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Brachysomophis
''Brachysomophis'' is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae. Species There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus: * '' Brachysomophis atlanticus'' Blache & Saldanha, 1972 * '' Brachysomophis cirrocheilos'' ( Bleeker, 1857) (Stargazer snake-eel) * ''Brachysomophis crocodilinus'' ( E. T. Bennett, 1833) (Crocodile snake-eel) * ''Brachysomophis henshawi'' D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1904 (Reptilian snake-eel) * '' Brachysomophis longipinnis'' J. E. McCosker & J. E. Randall, 2001 (Sharp-fanged snake eel) McCosker, J.E & Ho, H.-C. (2014): Redescription of the Sharp-fanged snake eel ''Brachysomophis longipinnis'' (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from Taiwan. ''Platax, 11: 95-101.'' * ''Brachysomophis porphyreus ''Brachysomophis porphyreus'' is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brachysomophis Crocodilinus
The crocodile snake eel (''Brachysomophis crocodilinus'') is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).''Brachysomophis crocodilinus'' at www.fishbase.org. It was described by Edward Turner Bennett in 1833.Bennett, E. T., 1833 (17 May) ef. 16786''Characters of new species from the Mauritius.'' Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1833 (pt 1): 32. It is a tropical, |
Brachysomophis Cirrocheilos
''Brachysomophis cirrocheilos'', also known as the stargazer snake eel, is a benthic marine fish belonging to the family Ophichthidae. The stargazer snake eel is a large fish which grows up to long. It is widely distributed throughout the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, the Red Sea, and the western Pacific Ocean. It inhabits the sandy and muddy bottoms close to coastal reef at depths between about . The stargazer snake eel is active at night, remaining immersed in the sediment by day, with just its head protruding. Description ''Brachysomophis cirrocheilos'' is a moderately elongated snake eel, growing to a maximum length of ; the head occupies about 12% of the total length and the tail about 55%. The body is triangular in cross-section, becoming cylindrical behind the vent and ending with a hard, pointed tip. The snout is moderately long and the lower jaw extends beyond the upper jaw. The two pairs of nostrils are very close together and have short tubes. The eyes are ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brachysomophis Henshawi
The reptilian snake eel (''Brachysomophis henshawi''), also known as Henshaw's snake eel, the Hawaiian crocodile eel or the crocodile snake eel, at www.fishbase.org. is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).''Brachysomophis henshawi'' at www.fishbase.org. It was described by |
Brachysomophis Umbonis
The turret snake eel at www.fishbase.org. (''Brachysomophis umbonis'') is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).''Brachysomophis umbonis'' at www.fishbase.org. It was described by and |
Brachysomophis Porphyreus
''Brachysomophis porphyreus'' is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).''Brachysomophis porphyreus'' at www.fishbase.org. It was described by and Hermann Schlegel in 1846.Temminck, C. J. and H. Schlegel, 1846 ''See Temminck & Schlegel 1843'' Par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brachysomophis Longipinnis
''Brachysomophis longipinnis'' is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).''Brachysomophis longipinnis'' at www.fishbase.org. It was described by and in 2001.McCosker, J. E. and J. E. Randall, 2001 ef. 25635''Revision of the snake-eel genus Brachysomophis (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae), with description of two new species and comments on the species of Mystriophis.'' I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brachysomophis Atlanticus
''Brachysomophis atlanticus'' is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).''Brachysomophis atlanticus'' at www.fishbase.org. It was described by Jacques Blache and Luiz Vieria Caldas Saldanha in 1972.Blache, J. and L. Saldanha, 1972 [ref. 275] ''Contribution à la connaissance des Poissons Anguilliformes de la côte occidentale d'Afrique. 12e note: les genres Pisodonophis, Ophichthus, Brachysomophis et Ophisurus (Fam. des Ophichthidae).'' Bulletin de l'Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire (Serie A) Sciences Naturelles v. 34 (no. 1): 127-159. It is a tropical, Marine biology, marine eel which is known from the eastern Atlantic Ocean (from which its Specific name (zoology), species epithet is derived), including Senegal and the Gulf of Guinea. It inhab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ophichthidae
Ophichthidae is a family of fish in the order Anguilliformes, commonly known as the snake eels. The term "Ophichthidae" comes from Greek ''ophis'' ("serpent") and ''ichthys'' ("fish"). Snake eels are also burrowing eels. They are named for their physical appearance, as they have long, cylindrical, snake-like bodies. This family is found worldwide in tropical to warm temperate waters. They inhabit a wide range of habitats, from coastal shallows and even rivers, to depths below . Most species are bottom dwellers, hiding in mud or sand to capture their prey of crustaceans and small fish, but some are pelagic. These species range in total length from to or more. Many species lack fins altogether, improving their ability to burrow into the substrate like worms. They are often spotted or striped in colour, mimicking the appearance of venomous sea snakes to deter predators. Often, they are washed ashore by large storms. Genera Currently, 62 recognized genera are placed in this fami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Otterbein Snyder
John Otterbein Snyder (August 14, 1867 – August 19, 1943) was an American ichthyologist and professor of zoology at Stanford University. History As a student he met David Starr Jordan who inspired him to enter zoology. He eventually became a zoology instructor at Stanford University and served there from 1899 until 1943. He went on several major collecting expeditions aboard the in the early 1900s and organized the U.S. National Museum's fish collection in 1925. The same year he also declined the directorship there so he could return to Stanford. He was a long-term member of the California Academy of Sciences and worked for the California Bureau of Fisheries. He wrote many articles and papers as well as describing several new species of sharks. San Francisco Bay In 1905, Snyder, then Assistant Professor of Zoology at Stanford, published ''Notes on the fishes of the streams flowing into San Francisco Bay'' in ''Report of the Commissioner of Fisheries to the Secretary of Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermann Schlegel
Hermann Schlegel (10 June 1804 – 17 January 1884) was a German ornithologist, herpetologist and ichthyologist. Early life and education Schlegel was born at Altenburg, the son of a brassfounder. His father collected butterflies, which stimulated Schlegel's interest in natural history. The discovery, by chance, of a buzzard's nest led him to the study of birds, and a meeting with Christian Ludwig Brehm. Schlegel started to work for his father, but soon tired of it. He travelled to Vienna in 1824, where, at the university, he attended the lectures of Leopold Fitzinger and Johann Jacob Heckel. A letter of introduction from Brehm to gained him a position at the Naturhistorisches Museum. Ornithological career One year after his arrival, the director of this natural history museum, Carl Franz Anton Ritter von Schreibers, recommended him to Coenraad Jacob Temminck, director of the natural history museum of Leiden, who was seeking an assistant. At first Schlegel worked mainl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coenraad Jacob Temminck
Coenraad Jacob Temminck (; 31 March 1778 – 30 January 1858) was a Dutch aristocrat, zoologist and museum director. Biography Coenraad Jacob Temminck was born on 31 March 1778 in Amsterdam in the Dutch Republic. From his father, Jacob Temminck, who was treasurer of the Dutch East India Company with links to numerous travellers and collectors, he inherited a large collection of bird specimens. His father was a good friend of Francois Levaillant who also guided Coenraad. Temminck's ''Manuel d'ornithologie, ou Tableau systématique des oiseaux qui se trouvent en Europe'' (1815) was the standard work on European birds for many years. He was also the author of ''Histoire naturelle générale des Pigeons et des Gallinacées'' (1813–1817), ''Nouveau Recueil de Planches coloriées d'Oiseaux'' (1820–1839), and contributed to the mammalian sections of Philipp Franz von Siebold's ''Fauna japonica'' (1844–1850). Temminck was the first director of the National Museum of Natural ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ernest Randall
John Ernest "Jack" Randall (May 22, 1924 – April 26, 2020) was an American ichthyologist and a leading authority on coral reef fishes. Randall described over 800 species and authored 11 books and over 900 scientific papers and popular articles. He spent most of his career working in Hawaii. He died in April 2020 at the age of 95. Career John Ernest Randall was born in Los Angeles, California in May 1924, to John and Mildred (McKibben) Randall. In high school he acquired a love of marine fish after a visit to the tide pools of Palos Verdes and, after serving stateside in the Medical Corps of the U.S. Army during the post- D-Day years of WWII,John Randall bio, The Academy of Underwater Arts & Sciences. (http://www.auas-nogi.org/bio_randall_john.html) received his BA degree from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1950. In 1955 he earned his Ph.D in ichthyology from the University of Hawaii. After spending two years as a research associate at the Bishop Museum in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
