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Bascanichthys longipinnis

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Bascanichthys longipinnis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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]

References

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  1. ^ Synonyms of Bascanichthys longipinnis at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ a b 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.