Brachysomophis longipinnis

Brachysomophis longipinnis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Brachysomophis
Species: B. longipinnis
Binomial name
Brachysomophis longipinnis
McCosker & J. E. Randall, 2001

Brachysomophis longipinnis is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[1] It was described by John E. McCosker and John Ernest Randall in 2001.[2] It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from a single specimen collected from Taiwan, China, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.[1][3] It is known to dwell at a depth of 50 metres, and is known to reach a total length of 42.1 centimetres.[1]

The species epithet "longipinnis" is derived from the Latin words "longus" and "pinnus", and means "long fin".[1] The IUCN redlist currently lists the species as Data Deficient, due to the extremely limited number of specimens recorded.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Brachysomophis longipinnis at www.fishbase.org.
  2. McCosker, J. E. and J. E. Randall, 2001 [ref. 25635] Revision of the snake-eel genus Brachysomophis (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae), with description of two new species and comments on the species of Mystriophis. Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 33: 1-32.
  3. 1 2 Brachysomophis longipinnis at the IUCN redlist.
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