern tip of Baja California Sur (Mexico), and Gulf of California (Mexico). Habitat: marine.

josephi, Ophidion Girard [C. F.] 1858:170 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 10; ref. 1813] St. Joseph Island, Texas, U.S.A. Syntypes: USNM 868 (2, poor condition). See also Girard 1859:29 [ref. 13405]. •Valid as Ophidion josephi Girard 1858 -- (Robins in Nielsen et al. 1999:41 [ref. 24448], Nielsen & Robins 2003:968 [ref. 27008], Nelson et al. 2004:91 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:18 [ref. 28815], Garrido-Linares & Acero P. 2006:292 [ref. 28946], Page et al. 2013:95 [ref. 32708], Moral-Flores et al. 2022:191 [ref. 39447]). Current status: Valid as Ophidion josephi Girard 1858. Ophidiidae: Ophidiinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: North Carolina (U.S.A.) south to southern Florida (U.S.A.), including Gulf of Mexico. Habitat: marine.

lagochila, Parophidion Böhlke [J. E.] & Robins [C. R.] 1959:46, Pl. 5 (C); Figs. 2 (A, B) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 111; ref. 11981] Northern shore of New Providence Island, Bahamas, 25°05'04"N, 77°27'42"W. Holotype: ANSP 84817. Paratypes: ANSP 84818 (1, c&s), 84819-20 (1, 1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:134 [ref. 13621]. The original spelling was lagochila and that probably should be maintained. •Valid as Parophidion lagochila Böhlke & Robins 1959 -- (Nelson et al. 2004:92 [ref. 27807]). •Valid as Ophidion lagochila (Böhlke & Robins 1959) -- (Robins in Nielsen et al. 1999:40 [ref. 24448] as lagocheila, Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:155 [ref. 25013], Nielsen & Robins 2003:968 [ref. 27008], Dennis et al. 2004:72 [ref. 31601], Garrido-Linares & Acero P. 2006:293 [ref. 28946], Page et al. 2013:95 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:28 [ref. 33341], Carvalho-Filho 2023:78 [ref. 40480] as aff. lagochila). Current status: Valid as Ophidion lagochila (Böhlke & Robins 1959). Ophidiidae: Ophidiinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Brazilian records based on an undescribed species (Carvalho-Filho 2023:78 [ref. 40480]). Habitat: marine.

lozanoi, Ophidion Matallanas [J.] 1990:449, Fig. 1 [Journal of Fish Biology v. 37 (no. 3); ref. 20154] Off Saharian coast, 24°06.3'N, 16°20.2'W, northeastern Atlantic, depth 61-68 meters. Holotype: IIPB 409/1983. Paratypes: IFAN-Gorée 59.684 (1). Type catalog: Allué et al. 2000:74 [ref. 30499]. •Valid as Ophidion lozanoi Matallanas 1990 -- (Robins in Nielsen et al. 1999:40 [ref. 24448], Matallanas & Brito 1999:935 [ref. 24923], Lea & Robins 2003:6 [ref. 27029], Tweddle & Anderson 2008:8 [ref. 29604], Nielsen 2016:1950 [ref. 34583], Fermon et al. 2022:206 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Ophidion lozanoi Matallanas 1990. Ophidiidae: Ophidiinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: southern Spain south to central Angola. Habitat: marine.

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.

marginatum, Ophidium DeKay [J. E.] 1842:315, Pl. 52 (fig. 169) [Zoology of New-York; ref. 1098] New York harbor, New York, U.S.A. Holotype or syntypes: New York State coll. (whereabouts unknown). Original genus should have been Ophidion. •Valid as Ophidion marginatum DeKay 1842 -- (Smith 1986:407 [ref. 22186], Robins & Ray 1986:99 [ref. 23100], Boschung 1992:76 [ref. 23239], Fahay 1992:805 [ref. 19885], Murdy et al. 1997:116 [ref. 23144], Schwartz 1997:327 [ref. 23515], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:731 [ref. 23897], Robins in Nielsen et al. 1999:41 [ref. 24448], Collette & Klein-MacPhee in Collette & Klein-MacPhee 2002:209 [ref. 26158], Nielsen & Robins 2003:968 [ref. 27008], Nelson et al. 2004:91 [ref. 27807], Garrido-Linares & Acero P. 2006:293 [ref. 28946], Page et al. 2013:95 [ref. 32708]). Current status: Valid as Ophidion marginatum DeKay 1842. Ophidiidae: Ophidiinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

metoecus, Ophidion Robins [C. R.] 1991:5, Fig. 2 [Contributions in Science (Los Angeles) No. 427; ref. 20178] Juan Fernández Islands, eastern Pacific, 33°38'20"S, 78°48'50"W, depth 20-35 feet. Holotype: USNM 204246. Paratypes: MCZ 46159 (1), 46170 (4); SIO 65-434 (6), 65-625 (1), 65-624 (2), 65-629 (1), 65-636 (1), 65-637 (23), 65-645 (18), 65-657 (1), 65-659 (6); UF 232938 [ex UMML 32938] (3). •Valid as Ophidion metoecus Robins 1991 -- (Pequeño 1997:81 [ref. 23536], Robins in Nielsen et al. 1999:41 [ref. 24448], Pequeño & Sáez 2000:31 [ref. 24590], Pequeño & Lamilla 2000:434 [ref. 24906], Dyer & Westneat 2010:599 [ref. 31446]). Current status: Valid as Ophidion metoecus Robins 1991. Ophidiidae: Ophidiinae. Distribution: Southeastern Pacific: Juan Fernández and Desventuradas Islands (Chile). Habitat: marine.

muraenolepis, Ophidium Günther [A.] 1880:46, Pl. 20 (fig. A) [Report on the shore fishes procured during the voyage of H. M. S. Challenger in the years 1873-1876 v. 1 (pt 6); ref. 2011] Kai Islands, Indonesia, Banda Sea, western Pacific, Challenger station 192, depth 129 fathoms. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1879.5.14.46. Original genus should have been Ophidion. •Valid as Ophidion muraenolepis Günther 1880 -- (Allen & Swainston 1988:38 [ref. 25477], Paxton et al. 1989:313 [ref. 12442], Nielsen 1997:74 [ref. 23255], Allen 1997:62 [ref. 23977], Robins in Nielsen et al. 1999:40 [ref. 24448], Nielsen 1999:1980 [ref. 24753], Nakabo 2000:438 [ref. 25086], Nielsen in Randall & Lim 2000:596 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:23 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:438 [ref. 26001], Mundy 2005:245 [ref. 28379], Hoese et al. 2006:564 [ref. 29051], Randall 2007:118 [ref. 30952], Fricke et al. 2011:367 [ref. 31242], Larson et al. 2013:49 [ref. 32988], Motomura et al. 2017:55 [ref. 35490]). Current status: Valid as Ophidion muraenolepis Günther 1880. Ophidiidae: Ophidiinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Western Australia east to Hawaiian Islands, north to Ogasawara Islands, south to New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

nigracauda, Ophidion Breder [C. M., Jr.] 1936:44, Fig. 15 [Bulletin of the Bingham Oceanographic Collection Yale University v. 2 (art. 3); ref. 634] Refugio Bay (Angel Island), Gulf of California, Mexico. Holotype (unique): YPM 980. Type catalog: Moore & Boardman 1991:23 [ref. 16741] as nigricauda. •Synonym of Ophidion iris Breder 1936 -- (Robins in Nielsen et al. 1999:41 [ref. 24448]). Current status: Synonym of Ophidion iris Breder 1936. Ophidiidae: Ophidiinae. Habitat: marine.

nocomis, Ophidion Robins [C. R.] & Böhlke [J. E.] 1959:2, Figs. 1-2 [Notulae Naturae (Philadelphia) No. 325; ref. 12016] Northern side of sandy point forming the western tip of Green Cay, Bahamas Islands, 24°02'25"N, 77°11'00"W, depth to about 5 feet. Holotype: ANSP 89340. Paratypes: ANSP 89341 (28, not 29), 89342 (7, c&s), 89343-45 (1, 1, 8); UF 204943 [ex UMML 4943] (5). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:135 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Ophidion nocomis Robins & Böhlke 1959 -- (Robins in Nielsen et al. 1999:41 [ref. 24448], Nielsen & Robins 2003:968 [ref. 27008], Lea & Robins 2003:6 [ref. 27029], Nelson et al. 2004:91 [ref. 27807], Dennis et al. 2004:72 [ref. 31601], Garrido-Linares & Acero P. 2006:293 [ref. 28946], Page et al. 2013:95 [ref. 32708]). Current status: Valid as Ophidion nocomis Robins & Böhlke 1959. Ophidiidae: Ophidiinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

obtusirostre, Ophidium barbatum var. Costa [O. G.] 1843:Ophidium p. 12, Pls. 20A (fig. 1), 20B (fig. 2) [Fauna del regno di Napoli Part 1; ref. 976] [Napoli] Naples, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Published 1 Sept. 1843. Ophidiidae: Ophidiinae. Habitat: marine.

physocephalum, Ophidium Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:19 [Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia; ref. 3594] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Also appeared in Rafinesque 1810:38 [ref. 3595]. •Synonym of Ophidion barbatum Linnaeus 1758 -- (Parenti 2019:113 [ref. 37117]). Current status: Synonym of Ophidion barbatum Linnaeus 1758. Ophidiidae: Ophidiinae. Habitat: marine.

puck, Ophidion Lea [R. N.] & Robins [C. R.] 2003:6, Fig. 1P [University of Kansas Museum of Natural History, Scientific Papers No. 31; ref. 27029] Off Yucatán, Mexico, 21°05'N, 86°23'W, depth 348-357 meters. Holotype: UF 232199. Paratypes: KU 29981 (1). •Valid as Ophidion puck Lea & Robins 2003. Current status: Valid as Ophidion puck Lea & Robins 2003. Ophidiidae: Ophidiinae. Distribution: Off the eastern coast of Yucatán and Cay Sal Bank, Bahamas. Habitat: marine.

robinsi, Ophidion Fahay [M. P.] 1992:801, Fig. 2 [Copeia 1992 (no. 3); ref. 19885] Western Atlantic, 35°51'N to 35°52'N, 75°22'W to 75°23'W, depth 25-29 meters. Holotype: USNM 302375. Paratypes: ANSP 147228 (1); MCZ 85260 (1); USNM 302374 (1); VIMS 01882 (1), 04177 (3), 07445 (6, 2 c&s). •Valid as Ophidion robinsi Fahay 1992 -- (Robins in Nielsen et al. 1999:41 [ref. 24448], Nielsen & Robins 2003:968 [ref. 27008], Nelson et al. 2004:92 [ref. 27807], Garrido-Linares & Acero P. 2006:293 [ref. 28946], Page et al. 2013:95 [ref. 32708]). Current status: Valid as Ophidion robinsi Fahay 1992. Ophidiidae: Ophidiinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

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]). Current status: Valid as Ophidion rochei Müller 1845. Ophidiidae: Ophidiinae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea; Sea of Marmara; Black Sea; Sea of Azov. Habitat: brackish, marine.

saldanhai, Ophidion Matallanas [J.] & Brito [A.] 1999:932 [Journal of Fish Biology v. 55 (no. 5); ref. 24923] Off Cabo Verde Islands, Boavista, 15°57'64"N, 22°54'69"W, depth 31-37 meters. Holotype: TFMC VP/456. Paratypes: UAB [ZUAB SL/1312] (1). •Valid as Ophidion saldanhai Matallanas & Brito 1999 -- (Wirtz et al. 2013:119 [ref. 32972]). Current status: Valid as Ophidion saldanhai Matallanas & Brito 1999. Ophidiidae: Ophidiinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

scrippsi, Otophidium Hubbs [C. L.] 1916:166, Pl. 20 [University of California Publications in Zoology v. 16 (no. 13); ref. 2225] Near Cerros Island, off the coast of Baja California, 28°02'01"N, 115°06'00"E, depth 73 meters. Holotype: SIO 64-283. Named after Miss Ellen B. Scripps, the correct species epithet would be scrippsae. •Valid as Ophidion scrippsae (Hubbs 1916) -- (Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:102 [ref. 9277], Lea in Fischer et al. 1995:1344 [ref. 22829], Robins in Nielsen et al. 1999:41 [ref. 24448], Lea & Robins 2003:6 [ref. 27029], Nelson et al. 2004:92 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:51 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:95 [ref. 32708], Kells et al. 2016:112 [ref. 35888], Love et al. 2021:83 [ref. 39279]). Current status: Valid as Ophidion scrippsae (Hubbs 1916). Ophidiidae: Ophidiinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: central California (U.S.A.) south to southern Baja California Sur (Mexico). Habitat: marine.

selenops, Ophidion Robins [C. R.] & Böhlke [J. E.] 1959:5, Fig. 1 [Notulae Naturae (Philadelphia) No. 325; ref. 12016] Dry Tortugas shrimp grounds, Florida, U.S.A., 24°45-50'N, 82°10-30'W, depth 16 fathoms. Holotype: ANSP 90017. Paratypes: ANSP 90018 (6), 90019 (1, c&s); UF 201199 [ex UMML 1199] (1), 222401 [ex UMML 2401] (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:135 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Ophidion selenops Robins & Böhlke 1959 -- (Robins & Ray 1986:99 [ref. 23100], Scott & Scott 1988:305 [ref. 25518], Robins in Nielsen et al. 1999:41 [ref. 24448], Nielsen & Robins 2003:968 [ref. 27008], Lea & Robins 2003:6 [ref. 27029], Nelson et al. 2004:92 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:18 [ref. 28815], Garrido-Linares & Acero P. 2006:293 [ref. 28946], Page et al. 2013:95 [ref. 32708]). Current status: Valid as Ophidion selenops Robins & Böhlke 1959. Ophidiidae: Ophidiinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

smithi, Otophidium Fowler [H. W.] 1934:508, Fig. 52 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 86; ref. 1419] Umgui [= Umgeni], KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): ANSP 55227. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:135 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Ophidion smithi (Fowler 1934) -- (Nielsen & Cohen 1986:349 [ref. 5700], Goren & Dor 1994:15 [ref. 25356], Robins in Nielsen et al. 1999:40 [ref. 24448] with doubt, Golani & Fricke 2018:39 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2022:[3] 106 [ref. 39865], Nielsen & Uiblein 2022:252 [ref. 39706], Ray & Mohapatra 2022:[2] [ref. 39229]). Current status: Valid as Ophidion smithi (Fowler 1934). Ophidiidae: Ophidiinae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) and Seychelles east to Myanmar and northern Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

welshi, Otophidium Nichols [J. T.] & Breder [C. M., Jr.] 1922:15, Fig. 3 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 35; ref. 15355] Southwest from Braye's Light, Texas, U.S.A., depth 10 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 85512. Paratypes: AMNH 8099 (1). •Valid as Ophidion welshi (Nichols & Breder 1922) -- (Robins & Ray 1986:99 [ref. 23100], Boschung 1992:76 [ref. 23239], Schwartz 1997:327 [ref. 23515], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:732 [ref. 23897]). •Probably a synonym of Ophidion josephi Girard 1858 -- (Robins in Nielsen et al. 1999:41 [ref. 24448]). •Synonym of Ophidion josephi Girard 1858 -- (Nielsen & Robins 2003:968 [ref. 27008]). Current status: Synonym of Ophidion josephi Girard 1858. Ophidiidae: Ophidiinae. Habitat: marine.

zavalai, Ophidion Rotundo [M. M.], Caires [R. A.], Oliveira [C.], Kuranaka [M.], Figueiredo-Filho [J. M. de] & Marceniuk [A. P.] 2023:244, Figs. 5-6 [Zootaxa 5318 (no. 2); ref. 40301] Laje da Conceição, Itanhaém, São Paulo, Brazil, 24°14'59"S, 46°41'32"W. Holotype: MPEG 039113. Paratypes: AZUSC, LPB, MPEG, MZUSP, NPM, ZUEC. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Ophidion zavalai Rotundo, Caires, Oliveira, Kuranaka, Figueiredo-Filho & Marceniuk 2023. Current status: Valid as Ophidion zavalai Rotundo, Caires, Oliveira, Kuranaka, Figueiredo-Filho & Marceniuk 2023. Ophidiidae: Ophidiinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: eastern to southeastern coast of Brazil. Habitat: marine.