Ophichthidae

Bascanichthys longipinnis

Bascanichthys longipinnis

A tropical eel of marine and brackish waters

• Brown
• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Pacific Ocean
• East Asia
• Oceania
• Anguilliform
• Tropical fish

Bascanichthys longipinnis is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Rudolf Kner and Franz Steindachner in 1867. 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.