''Ophiocara'' is a

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of fishes in the family

Butidae Butidae is a family of sleeper gobies in the order Gobiiformes. The family was formerly classified as a subfamily of the Eleotridae but the 5th Edition of Fishes of the World classifies it as a family in its own right. Molecular phylogenetic anal ...

native to

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waters of

Indo-Pacific The Indo-Pacific is a vast biogeographic region of Earth. In a narrow sense, sometimes known as the Indo-West Pacific or Indo-Pacific Asia, it comprises the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, the western and central Pacific Ocean, and the ...

Species

The recognized species in this genus are: * ''

Ophiocara macrolepidota ''Ophiocara'' is a genus of fishes in the family Butidae native to tropical waters of Indo-Pacific. Species The recognized species in this genus are: * '' Ophiocara macrolepidota'' (Bloch, 1792) * '' Ophiocara porocephala'' (Valenciennes Val ...

'' (

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, 1792) * ''

Ophiocara porocephala ''Ophiocara'' is a genus of fishes in the family Butidae native to tropical waters of Indo-Pacific. Species The recognized species in this genus are: * ''Ophiocara macrolepidota'' (Bloch, 1792) * '' Ophiocara porocephala'' (Valenciennes Vale ...

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Valenciennes Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France. It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a s ...

, 1837) (northern mud gudgeon)

References

Butidae {{Gobiiformes-stub