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Brachysomophis
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Brachysomophis

Brachysomophis is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae.

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7 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 7 known species

Reptilian Snake Eel

speciesBrachysomophis henshawi

Stargazer Snake Eel

speciesBrachysomophis cirrocheilos

Crocodile Snake Eel

speciesBrachysomophis crocodilinus

Turret Snake Eel

speciesBrachysomophis umbonis

Macaronesian Snake Eel

speciesBrachysomophis atlanticus

Brachysomophis porphyreus

speciesBrachysomophis porphyreus

Sharp-fanged Snake Eel

speciesBrachysomophis longipinnis

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 87072.