Siboga snake eel
| Siboga snake eel | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Bascanichthys |
| Species: | B. sibogae |
| Binomial name | |
| Bascanichthys sibogae (Weber, 1913) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The Siboga snake eel[2] (Bascanichthys sibogae) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[3] It was described by Max Carl Wilhelm Weber in 1913, originally under the genus Callechelys.[4] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from Timor, Indonesia, in the western central Pacific Ocean. Males can reach a maximum total length of 23.7 centimetres (9.3 in).[3]
References
- ↑ Synonyms of Bascanichthys sibogae at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Common names of Bascanichthys sibogae at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Bascanichthys sibogae at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Weber, M., 1913 [ref. 4602] Die Fische der Siboga-Expedition. E. J. Brill, Leiden. i-xii + 1-710, Pls. 1-12.
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