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.
(Snake blenny. Photo by © Stefano Guerrieri. wikipedia.org)
Snake blenny (Ophidion barbatum) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778).
It inhabits the depths of up to 150 meters. The maximum recorded length is 25 cm. It feeds on small benthic organisms. It is nocturnal, hides during the day, buried in the sand.
(Snake blenny. Photo by © Roberto Pillon. fishbase.org)
It’s a permanent inhabitant of the Adriatic Sea.
Names of snake blenny (Ophidion barbatum) in other languages as follows:
Barburiqi gjarpër (Albanian), Χέλισσα (Helissa) (Greek), Lorcha (Spanish), Galletto (Italian), Bartmännchen (German), Wyślizg brodaty (Polish), Peixe-cobrelo (Portuguese), Усатый ошибень (Usatij oshibenj) (Russian), Huj bijelac (Serbian, Croatian), Huj (Slovenian), Kayış balığı (Turkish), Donzelle (French).