Ophidion_josephi

<i>Ophidion josephi</i>

Ophidion josephi

Species of fish

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]

A head of Ophidion josephi

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References

  1. [1]
    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.
  2. [2]
    Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2009). "Ophidion josephi" in FishBase. January 2009 version.
  3. [3]
    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. Retrieved 12 July 2018.


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