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Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Ophichthinae
Etymology: Brachysomophis: Greek, brachys, eia = short + Greek, soma = body + Greek, ophis = serpent (Ref. 45335); longipinnis: From the Latin longus meaning long and pinna meaning fin.
More on authors: McCosker & Randall.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino demersal; rango de profundidad ? - 50 m (Ref. 42180). Temperate
Northwest Pacific: Taiwan Strait, Formosa Bank.
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 42.1 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 42180)
Vértebra: 129. Tail 45% and head 11.5% of TL; dorsal-fin origin well behind pectoral tips; pectoral fin spatulate, moderately elongate; snout short, center of eye in anterior 40% of upper jaw; cirri of labial fringe slender, elongate and unbranched; interorbital space and top of head flat, eyes not elevated; head pores small bust mostly visible; teeth conical; preserved specimen pale ventrally, slightly darker dorsally, fins unpigmented except dorsal with a thin dark margin (Ref. 42180).
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.
Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
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)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: bycatch
Herramientas
Informes especiales
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5078 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00093 (0.00041 - 0.00214), b=2.99 (2.79 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.8 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (32 of 100).
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