Family Ophidiidae
(brotulas and cusk eels)

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Scientific names for Aves taxonomy (family and below) are from The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, Princeton University Press, copyright 2003. Used by permission.

• Parent taxa
  
  
  
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  Suborder Ophidioidei
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  Family Ophidiidae (brotulas and cusk eels)
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  Genus Abyssobrotula
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  Genus Acanthonus
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  Genus Alocockia
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  Genus Aphyonus
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  Genus Barathrites
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  Genus Barathrodemus
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  Genus Barathronus
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  Genus Bassobythites
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  Genus Bassogigas
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  Genus Bathyonus
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  Genus Benthocometes
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  Genus Brosmophycis
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  Genus Brotula (brotulas)
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  Genus Brotulotaenia
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  Genus Cataetyx
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  Genus Cherublemma
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  Genus Chilara
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  Genus Dannevigia
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  Genus Dicrolene
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  Genus Diplacanthopoma
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  Genus Enchelybrotula
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  Genus Eperiodus
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  Genus Eretmichthys
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  Genus Genypterus
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  Genus Glyptophidium
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  Genus Gunterichthys
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  Genus Holcomycteronus
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  Genus Homostolus
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  Genus Hoplobrotula
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  Genus Hypopleuron
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  Genus Lamprogrammus
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  Genus Lepophidium
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  Genus Leucicorus
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  Genus Luciobrotula
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  Genus Mastigopterus
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  Genus Microbrotula
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  Genus Mixonus
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  Genus Monomitopus
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  Genus Neobythites
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  Genus Ogilbia
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  Genus Oligopus
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  Genus Ophidion (cusk-eels)
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  Genus Otophidium
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  Genus Parabassogigas
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  Genus Parophidion
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  Genus Penopus
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  Genus Petrotyx
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  Genus Pluto
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  Genus Porogadus
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  Genus Pycnocraspedum
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  Genus Raneya
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  Genus Rissola
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  Genus Selachophidium
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  Genus Sirembo
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  Genus Spectrunculus
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  Genus Spottobrotula
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  Genus Stygnobrotula
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  Genus Tauredophidium
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  Genus Typhlonus
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  Genus Xiphiurus
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  Genus Xyelacyba