Bascanichthys pusillus

Bascanichthys pusillus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Bascanichthys
Species: B. pusillus
Binomial name
Bascanichthys pusillus
Seale, 1917

Bascanichthys pusillus is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[1] It was described by Alvin Seale in 1917.[2] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the western central Pacific Ocean.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Bascanichthys pusillus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Seale, A., 1917 (May) [ref. 4001] New species of apodal fishes. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 61 (no. 4): 79-94.
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