''Ophiocara'' is a
genus
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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
tropical
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the Southern Hemisphere at S. The tropics are also referred to ...
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 ...
''
(Bloch Bloch is a surname of German origin. Notable people with this surname include:
A–F
* (1859-1914), French rabbi
*Adele Bloch-Bauer (1881-1925), Austrian entrepreneur
*Albert Bloch (1882–1961), American painter
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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 ...
''
(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
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