Ophidion rochei Müller, 1845
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Roche's snake blenny (Ophidion rochei) is a fish species in the genus Ophidion and the family Ophidiidae. Widespread in the Mediterranean Sea in western and northern regions, also in the Black Sea, Sea of Marmara and it has been recorded in the Atlantic. Marine subtropical demersal fish, up to 29.3 centimetres (11.5 in) long. This fish species has distinctive sonic capabilities, produced by the dorsal, intermediate, and ventral sonic muscles. Additionally, females tend to produce sounds having short duration and pulsation, while male sounds are longer and show a unique pattern of pulsation, resulting in characteristic distinctions between the Ophidion rochei and the Ophidion barbatum, its twin species. The specific name honors the Swiss physician and naturalist François-Etienne Delaroche (1780–1813), who wrote about the distinctive swim-bladder anatomy of Ophidion barbatum in 1809.
Wikipedia contributors, Roche's snake blenny; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:25:39.353352+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Ophidion rochei Müller, 1845
- Name authority
- Müller, 1845
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Ophidiiformes
- Family
- Ophidiidae
- Genus
- Ophidion
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderOphidiiformes
- familyOphidiidae Rafinesque, 1810
- subfamilyOphidiinae Rafinesque, 1810
- genusOphidion Linnaeus, 1758
- speciesOphidion rochei Müller, 1845
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Ophidion. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Ophidion barbatum Linnaeus, 1758 | OphidiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| shorthead cusk-eelOphidion dromio Lea & Robins, 2003 | OphidiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ophidion fulvum (Hildebrand & Barton, 1949) | OphidiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| spotfin cusk-eelOphidion galeoides (Gilbert, 1890) | OphidiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ophidion guianense Lea & Robins, 2003 | OphidiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| brighteye cusk-eelOphidion iris Breder, 1936 | OphidiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ophidion metoecus Robins, 1991 | OphidiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ophidion muraenolepis Günther, 1880 | OphidiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ophidion puck Lea & Robins, 2003 | OphidiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| longnose cusk-eelOphidion antipholus Lea & Robins, 2003 | OphidiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ophidion exul Robins, 1991 | OphidiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ophidion genyopus (Ogilby, 1897) | OphidiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Ophidion broussoneti Müller, 1845 Müller, 1845 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Müller, J. (1845). Vergleichende Anatomie der Myxinoiden, der Cyclostomen mit durchbohrtem Gaumen. V. Untersuchungen über die Eingeweide der Fische. Abhandlungen Der Königlichen Akademie Der Wissenschaften Zu Berlin, 1843: 109–170, Pls. 1–5. [Apparently also as a separate, perhaps appearing earlier.]. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:49VTK. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.