Brachysomophis is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae.
Species
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) [2]
- Brachysomophis porphyreus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
- Brachysomophis umbonis J. E. McCosker & J. E. Randall, 2001
References
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Ophichthidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ McCosker, J.E & Ho, H.-C. (2014): Redescription of the Sharp-fanged snake eel Brachysomophis longipinnis (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from Taiwan. Platax, 11: 95-101.