Bascanichthys filaria

Bascanichthys filaria is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by Albert Günther in 1872.[3] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from Irian Jaya, Indonesia, in the western central Pacific Ocean.[2]

Bascanichthys filaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Anguilliformes
Family:
Ophichthidae
Genus:
Bascanichthys
Species:
B. filaria
Binomial name
Bascanichthys filaria
(Günther, 1872)
Synonyms[1]
  • Ophichthys filaria Günther, 1872

References
  1. Synonyms of Bascanichthys filaria at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Bascanichthys filaria at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Günther, A., 1872 (1 Dec.) [ref. 18195] On some new species of reptiles and fishes collected by J. Brenchley, Esq. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4) v. 10 (no. 60) (art,. 60): 418-426.


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