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Ophioscion
Genus of ray-finned fishes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ophioscion is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Sciaenidae, the drums and croakers. These fishes are found in the Western Atlantic and Eastern Pacific Oceans.
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Taxonomy
Ophioscion was first proposed as a monospecific genus in 1863 by the American biologist Theodore Gill when he described Ophioscion typicus[1] from the Pacific coast of Panama.[2] Although FishBase recognises Ophioscion as a valid genus, Catalog of Fishes treats it as a synonym of Stellifer.[1]
Species
Ophioscion has the following valid species:[3]
- Ophioscion adustus (Agassiz, 1831) (Croaker)
- Ophioscion costaricensis Caldwell, 1958
- Ophioscion imiceps (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882) (Blinkard croaker)
- Ophioscion panamensis Schultz, 1945
- Ophioscion punctatissimus Meek & Hildebrand, 1925 (Spotted croaker)
- Ophioscion scierus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1884) (Point-Tuza croaker)
- Ophioscion simulus Gilbert, 1898 (Snub-nosed croaker)
- Ophioscion strabo Gilbert, 1897 (Squint-eyed croaker)
- Ophioscion typicus Gill, 1863 (Point-nosed croaker)
- Ophioscion vermicularis (Günther, 1867) (Vermiculated croaker)
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References
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