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

Parophidion vassali (Risso, 1810)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Parophidion*	Tortonese, 1954	accepted genus name
*Parophidion vassali*	(Risso, 1810)	taxonomically included in

Species group names

*Ophidium vassali*	Risso, 1810	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Greek: Χιλάρι

Literature

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
FishBase images (Parophidion vassali, Canary Is., by Wirtz, P.)

Citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Parophidion vassali (Risso, 1810). 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:126677