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Crocodile snake eel
Brachysomophis crocodilinus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Crocodile snake eel
- Scientific
- Brachysomophis crocodilinus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Eels
- Maximum size
- Up to about 1.2 m (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 30 m (usually 0 to 2 m)
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2019
Description
A thick-bodied snake eel with a short snout, long jaws and fringed lips, reaching about 1.2 m. It lies buried in shallow lagoon sand with only its eyes showing and ambushes passing fish and octopus.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Brachysomophis-crocodilinus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Brachysomophis_crocodilinusl.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.