Brachysomophis porphyreus
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.16 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5296171 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E987BE-FF95-BA7C-BDDA-FECAAAEF1AB3 |
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+ Brachysomophis porphyreus View in CoL ((Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
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Ophisurus porphyreus Temminck & Schlegel, 1846:265 View in CoL , pl. 116 (type locality: Japan).
Brachysomophis porphyreus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) View in CoL : McCosker & Randall 2001:25.
Voucher specimens: ASIZP 70365, NMMB-P10465 (Da-xi); ASIZP 72251 (Dong-shi).
Remarks. Although McCosker & Randall (2001) noted that this species occurs in the Taiwan Strait, no voucher was available. Recently, several specimens were collected by the first author from shallow water near a river mouth in the Taiwan Strait. It attains a large size, with total length approaching 2 m.
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Brachysomophis porphyreus
Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Smith, David G., Mccosker, John E., Hibino, Yusuke, Loh, Kar-Hoe, Tighe, Kenneth A. & Shao, Kwang-Tsao 2015 |
Ophisurus porphyreus
Temminck & Schlegel 1846: 265 |
Brachysomophis porphyreus
Temminck & Schlegel 1846 |