Ophidion barbatum

For other uses, see Snake blenny.
Snake blenny
Conservation status
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Ophidiidae
Genus: Ophidion
Species: O. barbatum
Binomial name
Ophidion barbatum
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
  • Ophidion congrus, (Gronow, 1854)
  • Ophidion maculatum, (Rafinesque, 1810)
  • Ophidium barbatum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Snake blenny (Ophidion barbatum) is a fish species in the family Ophidiidae. Widespread in the Eastern Atlantic from the southern England to Senegal and the northern Mediterranean Sea. It is a marine subtropical demersal fish, up to 25 cm long.

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