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Brachysomophis umbonis McCosker & Randall, 2001

Turret snake eel
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Indonesia country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Paratype collected from Flores, N of Maumere, Wailiti Reef (Ref. 42180, 47567).
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Main Ref: McCosker, J.E. and J.E. Randall, 2001
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Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Ophichthinae
Etymology: Brachysomophis: Greek, brachys, eia = short + Greek, soma = body + Greek, ophis = serpent (Ref. 45335);  umbonis: From the notable projection of the cheeks ('umbo' = rounded protuberance)..
  More on authors: McCosker & Randall.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 14 - 18 m (Ref. 42180).   Tropical

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