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Etymology: Brachysomophis: Greek, brachys, eia = short + Greek, soma = body + Greek, ophis = serpent (Ref. 45335); longipinnis: From the Latin longus meaning long and pinna meaning fin.
More on authors: McCosker & Randall.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 50 m (Ref. 42180). Temperate
Northwest Pacific: Taiwan Strait, Formosa Bank.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 42.1 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 42180)
Vertebrae: 129. Tail 45% and head 11.5% of TL; dorsal-fin origin well behind pectoral tips; pectoral fin spatulate, moderately elongate; snout short, center of eye in anterior 40% of upper jaw; cirri of labial fringe slender, elongate and unbranched; interorbital space and top of head flat, eyes not elevated; head pores small bust mostly visible; teeth conical; preserved specimen pale ventrally, slightly darker dorsally, fins unpigmented except dorsal with a thin dark margin (Ref. 42180).
Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
McCosker, J.E. and J.E. Randall, 2001. Revision of the snake-eel genus Brachysomophis (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae), with description of two new species and comments on the species of Mystriophis. Indo-Pac. Fish. (33):1-32. (Ref. 42180)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: bycatch
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