Genera that contain: Ophidion [ 13 ] records

Cepola Linnaeus [C.] 1764:63 [Museum S. R. M. Adolphi Friderici Regis Suecorum Tomus secundi prodromus; ref. 2788] Fem. Ophidion macrophthalmum Linnaeus 1758. Type by monotypy. Spelled Cepolus by Duméril 1806:303 [ref. 1151]. Wrongly dated to 1766 in the Catalog of Fishes (1998). Cepola van Ihering 1909 in snails is a junior homonym •Valid as Cepola Linnaeus 1764 -- (Monod 1973:368 [ref. 7193], Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:201 [ref. 6441], Tortonese in Whitehead et al. 1986:810 [ref. 13676], Gomon et al. 1994:657 [ref. 22532], Smith-Vaniz 2001:3332 [ref. 26130], Hoese 2006:1361 [ref. 28988], Smith-Vaniz 2008:633 [ref. 30654], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:51 [ref. 36649], Stewart 2015:1364 [ref. 34196], Motomura et al. 2017:172 [ref. 35490]). Current status: Valid as Cepola Linnaeus 1764. Cepolidae: Cepolinae.

Cepolophis Kaup [J. J.] 1856:96 [Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 22 (pt. 1); ref. 2574] Masc. Ophidium viride Fabricius 1780. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan & Evermann 1898:2477 [ref. 2445]; two species were included originally (viride [also as viridis] and montagui). Correct spelling for genus of type species is Ophidion. •Objective synonym of Gymnelus Reinhardt 1834 -- (Andriashev 1973:540 [ref. 7214], McAllister et al. 1981:835 [ref. 5431], Anderson 1982:28 [ref. 5520], Anderson 1994:32 [ref. 21438], Chernova 2000:5 [ref. 24885], Anderson & Fedorov 2004:5 [ref. 27603], Parin et al. 2014:391 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Gymnelus Reinhardt 1834. Zoarcidae: Gymnelinae.

Chilara Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1896:482 [United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, Report of the Commissioner v. 21 (for 1895) Appendix 5; ref. 2442] Fem. Ophidion taylori Girard 1858. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Misspelled Chilaria by Jordan et al. 1930:485 [ref. 6476]. Correct spelling for genus of type species is Ophidion. •Valid as Chilara Jordan & Evermann 1896 -- (Cohen & Nielsen 1978:15 [ref. 881], Robins in Nielsen et al. 1999:27, 39 [ref. 24448], Carnevale & Johnson 2015:778 [ref. 34391], Pietsch & Orr 2015:27 [ref. 34694]). Current status: Valid as Chilara Jordan & Evermann 1896. Ophidiidae: Ophidiinae.

Fierasfer Oken [L.] (ex Cuvier) 1817:1182 [Isis (Oken) v. 1 (pt 8) (no. 148); ref. 3303] Masc. Ophidium [sic] imberbe Cuvier 1815. Gender tentatively masculine, as treated by most authors. Type designated by ICZN (Opinion 42), not Ophidion imberbe Linnaeus 1758. Based on "Les Fierasfers" of Cuvier 1816:239 [ref. 993] (see Gill 1903:966 [ref. 5768]). •Synonym of Carapus Rafinesque 1810 -- (Arnold 1956:260 [ref. 5315], Wheeler 1973:557 [ref. 7190], Markle in Nielsen et al. 1999:11 [ref. 24448]). Current status: Synonym of Carapus Rafinesque 1810. Carapidae: Carapinae.

Gymnelus Reinhardt [J. C. H.] 1834:xxi [Oversigt over det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Forhandlinger og dets Medlemmers Arbeider (Kjøbenhavn) 1832-36; ref. 13469] Masc. Ophidium viride Fabricius 1780. Type by monotypy. Later spelled Gymnelis by Reinhardt and authors (see Andriashev 1973:540 [ref. 7214]); see also Krøyer 1862:258 [ref. 2694]. Correct spelling for genus of type species is Ophidion. •Valid as Gymnelus Reinhardt 1834 -- (Andriashev 1973:540 [ref. 7214], McAllister et al. 1981:835 [ref. 5431], Anderson 1982 [ref. 5520], Anderson 1984:578 [ref. 13634], Toyoshima in Masuda et al. 1984:306 [ref. 6441], Andriashev in Whitehead et al. 1986:1131 [ref. 13677], Anderson 1994:32 [ref. 21438], Chernova 1999:306 [ref. 24868], Chernova 2000:5 [ref. 24885], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:678 [ref. 25968], Anderson & Fedorov 2004:5 [ref. 27603], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:128 [ref. 31212], Parin et al. 2014:391 [ref. 33547], Mecklenburg & Anderson 2015:263 [ref. 33742], Mecklenburg et al. 2016:153 [ref. 34440], Chernova & Møller 2021:34 [ref. 38190]). Current status: Valid as Gymnelus Reinhardt 1834. Zoarcidae: Gymnelinae.

Lycocara Gill [T. N.] 1884:180 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 36; ref. 1725] Neut. Ophidium parrii Ross 1826. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Uronectes Günther 1862, preoccupied by Uronectes Brown 1850 in Crustacea. Correct spelling for genus of type species is Ophidion. •Synonym of Liparis Scopoli 1777 -- (Andriashev & McAllister 1978 [ref. 6988] and not a zoarcid, Chernova et al. 2004:20 [ref. 27592]). •Synonym of Liparis Scopoli 1777, but a valid subgenus Lycocara -- (Chernova 2008:847 [ref. 30236]). Current status: Synonym of Liparis Scopoli 1777. Liparidae.

Macrognathus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1800:283 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 2; ref. 2709] Masc. Ophidium aculeatum Bloch 1786. Type by subsequent designation. Earliest type designation located is Jordan 1917:56 [ref. 2407]. Correct spelling for genus of type species is Ophidion. •Valid as Macrognathus Lacepède 1800 -- (Sufi 1956:99 [ref. 12498], Jayaram 1981:387 [ref. 6497], Travers 1984:143 [ref. 5147], Kottelat 1985:274 [ref. 11441], Roberts 1986:98 [ref. 5802], Kottelat 1989:20 [ref. 13605], Roberts 1989:178 [ref. 6439], Ataur Rahman 1989:261 [ref. 24860], Brittan 1998:95 [ref. 24513], Arunkumar & Tombi Singh 2000:117 [ref. 25674], Ataur Rahman 2003:285 [ref. 31338], Pethiyagoda et al. 2008:37 [ref. 30097], Scharpf 2009:19 [ref. 30400], Britz 2010:295 [ref. 30685], Britz 2010:55 [ref. 30857], Plamoottil & Abraham 2013:6 [ref. 33148], Kottelat 2013:310 [ref. 32989], Plamoottil & Abraham 2014:49 [ref. 33147], Plamoottil & Abraham 2014:100 [ref. 33317], Arunkumar 2016:2003 [ref. 35770], Britz & Kottelat 2020:[1] [ref. 37336], Ng & Tan 2020:170 [ref. 37671], Arunkumar 2020:44 [ref. 37761]). Current status: Valid as Macrognathus Lacepède 1800. Mastacembelidae.

Nematosoma Eichwald [C. E. von] 1831:60 [Zoologia specialis quam expositis animalibus tum vivis Pars posterior [3]; ref. 5562] Neut. Nematosoma ophidium Eichwald 1831 (= Scyphius teres Rathke 1837). Not based on Syngnathus ophidion Linnaeus. •Synonym of Nerophis Rafinesque 1810 -- (Wheeler 1973:277 [ref. 7190]). Current status: Synonym of Nerophis Rafinesque 1810. Syngnathidae: Nerophinae.

Nerophis Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:37, 57 [Indice d'ittiologia siciliana; ref. 3595] Masc. Syngnathus ophidion Linnaeus 1758. Type by subsequent designation. Type sometimes given (e.g., as by Wheeler 1973:277) as Nerophis maculatus Rafinesque 1810; Rafinesque included both maculatus (on p. 37) and ophidion (on p. 57). Earliest designation found that of Jordan & Evermann 1896:774 [ref. 2443]. •Valid as Nerophis Rafinesque 1810 -- (Wheeler 1973:277 [ref. 7190], Dawson in Whitehead et al. 1986:632 [ref. 13676], Savvaitova 1998:113 [ref. 23594], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:183 [ref. 28183], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:500 [ref. 29996], Kuiter 2009:242 [ref. 30404], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:37 [ref. 36649], Parin et al. 2014:208 [ref. 33547], Lourie 2016:140 [ref. 34505], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 4 [ref. 35615], Stiller et al. 2022: Additional file p. 22 [ref. 39142]). Current status: Valid as Nerophis Rafinesque 1810. Syngnathidae: Nerophinae.

Ophidion Linnaeus [C.] 1758:259 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Neut. Ophidion barbatum Linnaeus 1758. Type by Linnaean tautonymy (also designated by Gill 1863:210 [ref. 1683]). Misspelled Ophidtum by Berkenhout 1789:66 [ref. 12437]. Ophidium Linnaeus 1766:431 is an unjustified emendation placed on Official Index (Direction 56). Ophidion placed on Official List (Opinion 92). •Valid as Ophidion Linnaeus 1758 -- (Nielsen 1973:553 [ref. 6885], Cohen & Nielsen 1978:16 [ref. 881], Machida in Masuda et al. 1984:99 [ref. 6441], Nielsen in Whitehead et al. 1986:1164 [ref. 13677], Nielsen & Cohen 1986:349 [ref. 5700], Paxton et al. 1989:313 [ref. 12442], Nielsen 1997:74 [ref. 23255], Robins in Nielsen et al. 1999:27, 39 [ref. 24448], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:164 [ref. 24550], Nielsen 1999:1980 [ref. 24753], Nielsen & Robins 2003:967 [ref. 27008], Lea & Robins 2003:1 [ref. 27029], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:206 [ref. 28944], Hoese et al. 2006:564 [ref. 29051], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:31 [ref. 36649], Parin et al. 2014:183 [ref. 33547], Carnevale & Johnson 2015:778 [ref. 34391], Motomura et al. 2017:55 [ref. 35490], Golani & Fricke 2018:39 [ref. 36273], Rotundo et al. 2023:237 [ref. 40301]). Current status: Valid as Ophidion Linnaeus 1758. Ophidiidae: Ophidiinae.

Pseudophidium Gratzianov [V. I.] 1907:420 [Trudy Otdela Ichtiologii Imperatorskago Russkago Obshchestva Akklimatizacii Zivotnych' i Rastenii. v. 4; ref. 1871] Neut. Ophidium giganteum Kittlitz 1858. Type by monotypy. Correct spelling for genus of type species is Ophidion. •Synonym of Cryptacanthodes Storer 1839 -- (Mecklenburg 2003:2 [ref. 27297]). Current status: Synonym of Cryptacanthodes Storer 1839. Cryptacanthodidae.

Rissola Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1896:483 [United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, Report of the Commissioner v. 21 (for 1895) Appendix 5; ref. 2442] Fem. Ophidium marginatum DeKay 1842. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Correct spelling for genus of type species is Ophidion. •Synonym of Ophidion Linnaeus 1758 -- (Cohen & Nielsen 1978:16 [ref. 881], Robins in Nielsen et al. 1999:28 [ref. 24448], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:206 [ref. 28944]). Current status: Synonym of Ophidion Linnaeus 1758. Ophidiidae: Ophidiinae.

Uronectes Günther [A.] 1862:325 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Masc. Ophidium parrii Ross 1826. Type by monotypy. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Uronectes Brown 1850 in Crustacea, replaced by Lycocara Gill 1884. Correct spelling for genus of type species is Ophidion. •In the synonymy of Liparis Scopoli 1777 -- (Andriashev & McAllister 1978 [ref. 6988] and not a zoarcid, Chernova et al. 2004:20 [ref. 27592]). •In the synonymy of Liparis Scopoli 1777, subgenus Lycocara Gill 1884 -- (Chernova 2008:841 [ref. 30236]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Liparis Scopoli 1777. Liparidae.