Biology:Bascanichthys longipinnis
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Short description: Species of fish
| Bascanichthys longipinnis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Bascanichthys |
| Species: | B. longipinnis
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| Binomial name | |
| Bascanichthys longipinnis (Kner & Steindachner, 1867)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Bascanichthys longipinnis is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by Rudolf Kner and Franz Steindachner in 1867.[3] It is a tropical, marine and brackish water-dwelling eel which is known from the Indian and Pacific Ocean, including India , Sri Lanka, Papua New Guinea, and Samoa.[2]
References
- ↑ Synonyms of Bascanichthys longipinnis at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bascanichthys longipinnis at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Kner, R., and F. Steindachner, 1867 [ref. 2640] Neue Fische aus dem Museum der Herren Joh. C. Godeffroy & Sohn in Hamburg. Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 54 (pt 3): 356-395, Pls. 1-5.
Wikidata ☰ Q2202727 entry
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