Bascanichthys paulensis
| Bascanichthys paulensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Bascanichthys |
| Species: | B. paulensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Bascanichthys paulensis Storey, 1939 | |
Bascanichthys paulensis is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[1] It was described by Margaret Hamilton Storey in 1939.[2] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from Sao Paulo, Brazil, in the western Atlantic Ocean.[1]
References
- 1 2 Bascanichthys paulensis at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Storey, M. H., 1939 (3 Feb.) [ref. 12333] Contributions toward a revision of the ophichthyid eels. I. The genera Callechelys and Bascanichthys, with descriptions of new species and notes on Myrichthys. Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin v. 1 (no. 3): 61-84.
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