258 Species in Family Ophidiidae
Nominal species list for Ophidiidae
Scientific Name Author English Name
Abyssobrotula galatheae Nielsen, 1977
Acanthonus armatus Günther, 1878 Bony-eared assfish
Alcockia rostrata (Günther, 1887)
Apagesoma australis Nielsen, King & Møller, 2008
Apagesoma delosommatus (Hureau, Staiger & Nielsen, 1979)
Apagesoma edentatum Carter, 1983
Barathrites iris Zugmayer, 1911
Barathrites parri Nybelin, 1957
Barathrodemus manatinus Goode & Bean, 1883
Barathrodemus nasutus Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
Bassogigas gillii Goode & Bean, 1896
Bassogigas walkeri Nielsen & Møller, 2011 Walker’s cusk eel
Bassozetus compressus (Günther, 1878) Abyssal assfish
Bassozetus elongatus Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
Bassozetus galatheae Nielsen & Merrett, 2000 Galathea assfish
Bassozetus glutinosus (Alcock, 1890) Glutin assfish
Bassozetus levistomatus Machida, 1989
Bassozetus multispinis Shcherbachev, 1980
Bassozetus nasus Garman, 1899
Bassozetus normalis Gill, 1883
Bassozetus oncerocephalus (Vaillant, 1888)
Bassozetus robustus Smith & Radcliffe, 1913 Robust assfish
Bassozetus taenia (Günther, 1887)
Bassozetus werneri Nielsen & Merrett, 2000
Bassozetus zenkevitchi Rass, 1955
Bathyonus caudalis (Garman, 1899)
Bathyonus laticeps (Günther, 1878)
Bathyonus pectoralis Goode & Bean, 1885
Benthocometes australiensis Nielsen, 2010
Benthocometes robustus (Goode & Bean, 1886)
Brotula barbata (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Bearded brotula
Brotula clarkae Hubbs, 1944 Pacific bearded brotula
Brotula flaviviridis Greenfield, 2005
Brotula multibarbata Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 Goatsbeard brotula
Brotula ordwayi Hildebrand & Barton, 1949 Ordway's brotula
Brotula townsendi Fowler, 1900 Townsend's cusk eel
Brotulotaenia brevicauda Cohen, 1974
Brotulotaenia crassa Parr, 1934 Violet cuskeel
Brotulotaenia nielseni Cohen, 1974
Brotulotaenia nigra Parr, 1933 Dark cusk
Cherublemma emmelas (Gilbert, 1890) Black brotula
Chilara taylori (Girard, 1858) Spotted cusk-eel
Dannevigia tusca Whitley, 1941 Tusk
Dicrolene filamentosa Garman, 1899
Dicrolene gregoryi Trotter, 1926
Dicrolene hubrechti Weber, 1913
Dicrolene introniger Goode & Bean, 1883 Digitate cusk eel
Dicrolene kanazawai Grey, 1958
Dicrolene longimana Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
Dicrolene mesogramma Shcherbachev, 1980
Dicrolene multifilis (Alcock, 1889) Slender brotula
Dicrolene nigra Garman, 1899
Dicrolene nigricaudis (Alcock, 1891)
Dicrolene pallidus Hureau & Nielsen, 1981
Dicrolene pullata Garman, 1899
Dicrolene quinquarius (Günther, 1887)
Dicrolene tristis Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
Dicrolene vaillanti (Alcock, 1890)
Enchelybrotula gomoni Cohen, 1982
Enchelybrotula paucidens Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
Epetriodus freddyi Cohen & Nielsen, 1978 Needletooth cusk
Eretmichthys pinnatus Garman, 1899
Genypterus blacodes (Forster, 1801) Pink cusk-eel
Genypterus brasiliensis Regan, 1903
Genypterus capensis (Smith, 1847) Kingklip
Genypterus chilensis (Guichenot, 1848) Red cusk-eel
Genypterus maculatus (Tschudi, 1846) Black cusk-eel
Genypterus tigerinus Klunzinger, 1872 Rock ling
Glyptophidium argenteum Alcock, 1889
Glyptophidium japonicum Kamohara, 1936 Japanese cusk
Glyptophidium longipes Norman, 1939 Bigeye brotula
Glyptophidium lucidum Smith & Radcliffe, 1913 Sculptured cusk
Glyptophidium macropus Alcock, 1894
Glyptophidium oceanium Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
Holcomycteronus aequatoris (Smith & Radcliffe, 1913)
Holcomycteronus brucei (Dollo, 1906)
Holcomycteronus digittatus Garman, 1899
Holcomycteronus profundissimus (Roule, 1913)
Holcomycteronus pterotus (Alcock, 1890)
Holcomycteronus squamosus (Roule, 1916)
Homostolus acer Smith & Radcliffe, 1913 Filament cusk
Hoplobrotula armata (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) Armoured cusk
Hoplobrotula badia Machida, 1990
Hoplobrotula gnathopus (Regan, 1921) False kinglip
Hypopleuron caninum Smith & Radcliffe, 1913 Whiptail cusk
Lamprogrammus brunswigi (Brauer, 1906)
Lamprogrammus exutus Nybelin & Poll, 1958 Legless cuskeel
Lamprogrammus fragilis Alcock, 1892
Lamprogrammus niger Alcock, 1891
Lamprogrammus shcherbachevi Cohen & Rohr, 1993 Scaleline cusk
Lepophidium aporrhox Robins, 1961 Dusky cusk eel
Lepophidium brevibarbe (Cuvier, 1829) Shortbeard cusk-eel
Lepophidium collettei Robins, Robins & Brown, 2012 Brazilian cusk-eel
Lepophidium crossotum Robins, Robins & Brown, 2012 Whitespot cusk-eel
Lepophidium cultratum Robins, Robins & Brown, 2012 Blackear cusk-eel
Lepophidium entomelan Robins, Robins & Brown, 2012 Blackthroat cusk-eel
Lepophidium gilmorei Robins, Robins & Brown, 2012 Pepperfin cusk-eel
Lepophidium hubbsi Robins & Lea, 1978 Panamic cusk-eel
Lepophidium inca Robins & Lea, 1978 Incan cusk-eel
Lepophidium jeannae Fowler, 1941 Mottled cusk-eel
Lepophidium kallion Robins, 1959 Palenose cusk-eel
Lepophidium marmoratum (Goode & Bean, 1885) Marbled cusk-eel
Lepophidium microlepis (Gilbert, 1890) Silver cusk eel
Lepophidium negropinna Hildebrand & Barton, 1949 Specklefin cusk eel
Lepophidium pardale (Gilbert, 1890) Leopard cusk eel
Lepophidium pheromystax Robins, 1960 Blackedge cusk-eel
Lepophidium profundorum (Gill, 1863) Blackrim cusk-eel
Lepophidium prorates (Jordan & Bollman, 1890) Prowspine cusk eel
Lepophidium robustum Robins, Robins & Brown, 2012 Robust cusk-eel
Lepophidium staurophor Robins, 1959 Barred cusk-eel
Lepophidium stigmatistium (Gilbert, 1890) Mexican cusk-eel
Lepophidium wileyi Robins, Robins & Brown, 2012 Fringed cusk-eel
Lepophidium zophochir Robins, Robins & Brown, 2012 Sooty cusk-eel
Leptobrotula breviventralis Nielsen, 1986
Leucicorus atlanticus Nielsen, 1975
Leucicorus lusciosus Garman, 1899
Luciobrotula bartschi Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
Luciobrotula brasiliensis Nielsen, 2009
Luciobrotula coheni Nielsen, 2009
Luciobrotula corethromycter Cohen, 1964
Luciobrotula lineata (Gosline, 1954)
Luciobrotula nolfi Cohen, 1981
Mastigopterus imperator Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
Monomitopus agassizii (Goode & Bean, 1896)
Monomitopus americanus (Nielsen, 1971)
Monomitopus conjugator (Alcock, 1896)
Monomitopus garmani (Smith & Radcliffe, 1913)
Monomitopus kumae Jordan & Hubbs, 1925
Monomitopus longiceps Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
Monomitopus magnus Carter & Cohen, 1985
Monomitopus malispinosus (Garman, 1899)
Monomitopus metriostoma (Vaillant, 1888)
Monomitopus microlepis Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
Monomitopus nigripinnis (Alcock, 1889)
Monomitopus pallidus Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
Monomitopus torvus Garman, 1899
Monomitopus vitiazi (Nielsen, 1971) Spearcheek cusk
Neobythites alcocki Nielsen, 2002
Neobythites analis Barnard, 1927 Black-edged cusk-eel
Neobythites andamanensis Nielsen, 2002
Neobythites australiensis Nielsen, 2002 Australian cusk
Neobythites bimaculatus Nielsen, 1997 Twospot cusk
Neobythites bimarginatus Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1979
Neobythites braziliensis Nielsen, 1999
Neobythites crosnieri Nielsen, 1995
Neobythites elongatus Nielsen & Retzer, 1994
Neobythites fasciatus Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
Neobythites fijiensis Nielsen, 2002
Neobythites franzi Nielsen, 2002 Franz's cusk
Neobythites gilli Goode & Bean, 1885 Twospot brotula
Neobythites javaensis Nielsen, 2002
Neobythites kenyaensis Nielsen, 1995
Neobythites longipes Smith & Radcliffe, 1913 Longray cusk
Neobythites longispinis Nielsen, 2002
Neobythites longiventralis Nielsen, 1997
Neobythites machidai Ohashi, Nielsen & Yabe, 2012
Neobythites macrocelli Nielsen, 2002
Neobythites macrops Günther, 1887 Spotfin cusk
Neobythites malayanus Weber, 1913
Neobythites malhaensis Nielsen, 1995
Neobythites marginatus Goode & Bean, 1886 Stripefin brotula
Neobythites marianaensis Nielsen, 2002
Neobythites marquesaensis Nielsen, 2002
Neobythites meteori Nielsen, 1995
Neobythites monocellatus Nielsen, 1999
Neobythites multidigitatus Nielsen, 1999
Neobythites multiocellatus Nielsen, Uiblein & Mincarone, 2009
Neobythites multistriatus Nielsen & Quéro, 1991
Neobythites musorstomi Nielsen, 2002
Neobythites natalensis Nielsen, 1995
Neobythites neocaledoniensis Nielsen, 1997
Neobythites nigriventris Nielsen, 2002 Blackbelly cusk
Neobythites ocellatus Günther, 1887
Neobythites pallidus Nielsen, 1997 Pale cusk
Neobythites purus Smith & Radcliffe, 1913 Pure cusk
Neobythites sereti Nielsen, 2002
Neobythites sinensis Nielsen, 2002
Neobythites sivicola (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
Neobythites soelae Nielsen, 2002 Soela cusk
Neobythites somaliaensis Nielsen, 1995
Neobythites steatiticus Alcock, 1894 Barred cusk eel
Neobythites stefanovi Nielsen & Uiblein, 1993 Dark fin cusk eel
Neobythites stelliferoides Gilbert, 1890 Thread brotula
Neobythites stigmosus Machida, 1984
Neobythites trifilis Kotthaus, 1979
Neobythites unicolor Nielsen & Retzer, 1994
Neobythites unimaculatus Smith & Radcliffe, 1913 Onespot cusk
Neobythites vityazi Nielsen, 1995
Neobythites zonatus Nielsen, 1997
Neobythitoides serratus Nielsen & Machida, 2006
Ophidion antipholus Lea & Robins, 2003 Longnose cusk-eel
Ophidion asiro (Jordan & Fowler, 1902)
Ophidion barbatum Linnaeus, 1758 Snake blenny
Ophidion dromio Lea & Robins, 2003 Shorthead cusk-eel
Ophidion exul Robins, 1991 Exile cusk eel
Ophidion fulvum (Hildebrand & Barton, 1949) Earspot cusk eel
Ophidion galeoides (Gilbert, 1890) Striped cusk eel
Ophidion genyopus (Ogilby, 1897) Ravenous cusk
Ophidion grayi (Fowler, 1948) Blotched cusk-eel
Ophidion guianense Lea & Robins, 2003 Guianan cusk-eel
Ophidion holbrookii Putnam, 1874 Band cusk-eel
Ophidion imitator Lea, 1997 Mimic cusk-eel
Ophidion iris Breder, 1936 Rainbow cusk eel
Ophidion josephi Girard, 1858
Ophidion lagochila (Böhlke & Robins, 1959) Harelip cusk
Ophidion lozanoi Matallanas, 1990
Ophidion marginatum DeKay, 1842 Striped cusk-eel
Ophidion metoecus Robins, 1991
Ophidion muraenolepis Günther, 1880 Blackedge cusk
Ophidion nocomis Robins & Böhlke, 1959 Letter opener
Ophidion puck Lea & Robins, 2003 Pallid cusk-eel
Ophidion robinsi Fahay, 1992 Colonial cusk-eel
Ophidion rochei Müller, 1845
Ophidion saldanhai Matallanas & Brito, 1999
Ophidion scrippsae (Hubbs, 1916) Basketweave cusk-eel
Ophidion selenops Robins & Böhlke, 1959 Mooneye cusk-eel
Ophidion smithi (Fowler, 1934)
Otophidium chickcharney Böhlke & Robins, 1959 Ghost cusk-eel
Otophidium dormitator Böhlke & Robins, 1959 Sleeper cusk-eel
Otophidium indefatigabile Jordan & Bollman, 1890 Bighead cusk eel
Otophidium omostigma (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882) Polka-dot cusk-eel
Parophidion schmidti (Woods & Kanazawa, 1951) Dusky cusk-eel
Parophidion vassali (Risso, 1810)
Penopus japonicus Nielsen & Ohashi, 2011
Penopus microphthalmus (Vaillant, 1888)
Petrotyx hopkinsi Heller & Snodgrass, 1903 Velvetnose brotula
Petrotyx sanguineus (Meek & Hildebrand, 1928) Redfin brotula
Porogadus abyssalis Nybelin, 1957
Porogadus atripectus Garman, 1899
Porogadus catena (Goode & Bean, 1885)
Porogadus gracilis (Günther, 1878) Cavernous assfish
Porogadus guentheri Jordan & Fowler, 1902
Porogadus longiceps Garman, 1899
Porogadus melampeplus (Alcock, 1896)
Porogadus melanocephalus (Alcock, 1891)
Porogadus miles Goode & Bean, 1885 Slender cuskeel
Porogadus nudus Vaillant, 1888
Porogadus silus Carter & Sulak, 1984
Porogadus subarmatus Vaillant, 1888
Porogadus trichiurus (Alcock, 1890)
Pycnocraspedum armatum Gosline, 1954
Pycnocraspedum fulvum Machida, 1984
Pycnocraspedum microlepis (Matsubara, 1943)
Pycnocraspedum phyllosoma (Parr, 1933)
Pycnocraspedum squamipinne Alcock, 1889 Pelagic cusk
Raneya brasiliensis (Kaup, 1856) Banded cusk eel
Selachophidium guentheri Gilchrist, 1903 Barbed brotula
Sirembo imberbis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) Golden cusk
Sirembo jerdoni (Day, 1888) Brown-banded cusk-eel
Sirembo metachroma Cohen & Robins, 1986 Chameleon cusk
Spectrunculus crassus (Vaillant, 1888)
Spectrunculus grandis (Günther, 1877) Pudgy cuskeel
Spottobrotula amaculata Cohen & Nielsen, 1982 Lined cusk
Spottobrotula mahodadi Cohen & Nielsen, 1978
Tauredophidium hextii Alcock, 1890
Typhlonus nasus Günther, 1878
Ventichthys biospeedoi Nielsen, Møller & Segonzac, 2006 East-Pacific ventbrotula
Xyelacyba myersi Cohen, 1961 Gargoyle cusk
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