Brachysomophis crocodilinus (Bennett, 1833)
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:E57EEA21-F6D3-4032-B7B4-8FAEAD74D574 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5296165 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E987BE-FF94-BA7D-BDDA-FAA5AA611E32 |
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Brachysomophis crocodilinus (Bennett, 1833) |
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+ Brachysomophis crocodilinus (Bennett, 1833) View in CoL
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Ophisurus crocodilinus Bennett, 1833:32 View in CoL (type locality: Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia).
Voucher specimens: Two specimens in the TOU-AE collection.
Remarks. This is a new record for Taiwan. It is commonly observed over sandy bottom just outside the coral reef region. Underwater photographs of the species were examined and their identification confirmed by HH. A few specimens were recently collected from southeastern Taiwan.
No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.
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Brachysomophis crocodilinus (Bennett, 1833)
| Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A. & Shao, Kwang-Tsao 2015 |
Ophisurus crocodilinus
| Bennett 1833: 32 |