Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Infraphylum Gnathostomata > Parvphylum Osteichthyes > Gigaclass Actinopterygii > Subclass Neopterygii > Class Teleostei > Order Ophidiiformes > Family Ophidiidae > Subfamily Ophidiinae > Genus Ophidion

Ophidion rochei Müller, 1845

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Ophidion*	Linnaeus, 1758	accepted genus name
*Ophidium*	Linnaeus, 1766	orthographic variant

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Albanian: mjekërori sources: Dhora, DH. 2008. Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. pp. 288.

Greek: Αμμογαλιά sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Russian: Ошибень обыкновенный sources: A.Boltachev & E. Karpova, IBSS NAS Ukraine

Turkish: kayis baligi sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Ukrainian: Ошибень звичайний

Literature

original description	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.].
basis of record	van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374
additional source	Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024).
ecology source	Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. Scientific Data. 10(1).

Genbank

External Links

FishBase images (Ophidion rochei, by FAO)
FishBase

Citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Ophidion rochei Müller, 1845. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126676