Ophidion barbatum

Snake blenny
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Ophidiiformes
Family:Ophidiidae
Genus:Ophidion
Species: O. barbatum
Binomial name
Ophidion barbatum
Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms

Snake blenny (Ophidion barbatum) is a fish species in the family Ophidiidae. Widespread in the Eastern Atlantic from the southern England to Senegal and the northern Mediterranean Sea. It is a marine subtropical demersal fish, up to 25 cm long.[2]

References

  1. Golani, D.; Nouar, A.; Quignard, J.P.; Cuttelod, A. & Nielsen, J.G. (2011). "Ophidion barbatum". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T198625A9058645. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2009). "Ophidion barbatum" in FishBase. January 2009 version.


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