Brachysomophis
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| Brachysomophis | |
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| Brachysomophis crocodilinusl in Panglao Island, Philippines | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Brachysomophis Kaup, 1856 |
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Brachysomophis is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae.
Species
There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:[1]
- 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 McCosker & J. E. Randall, 2001
- Brachysomophis porphyreus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
- Brachysomophis umbonis McCosker & J. E. Randall, 2001
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Brachysomophis in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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