Bascanichthys longipinnis

Bascanichthys longipinnis is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by Rudolf Kner and Franz Steindachner in 1867.[3] It is a tropical, marine and brackish water-dwelling eel which is known from the Indian and Pacific Ocean, including India, Sri Lanka, Papua New Guinea, and Samoa.[2]

Bascanichthys longipinnis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Anguilliformes
Family:
Ophichthidae
Genus:
Bascanichthys
Species:
B. longipinnis
Binomial name
Bascanichthys longipinnis
(Kner & Steindachner, 1867)
Synonyms[1]
  • Sphagebranchus longipinnis Kner & Steindachner, 1867

References
  1. Synonyms of Bascanichthys longipinnis at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Bascanichthys longipinnis at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Kner, R., and F. Steindachner, 1867 [ref. 2640] Neue Fische aus dem Museum der Herren Joh. C. Godeffroy & Sohn in Hamburg. Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 54 (pt 3): 356-395, Pls. 1-5.


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