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Ophidion galapagensis Lea & Robins, 2024

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Chordata

Class
Actinopteri

Order
Ophidiiformes

Family
Ophidiidae

Genus
Ophidion

Species
galapagensis

Taxon category: Accepted

Holotype: LACM 61409, 142.5 mm SL, originally as LACM 43689-1, Type locality: Wenmen Island (Wolf Island), 15 may 1984 (Lea & Robins, 2024).

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Endemic of the Galapagos archipelago and the outlying Isla del Coco (Lea & Robins, 2024).

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"Galapagos Species Database, Ophidion galapagensis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=25386. Accessed 1 November 2026.