Ophioscion is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Sciaenidae, the drums and croakers. These fishes are found in the Western Atlantic and Eastern Pacific Oceans.
Taxonomy Ophioscion was first proposed as a monospecific genus in 1863 by the American biologist Theodore Gill when he described Ophioscion typicus from the Pacific coast of Panama. Although FishBase recognises Ophioscion as a valid genus, Catalog of Fishes treats it as a synonym of Stellifer.
Species Ophioscion has the following valid species:
Ophioscion adustus (Agassiz, 1831) (Croaker) Ophioscion costaricensis Caldwell, 1958 Ophioscion imiceps (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882) (Blinkard croaker) Ophioscion panamensis Schultz, 1945 Ophioscion punctatissimus Meek & Hildebrand, 1925 (Spotted croaker) Ophioscion scierus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1884) (Point-Tuza croaker) Ophioscion simulus Gilbert, 1898 (Snub-nosed croaker) Ophioscion strabo Gilbert, 1897 (Squint-eyed croaker) Ophioscion typicus Gill, 1863 (Point-nosed croaker) Ophioscion vermicularis (Günther, 1867) (Vermiculated croaker)
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