''Ophiodon'' is a genus of marine
ray-finned fish
Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a class of bony fish. They comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species.
The ray-finned fishes are so called because their fins are webs of skin supported by bony or hor ...
es belonging to the
family
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Hexagrammidae
Hexagrammidae, the greenlings, is a family of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the suborder Cottoidei in the order Scorpaeniformes. These fishes are found in the North Pacific Ocean.
Taxonomy
Hexagrammidae was first proposed as a family i ...
, the greenlings. It is found in the northeastern Pacific Ocean.
Species
''Ophiodon'' has one extant species
and one known extinct species:
* ''
Ophiodon elongatus''
Girard, 1854 (Lingcod)
* ''
Ophiodon ozymandias
''Ophiodon ozymandias'' is an extinct species of lingcod from the Late Miocene of Southern California
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Jordan
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, 1907
References
Hexagrammidae
Ray-finned fish genera
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