Brachysomophis is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae.
Species There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus: Brachysomophis atlanticus Blache & Saldanha, 1972 Brachysomophis cirrocheilos (Bleeker, 1857) (Stargazer snake-eel) Brachysomophis crocodilinus (E. T. Bennett, 1833) (Crocodile snake-eel) Brachysomophis henshawi D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1904 (Reptilian snake-eel) Brachysomophis longipinnis J. E. McCosker & J. E. Randall, 2001 (Sharp-fanged snake eel) McCosker, J.E & Ho, H.-C. (2014): Redescription of the Sharp-fanged snake eel Brachysomophis longipinnis (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from Taiwan. Platax, 11: 95-101. Brachysomophis porphyreus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) Brachysomophis umbonis J. E. McCosker & J. E. Randall, 2001
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