Bascanichthys longipinnis
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Chordata
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| Order: | Anguilliformes
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| Species: | B. longipinnis
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| Binomial name | |
| Bascanichthys longipinnis (Kner & Steindachner, 1867)
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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[]
- ^ Synonyms of Bascanichthys longipinnis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Bascanichthys longipinnis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ 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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- Ophichthidae
- Taxa named by Rudolf Kner
- Taxa named by Franz Steindachner
- Fish described in 1867
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