Brachysomophis longipinnis
Appearance
Brachysomophis longipinnis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Ophichthidae |
Genus: | Brachysomophis |
Species: | B. longipinnis
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Binomial name | |
Brachysomophis longipinnis J. E. McCosker & J. E. Randall, 2001
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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, 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
[edit]- ^ a b c d Brachysomophis longipinnis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Brachysomophis longipinnis at the IUCN redlist.