Ophidiinae Explained
Ophidiinae is a subfamily of the cusk eel family Ophidiidae. The species in the subfamily are characterised by having their pelvic fins situated far forward on the body and supported by a forward orientated extension of the pelvic girdle,[1] they lack barbels on the mouth and chin and they are covered in small cycloid scales arranged in horizontal or diagonal rows. Some species have a modified swim bladder and the anterior vertebrae which enables them to generate sounds. and some of these modifications are sexually dimorphic and make the fish capable of generating sound.[2] They have two rays in each ventral fin and the caudal fin has 9 rays. Most species are benthic and occur on the continental shelf.[3]
Genera
The following genera are classified under the Ophidiinae:[4]
Notes and References
- Book: Jørgen G. Nielsen . Daniel M. Cohen . Douglas F. Markle . C. Richard Robins . amp . 1999 . FAO Species Catalogue . 18 . Ophidiiform Fishes of the World (Order Ophidiiformes) An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date . Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome . 9251043752 . 3.
- Book: M.P. Fahey . J.A. Hare . amp . Family Ophidiidae Subfamily Ophiniinae . 713–715 . William J. Richards . 2005 . Early Stages of Atlantic Fishes: An Identification Guide for the Western Central North Atlantic Volume 2 . CRC Press . 0203500210 . https://books.google.com/books?id=wH3MBQAAQBAJ&q=Ophidiinae&pg=PA713. 14 July 2018.
- Book: Daniel M. Cohen . Jørgen G. Nielsen . amp . 1978 . NOAA Technical Report NMFS Circular 417 Guide to the Identification of Genera of the Fish Order Ophidiiformes With a Tentative Classification of the Order . 30 June 2018 . . 6.
- 154739 . Ophidiinae Rafinesque, 1810 . 2015 . FishBase . 14 July 2018.
