Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Eupercaria
Ordo: Perciformes
Subordo: Percoidei
Superfamilia: Percoidea
Familia: Sciaenidae
Genus: Ophioscion
Species: O. adustus – †O. amphiamericanus – O. imiceps – †O. inflaticauda – O. obscurus – O. panamensis – O. punctatissimus – O. scierus – O. simulus – O. strabo – †O. transitivus – O. typicus – O. vermicularis
Name
Ophioscion Gill, 1863
References
Santos, S., Gomes, M. d. F., Soares Ferreira, A. R., Sampaio, I. & Schneider, H.; 2012: Molecular phylogeny of the western South Atlantic Sciaenidae based on mitochondrial and nuclear data. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Available online 4 October 2012, In Press, Accepted Manuscript, abstract
Ophioscion – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Ophioscion species list in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
Vernacular names
Ophioscion simulus
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.
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)
References
Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Sciaenidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Ophioscion". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Ophioscion". FishBase. February 2023 version.
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