Brachysomophis
Brachysomophis henshawi in Panglao Island, Philippines
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Ophichthidae
Subfamily:	Ophichthinae
Genus:	Brachysomophis Kaup, 1856
Type species
Brachysomophis horridus Kaup, 1856[1]

Brachysomophis is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae.

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) ^[2]
• Brachysomophis porphyreus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
• Brachysomophis umbonis J. E. McCosker & J. E. Randall, 2001

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