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Brachysomophis longipinnis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Ophichthidae
Genus:	Brachysomophis
Species:	B. longipinnis
Binomial name
Brachysomophis longipinnis J. E. McCosker & J. E. Randall, 2001

Brachysomophis longipinnis is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by John E. McCosker and John Ernest Randall in 2001. It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from a single specimen collected from Taiwan, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of 50 metres, and is known to reach a total length of 42.1 centimetres.

The species epithet "longipinnis" is derived from the Latin words "longus" and "pinnus", and means "long fin". The IUCN redlist currently lists the species as Data Deficient, due to the extremely limited number of specimens recorded.

References

1. ^ Brachysomophis longipinnis at www.fishbase.org.
2. McCosker, J. E. and J. E. Randall, 2001 Revision of the snake-eel genus Brachysomophis (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae), with description of two new species and comments on the species of Mystriophis. Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 33: 1-32.
3. ^ Brachysomophis longipinnis at the IUCN redlist.

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