Brachysomophis cirrocheilos (Bleeker, 1857)

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Ophisurus cirrocheilos Bleeker, 1857a:89 (type locality: Ambon, Indonesia).

Ophichthus cirrocheilos (Bleeker, 1857a): Günther, 1870:65.

Brachysomophis cirrocheilos (Bleeker, 1857a): Chen & Weng, 1967:58; Chen, 1956:75; Chen, 1969:135; Shen 1984a:116; Chen & Yu, 1986:258; Shen et al., 1993:111; McCosker & Randall, 2001:8; Shao et al., 2008:238; McCosker & Ho, 2014:95.

Remarks. A common species collected from muddy bottoms in shallow waters of western and southwestern Taiwan. It is sometimes confused with Ophichthus lithinus because of their similar coloration.