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Brachysomophis cirrocheilos

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Ophichthidae

Genus
  
Brachysomophis

Order
  
Eel

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Brachysomophis, Eel, Crocodile snake eel, Callechelys, Highfin snake eel

Brachysomophis cirrocheilos, also known as the stargazer snake eel, is a benthic Marine fish belonging to the family Ophichthidae which refers to serpentine in shape fishes.

The stargazer snake eel is a large sized fish which grows up to 159 cm (63 in).

It is widely distributed throughout the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, Red Sea included, and of the western Pacific Ocean.

It inhabits the sandy and muddy bottoms close to coastal reef between 1 and 10 meters (3.3 and 32.8 ft) deep. The stargazer snake eel has nocturnal activity.

References

Brachysomophis cirrocheilos Wikipedia


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