Ophidion josephi

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

Ophidion josephi
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Ophidiiformes
Family:	Ophidiidae
Genus:	Ophidion
Species:	O. josephi
Binomial name
Ophidion josephi Girard, 1858
Synonyms
Otophidium welshi Nichols & Breder, 1922 Ophidion welshi (Nichols & Breder, 1922)