Brachysomophis atlanticus
Brachysomophis atlanticus is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[1] It was described by Jacques Blache and Luiz Vieria Caldas Saldanha in 1972.[2] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the eastern Atlantic Ocean (from which its species epithet is derived), including Senegal and the Gulf of Guinea. It inhabits the continental shelf, and makes burrows in sand and mud. Males can reach a maximum total length of 27.3 centimetres.[1]
| Brachysomophis atlanticus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Brachysomophis |
| Species: | B. atlanticus |
| Binomial name | |
| Brachysomophis atlanticus Blache & Saldanha, 1972 | |
References
- Brachysomophis atlanticus at www.fishbase.org.
- Blache, J. and L. Saldanha, 1972 [ref. 275] Contribution à la connaissance des Poissons Anguilliformes de la côte occidentale d'Afrique. 12e note: les genres Pisodonophis, Ophichthus, Brachysomophis et Ophisurus (Fam. des Ophichthidae). Bulletin de l'Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire (Serie A) Sciences Naturelles v. 34 (no. 1): 127-159.
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