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 | |
| Synonyms | |
Bascanichthys paulensis is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by Margaret Hamilton Storey in 1939.[3] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the coast off Sao Paulo, Brazil in the western Atlantic Ocean.[2] There is also a population from Pointe-Noire Bay, Democratic Republic of Congo, (formerly described as B. congoensis) in the eastern Atlantic Ocean.[1] Males can reach a maximum total length of 62.3 centimetres (24.5 in).[2]
References
- ^ a b Carpenter, K.E. (2015). "Bascanichthys paulensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T199007A2549297. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T199007A2549297.en. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Bascanichthys paulensis". FishBase.
- ^ Storey, M. H. (3 February 1939). "I. The genera Callechelys and Bascanichthys, with descriptions of new species and notes on Myrichthys". Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin. Contributions toward a revision of the ophichthyid eels. 1 (3): 61–84.