Ophioscion
Ophioscion is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Sciaenidae, the drums and croakers. These fishes are found in the Western Atlantic and Eastern Pacific Oceans.
Taxonomy
Ophioscion was first proposed as a monospecific genus in 1863 by the American biologist Theodore Gill when he described Ophioscion typicus from the Pacific coast of Panama. Although FishBase recognises Ophioscion as a valid genus, Catalog of Fishes treats it as a synonym of Stellifer.Species
Ophioscion has the following valid species:Ophioscion adustus Ophioscion costaricensis Caldwell, 1958Ophioscion imiceps Ophioscion panamensis Schultz, 1945Ophioscion punctatissimus Meek & Hildebrand, 1925 Ophioscion scierus Ophioscion simulus Gilbert, 1898 Ophioscion strabo Gilbert, 1897 Ophioscion typicus Gill, 1863- ''Ophioscion vermicularis''