Brachysomophis porphyreus | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Ophichthidae |
Genus: | Brachysomophis |
Species: | B. porphyreus
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Binomial name | |
Brachysomophis porphyreus | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Brachysomophis porphyreus is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). [2] It was described by Coenraad Jacob Temminck and Hermann Schlegel in 1846. [3] It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from the northwestern Pacific Ocean, including Taiwan, China, Japan, and Korea. It is known to dwell at a depth of 20 metres, and makes burrows in mud, nearly deep enough to cover itself completely. Males can reach a maximum total length of 130 centimetres. [2]
The species epithet "porphyreus" refers to the purple colouring of living specimens. [2]
Brachysomophis porphyreus | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Ophichthidae |
Genus: | Brachysomophis |
Species: | B. porphyreus
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Binomial name | |
Brachysomophis porphyreus | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Brachysomophis porphyreus is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). [2] It was described by Coenraad Jacob Temminck and Hermann Schlegel in 1846. [3] It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from the northwestern Pacific Ocean, including Taiwan, China, Japan, and Korea. It is known to dwell at a depth of 20 metres, and makes burrows in mud, nearly deep enough to cover itself completely. Males can reach a maximum total length of 130 centimetres. [2]
The species epithet "porphyreus" refers to the purple colouring of living specimens. [2]