Turret snake eel | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Ophichthidae |
Genus: | Brachysomophis |
Species: | B. umbonis
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Binomial name | |
Brachysomophis umbonis
J. E. McCosker &
J. E. Randall, 2001
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The turret snake eel [1] (Brachysomophis umbonis) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). [2] It was described by John E. McCosker and John Ernest Randall in 2001. [3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Indo-Western Pacific, including Indonesia and the Philippines. It dwells at a depth range of 14 to 18 metres (46 to 59 ft), and inhabits sand and reefs. Males can reach a maximum total length of 13.9 centimetres (5.5 in). [2]
The species epithet, "umbonis", meaning "rounded protuberance" in Latin, refers to the prominent lateral projections of the eel's cheeks. [2]
Turret snake eel | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Ophichthidae |
Genus: | Brachysomophis |
Species: | B. umbonis
|
Binomial name | |
Brachysomophis umbonis
J. E. McCosker &
J. E. Randall, 2001
|
The turret snake eel [1] (Brachysomophis umbonis) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). [2] It was described by John E. McCosker and John Ernest Randall in 2001. [3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Indo-Western Pacific, including Indonesia and the Philippines. It dwells at a depth range of 14 to 18 metres (46 to 59 ft), and inhabits sand and reefs. Males can reach a maximum total length of 13.9 centimetres (5.5 in). [2]
The species epithet, "umbonis", meaning "rounded protuberance" in Latin, refers to the prominent lateral projections of the eel's cheeks. [2]