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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Ophidiidae Cusk-eels
Subfamily: Ophidiinae
Genus: Ophidion

(See list of species below)


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27 species (see list below)

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Photo by Marotta, D.

Western Atlantic. USA (fr
Max. Length 21 cm SL
Ophidion antipholus Lea & Robins, 2003

Photo by Marotta, D.
 
Ophidion antipholus
[Longnose cusk-eel]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Northwest Pacific.
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Ophidion asiro (Jordan & Fowler, 1902)

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Ophidion asiro
[]

Photo by Luquet, D.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 25.4 cm TL
Ophidion barbatum Linnaeus, 1758

Photo by Luquet, D.
 
Ophidion barbatum
[Snake blenny]
No picture found
Western Atlantic
Max. Length 14.6 cm SL
 
Ophidion dromio
[Shorthead cusk-eel]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 9.6 cm TL
Ophidion exul Robins, 1991

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Ophidion exul
[Exile cusk eel]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Ophidion fulvum (Hildebrand & Barton, 1949)

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Ophidion fulvum
[Earspot cusk eel]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 21.5 cm SL
Ophidion galeoides (Gilbert, 1890)

Photo by FAO
 
Ophidion galeoides
[Striped cusk eel]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
 
Ophidion genyopus
[Ravenous cusk]

Photo by Flescher, D.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Ophidion grayi (Fowler, 1948)

Photo by Flescher, D.
 
Ophidion grayi
[Blotched cusk-eel]
No picture found
Western Atlantic
Max. Length 11.7 cm SL
 
Ophidion guianense
[Guianan cusk-eel]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Ophidion holbrookii Putnam, 1874

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.
 
Ophidion holbrookii
[Band cusk-eel]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 19.1 cm SL
Ophidion imitator Lea, 1997

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Ophidion imitator
[Mimic cusk-eel]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm SL
Ophidion iris Breder, 1936

Photo by FAO
 
Ophidion iris
[Rainbow cusk eel]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Ophidion josephi Girard, 1858

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Ophidion josephi
[]
No picture found
Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 7.0 cm SL
 
Ophidion lagochila
[Harelip cusk]
No picture found
Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 13.8 cm SL
 
Ophidion lozanoi
[]

Photo by Flescher, D.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Ophidion marginatum DeKay, 1842

Photo by Flescher, D.
 
Ophidion marginatum
[Striped cusk-eel]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 11.3 cm TL
 
Ophidion metoecus
[]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 15.5 cm SL
Ophidion muraenolepis Günther, 1880

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.
 
Ophidion muraenolepis
[Blackedge cusk]
No picture found
Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 8.7 cm SL
 
Ophidion nocomis
[Letter opener]
No picture found
Western Atlantic
Max. Length 13.8 cm SL
 
Ophidion puck
[Pallid cusk-eel]
No picture found
Northwest Atlantic
 
Ophidion robinsi
[Colonial cusk-eel]

Photo by FAO

Mediterranean Sea
Max. Length 29.3 cm TL
Ophidion rochei Müller, 1845

Photo by FAO
 
Ophidion rochei
[]
No picture found
Eastern Central Atlantic
Max. Length 15.0 cm SL
 
Ophidion saldanhai
[]

Photo by Amezcua Linares, F.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 28 cm TL
Ophidion scrippsae (Hubbs, 1916)

Photo by Amezcua Linares, F.
 
Ophidion scrippsae
[Basketweave cusk-eel]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Ophidion selenops Robins & Böhlke, 1959

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Ophidion selenops
[Mooneye cusk-eel]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Ophidion smithi (Fowler, 1934)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Ophidion smithi
[]
27 Species of Family Ophidiidae with Genus Ophidion
(Cusk-eels)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
2003 Ophidion antipholus Longnose cusk-eel Western Atlantic. USA (fr 21 SL
1902 Ophidion asiro Northwest Pacific. 20 SL
1758 Ophidion barbatum Snake blenny Eastern Atlantic 25.4 TL
2003 Ophidion dromio Shorthead cusk-eel Western Atlantic 14.6 SL
1991 Ophidion exul Exile cusk eel Eastern Pacific 9.6 TL
1949 Ophidion fulvum Earspot cusk eel Eastern Pacific 18 TL
1890 Ophidion galeoides Striped cusk eel Eastern Central Pacific 21.5 SL
1897 Ophidion genyopus Ravenous cusk Southwest Pacific
1948 Ophidion grayi Blotched cusk-eel Western Atlantic 30 TL
2003 Ophidion guianense Guianan cusk-eel Western Atlantic 11.7 SL
1874 Ophidion holbrookii Band cusk-eel Western Atlantic 30 TL
1997 Ophidion imitator Mimic cusk-eel Eastern Central Pacific 19.1 SL
1936 Ophidion iris Rainbow cusk eel Eastern Central Pacific 25 SL
1858 Ophidion josephi Western Central Atlantic 25 TL
1959 Ophidion lagochila Harelip cusk Western Central Atlantic 7.0 SL
1990 Ophidion lozanoi Eastern Atlantic 13.8 SL
1842 Ophidion marginatum Striped cusk-eel Western Atlantic 25 TL
1991 Ophidion metoecus Southeast Pacific 11.3 TL
1880 Ophidion muraenolepis Blackedge cusk Pacific Ocean 15.5 SL
1959 Ophidion nocomis Letter opener Western Central Atlantic 8.7 SL
2003 Ophidion puck Pallid cusk-eel Western Atlantic 13.8 SL
1992 Ophidion robinsi Colonial cusk-eel Northwest Atlantic
1845 Ophidion rochei Mediterranean Sea 29.3 TL
1999 Ophidion saldanhai Eastern Central Atlantic 15.0 SL
1916 Ophidion scrippsae Basketweave cusk-eel Eastern Pacific 28 TL
1959 Ophidion selenops Mooneye cusk-eel Western Atlantic 10 TL
1934 Ophidion smithi Indian Ocean 14 TL



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