12887 Brachysomophis crocodilinus (Bennett, 1833) Ophichthidae Snake eels Ophichthinae Anguilliformes Teleostei Crocodile snake eel 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). USNM 313600 3 S 128 E 1974 Brachysomophis crocodilinus 1 - 1 m GCRL 31206 1987 Brachysomophis crocodilinus 3 m