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Ophidiidae

Osteichthyes - Ophidiiformes - Ophidiidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1810Ophidiidae Rafinesque
1859Ophidium voltianum Massalongo
1963Ophidiidae Jordan p. 737
1965Ophidiidae Frizzell and Dante p. 708
1999Ophidiidae Constantin
2003Ophidiidae Schwarzhans p. 65
2011Ophidiidae Schwarzhans and Bratischko p. 92
2012Ophidiidae Fierstine et al. p. 75
2013Ophidiidae Betancur et al.
2014Ophidiidae Bannikov p. 26
2016Ophidiidae Nelson et al. p. 317
2017Ophidiidae Lin et al. p. 11
2017Ophidiidae Lin et al. p. 890
2019Ophidiidae Ebersole et al. p. 197
2019Ophidiidae van der Laan p. 75
2021Ophidiidae Schwarzhans and Nielsen p. 35

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—Ophidiaria
orderOphidiiformesBerg 1937
suborderOphidioidei
familyOphidiidaeRafinesque 1810
familyOphidiidaeRafinesque 1810

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Ophidiidae Rafinesque 1810
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G. †Aequalobythites Schwarzhans 1981
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†Aequalobythites aequalis Stinton and Nolf 1970
G. †Ampheristus Konig 1825
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†Ampheristus brevicaudatus Lin et al. 2024
†Ampheristus pentlandensis Schwarzhans 2019
†Ampheristus sinuocaudatus Schwarzhans 1980
G. Bassozetus Gill 1883
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†Bassozetus otteri Schwarzhans 1981
G. Chilara Jordan and Evermann 1896
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Chilara taylori Girard 1858 [spotted cusk eel]
G. Fierasfer Oken 1817
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†Fierasfer novus Sulc 1932
†Fierasfer posterus Koken 1891
G. Hoplobrotula Gill 1864
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†Hoplobrotula antipoda Schwarzhans et al. 2017
†Hoplobrotula elongata Weiler 1943
†Hoplobrotula gibba Bassoli 1906
†Hoplobrotula granosum Stinton 1957
†Hoplobrotula lerichei Stinton and Nolf 1970
†Hoplobrotula orcianensis Schwarzhans 1994
†Hoplobrotula robusta Nolf 1980
†Hoplobrotula sulcata Nolf 1972
G. †Hoplobrotuloides Schwarzhans 1981
G. Hypopleuron Smith and Radcliffe 1913
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Lepophidium cervinum Goode and Bean 1885
†Lepophidium chonorum Schwarzhans and Nielsen 2021
†Lepophidium latesulcatum Nolf and Stringer 1992
†Lepophidium limulum Schwarzhans and Aguliera 2016
†Lepophidium mapucheorum Schwarzhans and Nielsen 2021
Lepophidium negropinna Hildebrand and Barton 1949 [specklefin cusk eel]
G. Neobythites Goode and Bean 1885
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†Neobythites auribatianus Lin et al. 2017
†Neobythites auriculatus Lin et al. 2017
†Neobythites bozzolo Lin et al. 2017
†Neobythites inprobus Schwarzhans 1985
†Neobythites joenielseni Schwarzhans 1994
†Neobythites leonardi Lin et al. 2017
†Neobythites lindqvisti Schwarzhans et al. 2017
†Neobythites longesulcatus Lin et al. 2024
†Neobythites pamunkeyensis Lin et al. 2024
†Neobythites stringeri Lin et al. 2024
†Neobythites turpidus Schwarzhans 2019
†Neobythites verus Schwarzhans 1985
Subfm. †Neobythitinae Radcliffe 1913
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G. Glyptophidium Alcock 1889
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†Glyptophidium nielseni Schwarzhans 1985
†Glyptophidium stringeri Lin and Nolf 2022
G. Monomitopus Alcock 1890
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†Monomitopus nudus Schwarzhans 1980
†Monomitopus ovalis Schwarzhans 1980
Tr. †Neobythitini Radcliffe 1913
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G. †Neobythitinarum Nolf 1980
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G. †Nolfophidion Schwarzhans 1980
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†Nolfophidion refertus Stinton 1957
†Nolfophidion tumidus Nolf 1972
Subfm. †Ophidiinae Rafinesque 1810
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G. Genypterus Philippi 1857
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†Genypterus angustus Casier 1966
†Genypterus elongatus Schwarzhans 1980
†Genypterus valdesensis Riva Rossi et al. 2000
G. †Lepophidiinorum Unknown
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G. Ophidion Linnaeus 1758
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†Ophidion barbadicum Casier 1958
†Ophidion ozymandias Jordan 1921
†Ophidion polli Casier 1946
Ophidion scrippsae Hubbs 1916 [basketweave cusk-eel]
G. Otophidium Gill 1885
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Otophidium robinsi Nolf and Stringer 1992
†Otophidium robustum Nolf and Stringer 1992
†Otophidium splendens Casier 1966
G. †Pseudaequalobythites Schwarzhans 2019
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†Pseudaequalobythites biplex Schwarzhans 2019
Subfm. †Sirembinae Gill 1863
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G. †Gadophycis Stinton 1965
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†Gadophycis bramscheensis Schwarzhans 2007
†Gadophycis serratus Schwarzhans and Bratischko 2011
G. †Sirembinorum Unknown
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†Sirembinorum obesus Grenfell 1984
G. Sirembo Bleeker 1857
G. †Sirembola Schwarzhans 1981
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†Sirembola supersa Schwarzhans and Nielsen 2021
G. Spectrunculus Jordan and Thompson 1914
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†Spectrunculus sparsus Schwarzhans and Nielsen 2021
G. †Zonobythites Schwarzhans 1981
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†Zonobythites cornifer Schwarzhans 2019
Invalid names: Genypterinae [empty], Ophidium voltianum Massalongo 1859 [invalid subgroup]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available