Brachysomophis cirrocheilos, Stargazer snake eel

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Brachysomophis cirrocheilos (Bleeker, 1857)

Stargazer snake eel
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Brachysomophis cirrocheilos
Picture by Erdmann, M.V.

Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Ophichthinae
Etymology: Brachysomophis: Greek, brachys, eia = short + Greek, soma = body + Greek, ophis = serpent (Ref. 45335);  cirrocheilos: From apparently a combination of Latin ('cirrus' = tendril) and Greek ('cheilos' = lip)..
More on author: Bleeker.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia


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