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Brachysomophis cirrocheilos
As recorded: Brachysomophis cirrocheilos (Bleeker, 1857)
Animalia › Chordata › Anguilliformes › Ophichthidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- February 2, 1975
- Locality
- Ambon; NW shore of Ambon Bay; Poka
- Island
- Ambon
- Depth
- 10 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 2, 1975, J.E. Randall also collected 12 other specimens.
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Brachysomophis cirrocheilos observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 47 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-02-20.
2026-02-20
North Sulawesi, ID
(c) minnx, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-12
Hainan, CN-HA, CN
no rights reserved
2025-09-08
G7WV+FX Lirang, Bitung City, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
(c) TGriffin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-26
Bitung, ID-SW, ID
(c) unorthodox_sketch, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-07
Bitung, ID-SW, ID
(c) martyhing, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-10
Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, Philippines
(c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Brachysomophis cirrocheilos. BPBM 19437. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35600317. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/19437.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35600317 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026