Bascanichthys paulensis

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]

Bascanichthys paulensis
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B. paulensis
Binomial name
Bascanichthys paulensis
Storey, 1939

References

  1. Bascanichthys paulensis at www.fishbase.org.
  2. 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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