Ophidion josephi
| Ophidion josephi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Ophidiidae |
| Genus: | Ophidion |
| Species: | O. josephi |
| Binomial name | |
| Ophidion josephi Girard, 1858 | |
| Synonyms | |
Ophidion josephi is a fish species in the family Ophidiidae. Widespread in the Western Atlantic from Georgia to Florida, also in the Gulf of Mexico. Marine tropical demersal fish.[2] The specific name josephi refers to St Joseph Island in Texas where the type specimen was collected.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Robins, R.H. & Moore, J. (2015). "Ophidion josephi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T16505650A16509632. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T16505650A16509632.en.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ophidion josephi". FishBase. January 2009 version.
- ↑ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (21 March 2018). "Order OPHIDIIFORMES: Families CARAPIDAE and OPHIDIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Archived from the original on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
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