Ophioscion
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Ophioscion is a genus from the family of the croakers (Sciaenidae), which occurs with ten kinds in tropical and subtropical waters around America around.
features
They are elongated fish with a high back and a low, short head. The snout protrudes over the small lower mouth . There are no barbels . The teeth in the lower jaw stand in ligaments and are simply built. The scales on the head and trunk are rough. The edge of the front cover is clearly serrated, but has no clearly enlarged thorns. The thorns of the gill trap are short. The tail is long, the caudal fin ends straight or pointed, with Ophioscion vermicularis clearly S-shaped. The anal fin has a short base and two hard rays, the second of which is strong and long, and seven or eight soft rays.
species
There are currently 10 species recognized in the genus:
- Ophioscion adustus ( Agassiz , 1831)
- Ophioscion costaricensis Caldwell, 1958
- Ophioscion imiceps ( Jordan & Gilbert , 1882)
- Ophioscion panamensis Schultz , 1945
- Ophioscion punctatissimus Meek & Hildebrand, 1925
- Ophioscion scierus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1884)
- Ophioscion simulus Gilbert, 1898
- Ophioscion strabo Gilbert, 1897
- Ophioscion typicus Gill , 1863
- Ophioscion vermicularis ( Günther , 1867)
swell
- ↑ Description of the genus on discoverlife
- ↑ Ophioscion on Fishbase.org (English)