Fish of the Ophidion genus of the subfamily Ophidiinae of the Ophidiidae (brotulas, or cusk-eels) family of the Ophidiiformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder.
(Roche’s snake blenny. Photo by © Sergii Dibrova. flickr.com/photos/serg_dibrova)
Roche‘s snake blenny (Ophidion rochei) was first described in 1845 by the German zoologist Johannes Peter Müller (1801-1858).
It inhabits the depths of 1-150 meters. The maximum recorded length is 29.3 cm. It feeds on zooplankton. It is nocturnal, hides during the day, buried in the sand.
It’s a permanent inhabitant of the Adriatic Sea.
Names of Roche‘s snake blenny (Ophidion rochei) in other languages as follows:
Mjekërori (Albanian), Αμμογαλιά (Ammogalia) (Greek), Doncella de roca (Spanish), Galletto pinne gialle (Italian), Schwarzmeer-Bartmännchen (German), Wyślizg brunatny (Polish), Cordea (Romanian), Обыкновенный ошибень (Obyknovennij oshibenj) (Russian), Huj mačinac, Huj bradati (Serbian, Croatian), Donzelle à nageoires jaunes (French).