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Brachysomophis Kaup, 1856

AphiaID

206715 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:206715)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Ophichthinae Günther, 1870

Synonymised names

Achirophichthys Bleeker, 1864 · unaccepted

Brachysomorphis · unaccepted (misspelling)

Brachysonophis · unaccepted (misspelling)

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Species Brachysomophis atlanticus Blache & Saldanha, 1972
Species Brachysomophis cirrocheilos (Bleeker, 1857)
Species Brachysomophis crocodilinus (Bennett, 1833)
Species Brachysomophis henshawi Jordan & Snyder, 1904
Species Brachysomophis longipinnis McCosker & Randall, 2001
Species Brachysomophis porphyreus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
Species Brachysomophis umbonis McCosker & Randall, 2001
Species Brachysomophis crocodilus (Bennett, 1833) accepted as Brachysomophis crocodilinus (Bennett, 1833) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
Species Brachysomophis horridus Kaup, 1856 accepted as Brachysomophis crocodilinus (Bennett, 1833)
Species Brachysomophis kampeni Weber & de Beaufort, 1916 accepted as Lamnostoma kampeni (Weber & de Beaufort, 1916)
Species Brachysomophis sauropsis Schultz, 1943 accepted as Brachysomophis crocodilinus (Bennett, 1833)

Environment

marine, brackish, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Brachysomophis Kaup, 1856. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206715 on 2026-05-05

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-06-06 22:00:00Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2006-09-06 06:55:51Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2013-01-04 15:09:25Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description (of Achirophichthys Bleeker, 1864) Bleeker, P. (1864-65). Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Néêrlandaises, publié sous les auspices du Gouvernement colonial néêrlandaises. Tome IV. Murènes, Synbranches, Leptocéphales. v. 4: 1-132, Pls. 145-193. [details]

basis of record Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

Other

additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]