Ophioscion
Sign in to saveOphioscion 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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Within Vinony's link graph, Ophioscion is referenced by 5 other articles, and connects out to Actinopterygii, Animalia and Chordata.
It is catalogued under topics including Sciaenidae and Taxa named by Theodore Gill.
Its subject is documented across 10 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPerciformes
- FamilySciaenidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 39
- Family
- Sciaenidae
- Collections
- SIO, USNM, ANSP, UF, CMN, MPEG
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Venezuela, Panama, Honduras, El Salvador, Colombia, Brasil, United States
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- Ophioscion similus.jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
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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.
==Taxonomy== Ophioscion was first proposed as a monospecific genus in 1863 by the American biologist Theodore Gill when he described Ophioscion typicus from the Pacific coast of Panama. Although FishBase recognises Ophioscion as a valid genus, Catalog of Fishes treats it as a synonym of Stellifer.
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