Brachysomophis is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae.
Brachysomophis | |
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Brachysomophis henshawi in Panglao Island, Philippines | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Ophichthidae |
Subfamily: | Ophichthinae |
Genus: | Brachysomophis Kaup, 1856 |
Species edit
There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus:
- Brachysomophis atlanticus Blache & Saldanha, 1972
- Brachysomophis cirrocheilos (Bleeker, 1857) (Stargazer snake-eel)
- Brachysomophis crocodilinus (E. T. Bennett, 1833) (Crocodile snake-eel)
- Brachysomophis henshawi D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1904 (Reptilian snake-eel)
- Brachysomophis longipinnis J. E. McCosker & J. E. Randall, 2001 (Sharp-fanged snake eel) [1]
- Brachysomophis porphyreus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
- Brachysomophis umbonis J. E. McCosker & J. E. Randall, 2001
References edit
- ^ McCosker, J.E & Ho, H.-C. (2014): Redescription of the Sharp-fanged snake eel Brachysomophis longipinnis (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from Taiwan. Platax, 11: 95-101.
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