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Australian Faunal Directory FishBase Names Scientific source: Integrated Taxonomic Information System Supported by National Biological Information Infrastructure National Science Foundation go to Discover Life's Facebook group Following modified from Australian Faunal Directory    Top | See original &pull 20q v5.145 20180528: Error 301 Moved Permanently http://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/f1d2b7a3-d0c7-44c8-b89a-8df35f8fdc81 Following modified from FishBase    Top | See original http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Brachysomophis&speciesname=crocodilinus ---> http://52.67.158.155/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Brachysomophis&speciesname=crocodilinus http://52.67.158.155/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Brachysomophis&speciesname=crocodilinus ---> https://fishbase.net.br/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Brachysomophis&speciesname=crocodilinus https://fishbase.net.br/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Brachysomophis&speciesname=crocodilinus ---> https://fishbase.net.br/summary/Brachysomophis-crocodilinus.html You can sponsor this page Common name (e.g. trout) contains begins with begins with ends with is Genus + Species (e.g. Gadus morhua) About this page More Info Plus d'info Mais info Languages Arabic Bahasa/Malay Bangla Chinese(Si) Chinese(Tr) Deutsch English Español Farsi Français Greek Hindi Italiano Japanese Lao Nederlands Português(Br) Português(Pt) Russian Swedish Thai Vietnamese User feedbacks Comments &   Corrections Fish Forum Guest Book Facebook Citation Uploads Attach website Upload photo Upload video Upload   references Fish Watcher Related species Species in    Brachysomophis Species in    Ophichthidae - Classification - Ophichthinae Ophichthidae Anguilliformes Teleostei Chordata Animalia Brachysomophis crocodilinus ( Bennett , 1833 ) Crocodile snake eel Add your observation in Fish Watcher Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050 This map was computer-generated and has not yet been reviewed. Brachysomophis crocodilinus   AquaMaps   Data sources: GBIF OBIS Upload your photos  and  videos Pictures | Videos | Google image Brachysomophis crocodilinus Picture by Randall, J.E. 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 ) ;   crocodilinus: crocodilinus in reference to its appearance (Ref. 42180 ) . More on author: Bennett . Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 30 m (Ref. 42180 ), usually 0 - 2 m (Ref. 42180 ). Tropical Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri Indo-Pacific: East Africa in Tanzania, Seychelles and Mauritius (Ref. 3972 ), to the Society Islands (but not the Hawaiian Archipelago), north to Japan, south to Australia (Ref. 33390 ). Size / Weight / Age Maturity: L m   ?   range ? - ? cm Max length : 120 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9710 ) Short description Morphology | Morphometrics Vertebrae : 116 - 124. Diagnosis: Dorsal fin arising well behind pectoral tips; pectoral fins teardrop-shaped; snout very short; jaws elongate; anterior nostril in a very short tube in upper lip, closely followed by an ethmoidal pore, a barbel, and the posterior nostril which is in outer lip and entirely covered by a flap; labial cirri numerous, unbranched and slender in anterior half of lip of mandible, those posterior and along lower lip branched at tips; flesh above and behind eye laterally elevated as a ridge; dorsal head profile notably incised and medially constricted behind eyes, the flesh forming a narrow transverse ridge behind dorsal margin of eyes; head pores and lateral-line pores apparent; free sensory neuromasts visible as rows of small white spots on nape; teeth conical (Ref. 42180 ). Lateral-line pores and temporal pores typically in dark spots; smaller dark spots present irregularly on flank between lateral line and dorsal fin of larger specimens (Ref. 42180 ). Eye small, coloured like the head, and placed towards the front of the long mouth (Ref. 48635 ). Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic) Generally found in shallow lagoon sand, rock and broken coral substrates at depths of 0-2 m (Ref. 42180 ). Benthic (Ref. 58302 ), occurs in sandy bottoms from intertidal to over 12 m.; remains buried in sand with only the eyes protruding where it waits to ambush fish (Ref. 9710 ) and octopuses (Ref. 275 ). Used in Chinese medicine (Ref. 12166 ). Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : McCosker, John E. | Collaborators 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-Pac. Fish. (33):1-32. (Ref. 42180 ) IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435 )   Least Concern (LC)  ; Date assessed: 19 November 2019 CITES Not Evaluated CMS (Ref. 116361 ) Not Evaluated Threat to humans   Harmless Human uses FAO - Publication: search | FishSource | More information Countries FAO areas Ecosystems Occurrences Introductions Stocks Ecology Diet Food items Food consumption Ration Common names Synonyms Metabolism Predators Ecotoxicology Reproduction Maturity Spawning Spawning aggregation Fecundity Eggs Egg development Age/Size Growth Length-weight Length-length Length-frequencies Morphometrics Morphology Larvae Larval dynamics Recruitment Abundance BRUVS References Aquaculture Aquaculture profile Strains Genetics Electrophoreses Heritability Diseases Processing Nutrients Mass conversion Collaborators Pictures Stamps, Coins Misc. Sounds Ciguatera Speed Swim. type Gill area Otoliths Brains Vision Tools Bio-Quiz | E-book | Field guide | Identification keys | Length-frequency wizard | Life-history tool | Point map | Classification Tree | Catch-MSY | Special reports Check for Aquarium maintenance | Check for Species Fact Sheets | Check for Aquaculture Fact Sheets Download XML Summary page | Point data | Common names | Photos Internet sources AFORO (otoliths) | Aquatic Commons | BHL | Cloffa | BOLDSystems | Websites from users | Check FishWatcher | CISTI | Catalog of Fishes : genus , species | DiscoverLife | ECOTOX | FAO - Publication: search | Faunafri | Fishipedia | Fishtrace | GenBank: genome , nucleotide | GloBI | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | IGFA World Record | MitoFish | National databases | Otolith Atlas of Taiwan Fishes | PubMed | Reef Life Survey | Socotra Atlas | Tree of Life | Wikipedia: Go , Search | World Records Freshwater Fishing | Zoological Record Estimates based on models Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201 ): 24.7 - 29.3, mean 28.3 °C (based on 2746 cells). Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804 ):  PD 50 = 0.5078   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00089 (0.00039 - 0.00204), b=3.00 (2.80 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245 ). Trophic level (Ref. 69278 ):  4.1   ±0.58 se; based on food items. Resilience (Ref. 120179 ):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153 ):  High to very high vulnerability (72 of 100). Nutrients (Ref. 124155 ):  Calcium = 27.8 [14.5, 50.8] mg/100g; Iron = 0.436 [0.258, 0.977] mg/100g; Protein = 19 [17, 22] %; Omega3 = 0.0994 [, ] g/100g; Selenium = 42.9 [23.9, 87.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 46.6 [14.5, 139.1] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.787 [0.562, 1.112] mg/100g (wet weight); Comments & Corrections Back to Search Random Species Back to Top Accessed through: Not available FishBase mirror site : Laguna, Philippines Page last modified by : mrius-barile Updated: 2024-04-25 12:29:48 gmt TaiBIF | Search | All Living Things | Top © Designed by The Polistes Corporation